Local 70 - Oakland

Notice is hereby given of the nomination and election of officers and business agents of Local 70. The terms of office for these officers will commence on January 1, 2008 and conclude on December 31, 2010 .

Nominations of candidates for the offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Recording Secretary, three trustees and five Business Agents will be conducted at a special membership meeting as follows:

Date: November 3, 2007

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Local 70

To be eligible to be a candidate, the member must be in good standing for a period of 24 consecutive months prior to nomination. To be eligible to nominate or second a nomination, members must have their dues paid through the month of October, 2007. Nominations may be made orally from the floor or in writing. Forms for written nominations are presently available at the Union office. Written nominations must be received by the Union prior to the nomination meeting on November 3, 2007 .

Candidates must accept nominations at the time made, either in person or if absent in writing.

A member on dues check off will not lose good standing as a result of a delay or default by the employer in sending dues to the Local or because of an employer's failure to make the proper deductions from the member's pay in any month in which the member had any earnings from which deductions could have been made.

Potential candidates are encouraged to check their eligibility, and the eligibility of their nominators and seconders, prior to the nominations meeting by submitting a written request to the Local Union Secretary-Treasurer Chuck Mack.

Note: The 50% meeting attendance rule shall not be enforced as a condition of eligibility to be a candidate in this election.

The election shall be conducted by mail referendum. Ballots and voting instructions shall be mailed on November 20, 2007 , to the members' addresses on file with Local 70. Ballots must be received at the post office address on the return envelope no later than 11 a.m. on December 6, 2007 . Ballots will be counted at the Union Hall starting at 1:00 p.m. on December 6, 2007 . To be eligible to vote, members must have their dues paid through the month of November, 2007 .

Members who have not received a ballot by November 21, 2007 , should call the Local Union Office at (800) 243-1350 or (510) 569-9317 to request a ballot. Duplicate ballots may be requested through December 3, 2007 .

Eligibility to vote in this election requires members of Local 70 to be in good standing with initiation fees and dues paid through November 2007 . Members have until 4 p.m. on December 5, 2007 to pay their initiation fees or dues at the Local Union office in order to have their votes counted.

The nomination and election will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the International Constitution and Local 70 Bylaws, copies of which are available at the Union 's office.

Additional information on nominations and elections is contained elsewhere in this edition.

Chuck Mack, Secretary-Treasurer