As an independent association, the Guilford Association of Educational Support Services (GAESS) determined that they needed much more support.
They reviewed their options including speaking with other units in Guilford that UPSEU represents and decided UPSEU was the right fit for them. After notifying the membership of their support of an affiliation with UPSEU, the Executive Board conducted a secret ballot vote with 95% of the participating unit members voting to approve the affiliation. The unit of 116 members is now formally affiliated with UPSEU.
“UPSEU welcomes the GAESS membership to the UPSEU family and we look forward to going to work for the unit,” stated UPSEU Regional Coordinator Matt Geer. “We especially want to thank the GAESS Unit President Sharon Johnson, the Executive Board for their diligent work on behalf of the unit, and the entire GAESS membership for the confidence they showed in UPSEU,” Geer went on to say.
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