People say it is impossible to prevail in a National Union election without being on a slate. Just because it may have never been done before that does not make it an impossibility. If that is the case then elected positions are simply about who can pool together the most money versus who is actually … Read more
Fundraiser by James Stevenson
Vance Zimmerman spent many years working at the local level, representing first Clerk Craft then Maintenance Craft members and the membership as a whole. He was asked to assume the Maintenance Craft NBA position vacated by Gary Kloepfer in 2000 and was elected to that position in 2001. For ten years I worked with Vance … Read more
Via Charlie Cash, President of APWU Salt Lake City Area Local:
“My union sisters and brothers, I strongly and proudly support Vance Zimmerman for Industrial Relations Director. I have known and worked with Vance for at least the last 15 years. I know him as a co-worker and a friend. He works for and with the membership and with fellow officers. Vance is knowledgeable of all … Read more
“I wholeheartedly endorse Vance Zimmerman for APWU’s Industrial Relations Director. His experience as a strong aggressive representative for the union and his loyalty to putting the members first is why I have asked him to join the Members Unity Team. The union will be stronger if he is elected as the Industrial Relations Director. I … Read more
Via the APWU Members Unity Team: Candidate Nominations have been posted. The campaign for office has officially begun. The APWU Members Unity Team voted for and selected Vance Zimmerman as the best qualified to serve as Director of Industrial Relations. “The office of Industrial Relations Director is too important, too critical to the interests and … Read more