WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Teamsters Union) candidates for General President Sandy Pope and Fred Gegare, and Ken Hall, as a substitute for candidate and incumbent President James P. Hoffa, will debate on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 7, at 6:30 p.m. The candidates will debate before a live audience of Teamster members.
The 1.3 million Teamsters Union members elect their General President and other top officers to a five-year term this fall in a rank-and-file vote by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed October 6, and counting will begin in Alexandria, Virginia on November 14. “Teamsters nationwide will be able to watch a recording of the candidate debate for free,” said Richard Mark, the court-appointed Election Supervisor for the Teamsters Union. “Anyone will be able to watch the recording at www.ibtvote.org, DVDs of the debate will be distributed to every local union hall, and any member can request a copy of the DVD.” Mark noted that this debate “is the only time before the members vote that the candidates will debate head-to-head on issues important to the union.”
Teamsters Union election rules require the General President nominees to participate in a candidate forum as part of the election. The election rules allow General President candidates to designate their General Secretary-Treasurer running mates to represent them at the forum. Mr. Hoffa exercised this option and will be represented by Ken Hall, the candidate for General Secretary-Treasurer on Mr. Hoffa's slate.
***This event is open to the media. To attend, please RSVP to Maria Ho of the Office of the Election Supervisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at (202) 429-8683.***
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Who: |
Ken Hall, Teamsters Union International Vice President At-Large, President of Teamsters Local 175, Charleston, WV, and candidate for Teamsters Union General Secretary-Treasurer (representing Mr. Hoffa) | |
| Fred Gegare, Teamsters Union International Vice President At-Large, President of Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39, and candidate for Teamsters Union General President | ||
| Sandy Pope, President of Teamsters Union Local 805, Long Island City, NY, and candidate for Teamsters Union General President | ||
| Moderator: Harold Meyerson, Editor at Large, The American Prospect and Columnist, The Washington Post | ||
| Panelist: Michelle Amber, Senior Reporter, BNA’s Daily Labor Report and Labor Relations Week | ||
| Panelist: Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post | ||
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What: |
Teamsters Union Candidate Forum | |
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When: |
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) |
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Where: |
Jack Morton Auditorium in the Media and Public Affairs Building | |
| The George Washington University, 805 21st Street, NW, | ||
| Washington, DC 20052 | ||