Gilbert Votes: Round Two

Gilbert Votes: Round Two

If We Have to Say it Again, We Will!

On May 12-16, Gilbert town employees will be voting for the second time on whether to designate SEIU as their authorized representative. Here’s why: In March, just under half of all Gilbert town employees participated in an election to choose SEIU as their authorized representative. More than 88% of them (197 to 28) did just that and voted SEIU “Yes”.

However, the ordinance authorizing the election, which was passed on a 6-1 vote by the Gilbert Town Council, left the meaning of ‘majority’ open to interpretation. Did ‘majority’ mean a majority of those VOTING or did it mean a majority of ALL Gilbert workers?

On April 29th, the Gilbert Town Council unanimously reconfirmed their original intent -- that a majority of those voting will determine the election’s outcome. As this confirmation required a change to the original ordinance authorizing the vote, it was decided that a new vote had to be held. A joint letter from Town Manager George Petit and SEIU Arizona gives you all the details.

So GILBERT VOTES - ROUND TWO is scheduled for the week of May 12-16 at the following times and locations (Note that a picture ID is required):

DATE	LOCATION	VOTING TIMES
Monday, May 12	Gilbert Municipal Center, 2nd Floor Reception, 50 East Civic Center Drive Public Works, Room 102, 525 North Lindsay Road	8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Tuesday, May 13	Gilbert Municipal Center, 2nd Floor Reception, 50 East Civic Center Drive	8:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, May 14	Gilbert Municipal Center, 2nd Floor Reception, 50 East Civic Center Drive South Area Service Center, Room 203, 4760 South Greenfield Road	8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Thursday, May 15	Gilbert Municipal Center, 2nd Floor Reception, 50 East Civic Center Drive Public Safety Complex, Training Room 4, 85 East Civic Center Drive	8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Friday, May 16	Gilbert Municipal Center, 2nd Floor Reception, 50 East Civic Center Drive	8:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Vote SEIU