Now Accepting Nominations for GAGE Bargaining Team and Executive Council!

Dear GAGE members,

Our form to submit nominations for our Bargaining Team and Executive Council is now open! Nominations are due by 11:59 pm EST on Friday February 25th.  

Tomorrow, February 16th at 4 pm EST, we have our virtual information session about our Bargaining Team and our Executive Council. We also have an in-person session on February 22nd at 6:30 pm in Regents 239. RSVP here! Attending an info session is the best way to understand the position duties, nomination and election process, as well as to meet other GAGE members who are also considering serving in these roles.

There are sixteen (16) positions for our Bargaining Team. To encourage representation of different types of grad work experiences, we are designating spots from each of our four (4) categories of graduate workers at Georgetown University: four (4) from Social Sciences degree programs, four (4) from Natural and Biomedical Sciences degree programs, four (4) from Humanities and Languages degree programs, and four (4) from hourly positions. This plan to elect our 2022 - 2023 Bargaining Team was developed by our Bargaining & Research Committee and approved by our current Executive Council in January. 

Our 2022 - 2023 Executive Council has nine (9) positions which are described in detail in our GAGE Constitution.

Here’s what you need to know about submitting nominations:

  • All GAGE members have the right to submit nominations or self nominations.

  • All GAGE members in good standing are eligible to serve on our Bargaining Team.

  • All GAGE members in good standing are eligible to serve on our Executive Council and they must have held, hold, or will hold an appointment as a Graduate Student Assistant per our Collective Bargaining Agreement.

  • A GAGE member may run for both Bargaining Team and Executive Council, and they may serve on both concurrently.

Upon reviewing nominations as they are submitted, the Election Committee will confirm eligibility of the nominee and then ask them to accept or decline candidacy by February 28th.

In solidarity,

GAGE Election Committee

Jewel Tomasula

Zac Park

Matt Ring

PS If you would like to join the Election Committee to oversee the nominations and elections process, please reach out!  Per our Bylaws, members of the Election Committee can’t run in the election they are overseeing.