Voting & Elections

Details on Voting & Elections

HELU leadership elections will take place during the November 20 General Assembly. All HELU Officer and Steering Committee roles are up for election. Complete this form to self-nominate for an open position. Nominations close at 5:00 PM ET / 4 CT / 3 MT / 2 PT on November 6, two weeks before the November 20 General Assembly. Nominations are currently closed.

View the full slate of candidates and their statements online here.

We are hosting a candidate forum on Monday, November 17 at 7 PM ET / 6 CT / 5 MT / 4 PT. Find more information here about this opportunity to hear from the candidates!

Information on positions up for election at the 2025 HELU General Assembly

At the General Assembly on November 20, the HELU General Assembly will elect a Steering Committee composed of three HELU Officers and twelve seats designated to represent the diversity of higher education workers.  All positions are elected to two-year terms.  To be eligible, individuals must be official delegates from a member union or organization.  The individual elected to each steering committee seat must, themselves, work in that type of position (i.e., it is not sufficient to be a member of a union who represents workers in that job category). There are also two General Representative seats open to at-large HELU members.

HELU will have three officers: Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer.  The officers shall have the power to govern HELU between Steering Committee meetings, set campaign priorities, develop the annual budget of HELU with the Steering Committee and designated staff, and recommend the annual budget for final approval of the General Assembly.

The Chair shall preside at meetings of the Steering Committee and General Assembly, co-sign all checks of HELU, and carry out such other functions as may be assigned by the General Assembly or Steering Committee.

The Vice Chair shall assist the Chair, carry out the duties of the Chair in their absence, carry out such other functions as may be assigned by the Steering Committee, and be an alternate signatory of the Chair or Secretary-Treasurer on all checks

The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining HELU’s funds, books, records and accounts, co-sign all checks of HELU with the President, and provide financial reports to the Steering Committee and General Assembly. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also keep minutes or other records of all meetings of the Steering Committee and shall be empowered to certify as to such proceedings. The Secretary-Treasurer will attend to the giving and serving of all notices of HELU and shall have charge of such books and papers as the Steering Committee may direct, shall attend to such correspondence as may be assigned, and perform all the duties incidental to the office.

The Steering Committee will be comprised of delegates elected to fill the following fourteen seats:

1. Part-Time Adjunct/Contingent Faculty
2. Full-Time Contingent Faculty
3. Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
4. Graduate Student Workers
5. Undergraduate Student Workers
6. Service and Maintenance Staff
7. Clerical, Technical, and Research Staff
8. Healthcare Staff
9. Community Colleges
10. Statewide Systems
11. Non-collective bargaining advocacy organizations
12. Non-collective bargaining jurisdiction organizations
13. General Representative (any category)
14. General Representative (any category)