COMBINED NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 786
September 18, 2023
Notice is hereby given of the nomination and election of the following officers of Local union No.
786: President/ Principal Officer, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, and
three (3) Trustees. The three-year terms of office for these officers will commence on January 1,
2024, and conclude on December 31, 2026.
Nominations
Nominations will be accepted at a nominations meeting to be held on Monday October 9, 2023, at 7:00
PM at the Teamsters Local 705 Auditorium, 328 South Marshfield, Chicago, Illinois. Nomination of
Candidates are to be made by a motion of any member in good standing other than the Nominee and
seconded by one other member in good standing other than the nominee.
Nominations should be made orally from the floor of the Nominations Meeting but may also be made by
delivering a nomination in writing to the Local 786 Secretary-Treasurer prior to 6:00 PM on October
9, 2023. Any written nomination must state the name and last four (4) digits of the social
security number of the member being nominated, the nominator, and the seconder, as well as the
office for which the nomination is being made. The written nomination must be signed and dated by
the nominator, the seconder, and the nominee.
Eligibility to Run for Office
To be eligible to be nominated for Local Union office, a member must be in continuous good standing
in Local Union 786, and actively employed at the craft with the jurisdiction of the Local for
twenty-four months prior to the month of nomination. "Continuous good standing" is defined as
compliance with the requirements regarding the timely payment of dues, together with no
interruptions in active membership because of suspensions, expulsions, withdrawals, transfers or
failures to pay fines or assessments.
A member on dues checkoff 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 advised to check the eligibility of themselves, and the eligibility of
their nominators and seconders, prior to the Nominations Meeting by submitting a written request to
the Local Union 786 Secretary Treasurer.
Election
The election will be conducted by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed to all active members and new
applicants eligible for membership in Local Union 786 on or about October 17, 2023. Ballots must be
received at the designated Post Office Box by 10:00 AM on November 10, 2023. Ballots shall be
counted on November 10, 2023, at Teamster City Basement Hall, 300 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois at 10:00 AM or as soon thereafter as ballots are retrieved from the designated Post Office
Box. Members who have not received a ballot by October 24, 2023, should call the Local Union Office
at (312) 666-2750.
Instructions for the completion of the ballot will be enclosed in the ballot package. This is a
secret ballot vote. You should mark your ballot in private and mail your ballot, sealed in the
secret ballot envelope, to the designated Post Office Box in the provided envelope. Do not give
your ballot to anyone.
Nomination and Election Rules shall be in accordance with the By-Laws of Teamsters Local Union No.
786, the Constitution of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and in accordance with
Teamsters Local 786 Executive Board Rules. Nomination and Election Rules are available upon request
made to the Secretary Treasurer at the Office of the Union, 300 South Ashland Avenue, Suite 501,
Chicago, Illinois. All Candidates, Nominators, and Seconders are encouraged to review the
Nomination and Election Rules. The Executive Board of Teamsters Local 786 has appointed Will Bloom
of the firm Despres, Schwartz, and Geoghegan, Ltd., as the election officer for this election. He
can be reached at 786Election@dsgchicago.com with any questions.
The Officers elected by virtue of the forthcoming election shall serve as Delegates to all
Teamsters' subordinate bodies and all other conventions, except the International Convention as
provided in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Constitution.
