COMBINED NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF LOCAL UNION NO. 964
Notice is hereby given of the nomination and election of the following Officers of Teamsters Local Union 964: Secretary-Treasurer (Principal Officer), President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, and three (3) Trustees. The terms of office for each Local Union position will commence January 1, 2027, and conclude on December 31, 2029.
Nominations
Nominations will be accepted at a Special Membership Meeting of Local Union 964 to be held on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at Teamsters Local Union No. 964, 6051 Carey Drive, Valley View, OH 44125-4259. Nominations must be made and seconded orally from the floor by members in good standing with dues paid through September, 2026. Any back dues or fees may be paid at the Local Union office through 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2026. Article XXII, Section 4(a) of the International Constitution requires that the nominations be made at the nominations meeting by a member in good standing other than the nominee. Nominees must accept the nomination either in person or, if absent, in writing and accept nomination for only one (1) office. Written acceptances must be submitted to the Local Union Secretary-Treasurer. Eligibility to Run for Office To be eligible to be nominated for Local Union office, a member must satisfy the requirements of Article II, Section 4 of the amended and restated Constitution of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and this Local Union's Bylaws. An eligible candidate must be a member in continuous good standing of Local Union 964 and be actively employed at the craft within the jurisdiction of this Local Union for a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months prior to the month of nomination for said office and be eligible to hold the office if elected. "Continuous good standing" is defined as compliance with the requirements regarding the timely payment of dues, together with no interruptions in active membership in this Local Union because of suspension, expulsion, withdrawals, transfer, or any failure to pay fines or assessments. A member on dues check-off will not lose good standing as a result of a delay or default in an employer's transmittal of dues to the Local or because of an employer's failure to make the proper deductions in any month in which the member has earnings from which deductions could have been made. Members in a reserve component of the military or National Guard who are called to active service lasting more than thirty (30) days, but not more than twenty-four (24) consecutive months, shall be considered to be on Union approved leave of absence without any further action by the Local Union Executive Board. During such leave, the member shall not be obligated to pay dues beginning with the month in which the member commences his active duty and the Secretary-Treasurer shall mark the member as exempt, notwithstanding the requirements of Section XIX (B) of the Local Union Bylaws. The member shall notify the Local Union that he has been released from active service within thirty (30) days and will be responsible for paying his dues beginning with the month following the month of release. In the event the member remains in active service after twentyfour (24) months, the member must pay dues for the month following the expiration of the twenty four (24) month period in order to remain in good standing. During the period of approved leave or for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months of active service, the Local Union may not issue a withdrawal card without the member's request, notwithstanding any provision of Section XIX.
Potential candidates are encouraged to check their eligibility, and the eligibility of their nominators and seconders, prior to the nominations meeting by submitting a written request to the Local Union 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 964 on or about Monday, November 2, 2026. All ballots must be received at the designated Post Office Box by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 23, 2026, to be counted. Members who have not received a ballot by Friday, November 13, 2026 should contact Local Union 964 at (440) 243-8715, and request a duplicate ballot. Duplicate ballots may be requested through the close of business (4:00 p.m.) on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. The postmark or mailing date of the ballot will not be considered in determining the timely casting of the ballot.
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 postage paid Business Reply Envelope provided. Do not give your ballot to anyone.
Eligibility to Vote
To be eligible to vote in this election, a member of Local Union 964 must be in good standing with initiation fees and dues paid through October, 2026. Members have until the close of business (4:00 p.m.) on Friday, November 20, 2026, to pay their initiation fees or dues at the Local Union office in order to have their votes counted. Under the International Constitution, any member on dues check-off shall not lose good standing as a result of a failure by an employer to send deducted dues to the Local or to make a proper deduction from the member's pay in any month in which a member has any earnings from which dues could have been deducted. The ballots will be counted on Monday, November 23, 2026, commencing at 10:30 a.m., at Teamsters Local Union 964, 6051 Carey Drive, Valley View, OH 44125-4259.
Elected officers of the Local Union shall, by virtue of such election, be delegates to any Joint Council with which the Local is affiliated, as well as to any convention of any subordinate body which may take place during their term of office. Elected Local Union Officers shall be delegates to such bodies in the priority set forth in the Local Union Bylaws. Copies of the Articles of the International Constitution, the Local Union 964 Bylaws and the Rules governing the conduct of this election are available, upon request, from the Local Union.
Fraternally yours,
EXECUTIVE BOARD,
TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION 964 Mailed: September 23, 2026
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