GAGE-AFT Election and Nomination Notice June 24th, 2020

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees, GAGE-AFT, will be holding an mail in election for the following Union offices:

  • President.

  • Vice President.

  • Treasurer.

  • Secretary.

  • Grievance Officer.

  • Lead Organizer for Natural and Biomedical Sciences Degree Programs.

  • Lead Organizer for Humanities and Languages Degree Programs.

  • Lead Organizer for Social Sciences Degree Programs.

  • Lead Organizer for Graduate Student Assistants Serving in Hourly Positions.

Information on the duties of these positions can be found in the Constitution and Bylaws ratified on June 20, 2020.

Running for Office

If you’re interested in running for office or nominating someone else, you will need to email the GAGE Elections Committee at elections@wearegage.org by 5 PM on July 1, 2020 with your nomination.

As a new local, GAGE has a structure that emphasizes the core role of organizing as a union function and attempts to incorporate students from every part of the unit into leadership positions. Our goal is to have a diverse Executive Council that reflects a wide range of disciplines, demographic groups, and experiences as graduate workers at Georgetown.

If you do not anticipate being a full member next year (i.e., receiving a biweekly paycheck from Georgetown from which Union dues are deducted) you may still run for office. Please be advised that by doing so, you are committing to being an associate member in good standing as defined in the Constitution and Bylaws, and must pay associate dues to GAGE-AFT by August 1st, 2020. Please email us with any questions you have about full and associate membership.

July 2 Candidate Office Hours and July 15 Candidate Town Hall

On July 2, from 12 to 2 PM, we’ll be holding elections committee office hours for prospective candidates and nominees interested in hearing more about the election process or the role of Executive Council positions. The zoom link for office hours will be sent to everyone who is nominated or self nominated. Candidates have until July 3rd, 2020 to accept their nomination by filling out a survey we will send to them and submitting a photo and candidate bio. Note that the elections committee will be checking whether nominees are eligible to run for office and that ineligible candidates will receive a separate email explaining their situation.

On July 15, from 3 to 5 PM, we’ll be holding a candidate town hall. GAGE members will have the opportunity to submit questions to candidates who agree to attend, and candidates will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves to the membership. An RSVP form for the town hall will be sent to all GAGE members in an upcoming email.

We hope that both of these functions serve as opportunities for people who are interested in getting involved with GAGE to learn more about how our union is growing and evolving and the vision that their fellow members have for the next year.

In Solidarity,

Theo Landsman (PhD in Government)

Ellen Jacobs (PhD in Biology)

Maggie Weng (PhD in Biology)

Rahel Fainchtein (PhD in Computer Science)

Andy Marshall (PhD in Government)

GAGE Elections Committee