UNITE Executive Council elections 2014

This week's UNITE Executive Council (EC) meeting decided the timetable and constituencies for the next EC elections, which are due in 2014, with the new EC taking office on 1 May 2014.

The timetable is:

• Despatch of nomination forms: w/c 6 Jan 2014
• Nomination meetings: Mon 13 Jan - Tue 11 Feb 2014
• Last date for receipt of nominations: Tue 18 Feb 2014
• Last date for acceptance and receipt of election address: Tue 25 Feb 2014
• Voting papers despatched: 26-28 Mar 2014
• Last date for receipt of votes: Wed 23 Apr 2014 (NB: this is just after the Easter bank holiday weeked)
• Count: Thu 24 and Fri 25 Apr 2014

Nominations for industrial sector seats are by branches including members in the sector.  Where there is no workplace branch, workplaces including members in the sector can also make nominations.

The seats are allocated based on the number of paying members, making a total of 59.

23 regional seats:

• East Midlands: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• London & Eastern: 4 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• NEYH: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• Ireland: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• North-West: 3 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• Scotland: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• South-West: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• Wales: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• West Midlands: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)

4 national equalities seats, one each for women, BAEM, LGBT and Disabled members.

32 industrial sector seats:

• Food, Drink & Tobacco: 2 (including at least 1 woman)
• Rural, Agricultural and Allied Workers: 1 seat
• Motors: 2 seats
• Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Process and Textiles: 2 seats
• General Engineering, Manufacturing & Services (GEMS): 2 seats
• Energy/Utilities: 1 seat
• Metals: 1 seat
• Aerospace & Shipbuilding: 2 seats
• Road Transport Commercial, Logistics & Retail Distribution: 2 seats
• Docks / Rail: 1 seat
• Passenger: 2 seats
• Civil Air Transport: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• Finance / Legal: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• Community Youth and Not For Profit: 1 seat
• Construction: 1 seat
• Graphical Print & Media and IT: 2 seats
• Local Authorities: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• Health: 2 seats (including at least 1 woman)
• MoD / government departments: 1 seat
• Education: 1 seat

The December EC will address the question of how the election will ensure at least minimum proportionality for BAEM members in this election (which means ensuring at least 6 seats are filled by BAEM members).

Community and Retired Member Plus members cannot currently vote in EC elections, something that the EC expects to be debated at the next Rules Conference, but this would not be until after this round of EC elections.

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