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Local Lodge to Elect Grand Lodge Convention Delegates in May. Local Lodge 837B will be accepting nominations for the 2008 Grand Lodge Convention during the regular scheduled Lodge meeting in April of 2008. The election of delegates and alternates will occur at the May 2008 Lodge meeting. Below is an excerpt of the I.A.M. Constitution outlining the procedures for election found in Article II section 3. At a meeting of each L.L. in April of convention year, a nomination of delegates and alternate delegates shall be held by all L.Ls. At a meeting of each L.L. in May of convention year, an election of delegates and alternate delegates bu secret ballot shall be held by all L.Ls. in the L.Ls. room where the regular L. L. meetings are held, excepting in those L.Ls. where circumstances require some other arrangements, the L.L. may, through its by-laws, provide some other methods, subject to the approval of the I.P. The secretary of each L.L. shall immediately thereafter forward to the G.S.T. a report of the election, giving the names, card numbers and residence addresses of all delegates and alternate delegates, which report shall be made upon forms furnished by the G.S.T. At L.L. options, provisions may be made to open the polls to provide an opportunity for members working irregular shifts to vote. Specific information as to who is entitled to receive an absentee ballot as hereafter provided shall also be communicated to the membership. Members who reside in outlying districts more that 25 miles from the designated balloting place, members who are either confined because of verified illness or on leave qualifying under U.S. and Canadian family leave laws, or on vacation, or on official I.A.M. business approved by the L.L. or D.L. or G.L., or an employer travel assignment, or reserve military leave, as the case may be, shall be furnished absentee ballots. Members applying for an absentee ballot on the basis of residing in an outlying district more than 25 miles from the designated balloting place, shall have their eligibility to vote by absentee ballot determined by the R.S. and S.T. before the ballot is mailed. Members found not to be eligible to vote by absentee ballot will be so notified within 10 days of the receipt of their application. Before the absentee ballots are opened and counted, the inspectors of the election shall determine the eligibility of members to vote by that method, as defined by the Sec., with the exception cited above. Any member entitled to receive an absentee ballot shall make written request therefore to the R.S. of the L.L. by delivering in person or mailing such request not later than 10 days before the election. Within 48 hours after receipt of any such request, the R.S. shall mail the ballot if the records of the L.L. indicate that the applicant is eligible to vote in the election. (In those circumstances where L.L. membership records are kept and maintained by a D.L. with which such L.L. is affiliated, request for an absentee ballot shall be made to the appropriate D.L. officer.) Members voting by absentee ballot shall execute and mail their ballots in accordance with the following procedure. After marking an (X) opposite the names of the candidates for whom they wish to vote, and after filling in the information required on the detachable portion of the ballot form, the members shall thereupon detach such portion of the ballot and then fold and place the upper ballot portion in a plain envelope without affixing any signature, number, or other means of identification thereon. After being securely sealed, this plain envelope shall then be placed, together with the detachable stub bearing the name of the member, address, lodge number and card number, in an outer envelope bearing the word "Ballot" on its face. After being securely sealed, this envelope shall then be returned by official government mail to the R.S. of the absentee member's L.L. so that it will be received by or prior to the closing time of the polls specified in the notice of election. The R.S. shall turn over to the inspectors of election all such absentee ballots unopened. L.Ls. organized in May of a convention year may elect delegates and alternate delegates by secret ballot during June. L.Ls. chartered on or after June 1 of any convention year are not entitled to representation at the convention. The G.S.T. shall prepare and forward a complete list of all duly elected delegates and alternate delegates with their respective addresses to all L.Ls. not less than 30 days prior to the opening of the convention. He/she shall also mail to each delegate a copy of the "Officers' Report" so that it will be in the hands of the delegates 30 days before the convention opens. Should a delegate or alternate delegate be unable to serve as such, the L.L. may elect the successor by secret ballot at any meeting prior to the convening of the convention, and the secretary of such L.L. shall forthwith notify the G.S.T. of the change. Whenever a special convention of the G.L. has been called, the G.S.T. shall rearrange the dates for election of delegates, etc., in strict accordance with the provisions of this Art., to meet the emergency necessitating the holding of the convention.
Our Executive Board MissionThe mission of Local Lodge 837B's Executive Council is to provide accurate and timely information on the affairs of the Local Lodge, its membership, our community, and our nation. We hope that this site will educate our membership and community on the importance of remaining active in the affairs of the Lodge, educate the membership and community on important issues of the day, and provide a forum that encourages greater debate on all issues affecting the lives and livelihood of working class Americans.
Local Lodge ProfileThe membership of Local Lodge 837B is responsible for creating the finest military aerospace defense products in the world and maintaining many of the support operations in the facilities where the manufacturing occurs. The Lodge represents employees of both GKN Aerospace-St. Louis operations and The Boeing Company-St. Louis operations. Local Lodge 837B classifications represented at GKN are Machinist, Machine Repair Mechanic, & Industrial Process Maintenance, while the Boeing classifications represented are Builder - Mock Up & Tooling, Grinder - Precision T&C, Heat Treater, Inspector - Aircraft, Inspector - Aircraft FG, Inspector - Assembly, Inspector - Metrology, Inspector - Tool & Die, Machinist - All Around, Machinist - General, Maintenance Mechanic AA, Material Handler Specialist, Mechanic - Electrical & Electronics, Mechanic - Electro-Optic, Mechanic - Flight, Mechanic - Automotive, Mechanic - Machine Repair, Painter - Maintenance, Pipe Fitter - Maintenance, Production Material Coordinator, Template Maker, Tool & Die Maker, and Welder -Tooling.
Contact InformationPlease feel free to contact our Lodge through any of the convenient methods listed below. Keep in mind that the Officers of this Lodge are most easily reached via electronic mail, however, messages left on the Lodge telephone system will be replied to as soon as practical.
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