Campaign Statement Stop, Look & Listen

-- Members 1st ---

Dear Members, Colleagues and Friends:

• Do you feel our Society represents your views?
• Is there room to improve the level of communication from our Society office?
• Is there room to better represent your interests?
• Can our Society better engage the general membership?
• Are you satisfied with the status quo or would you like to see a change in how you are represented?

My election campaign is: Stop, Look & Listen – Members 1st
Let’s stop and look back at our success. Reflect on areas were we have been successful and pinpoint areas where we can become more effective. The challenges today are to find ways to build our Society from a foundation of strength and to work towards a single common goal. Let’s work together by listening to each other and adopting a plan that will sustain us.

It is my belief our elected Society members are performing to the best of their ability under very difficult circumstances. This election is about providing leadership and improving the decision making process. It is about making our Society more responsive to our membership needs.
We must move forward as a unified cohesive force. In this way we will deflect any attacks on the merits of maintaining a professional union.

The time to act is now. Help me and help the Society by saying you want leadership that is more involved with members on important decisions and issues.

I believe in member empowerment. It all begins with the people. I want your feedback. I will make sure we have a member response system to insure any member can contact me or leave a message with the Society office which generates a quality response in a reasonable period. It is not that we don’t have systems in place now it is just that they need improvement.

Round Table of Members (RTM)
If elected I will establish a Round Table of Members (RTM) from the different locals. The RTM will facilitate the candid & unfettered exchange of member ideas, by offering our members a safe haven for discussion to reconcile positions and build unity.

The Society needs to be a coalition builder, reaching out to organizations that share our vision. I believe that affiliation with like-minded partners will spark creativity and generate the momentum needed for success.

We also need member involvement to act as an advocate for positive change, raising awareness among our neighbours and governments about the challenges of sustainable development and promoting viable solutions that use our product, “Electricity”. This will help raise our profile and the importance of the work that we do. If we do this well our jobs and our future will be secure.