Union Board Elections 2006 (4 Viewers)

[ElGronko]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

You launch sarcasm at me for saying that Monica didn't get up because of a lack of campaigners, then concede that Danielle did because she had lots of people? Nice contradiction.

I was referring to voters, not campaigners.

I was not once approached by any Danielle campaigners, whilst I was by every other serious candidate. Must be my multinationalist taste in fashion.

You seem to have a bad habit of misinterpreting people to suit your own argument.


Anyway, as if it will really make a difference who gets on. It was a lot of fun attempting to collect all the t shirts (I got 4 in the end), but at the end of the day the elections are taken far to seriously by all involved.

 

[ujuphleg]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

bringing in new suckers into the membership.

Thank goodness you didn't get onto the Board. With an attitude like that...

 

[Phanatical]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Hey, it's true. The overall rate of membership in 2007 will be 15%, but the overwhelming majority of that 15% will come from first year students. Those of us who have been at Uni for at least a year know that the Union is all talk, and that their monies will be much better off in their own pockets.

 

[withoutaface]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

It'll be closer to 30, that was the general membership statistic at large WA universities.

 

[stazi]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Andrew, stop being bitter.

I actually look forward to increasing the number of union memberships after I get elected. I think we can do it (if WAF, and perhaps another 'business-minded' individual get elected with me).
I doubt this year's union will be very effective -they'll keep bitching about VSU rather than going forward and rebuilding the union.

 

[greeninsanity]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

That's really not much money when you think about it.
Chupa Chups = about $180 for 1000
Staff = $20/hour each
etc.

Well, I'm basing it on what it costs the SRC to run an election. Last year it was roughly $27,000 and that's the cheapest it's been. I don't imagine the Union costs are that different..

 

[Wolfowitz]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Whatever you do, don't run as a liberal.
Students don't like Liberals.
I say that not as a red under your bed but as someone who realises that 'Independant' appeals much more to Liberals than the party-politics-associated term 'Liberal' does.

 

[gerhard]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Andrew, stop being bitter.

I actually look forward to increasing the number of union memberships after I get elected. I think we can do it (if WAF, and perhaps another 'business-minded' individual get elected with me).
I doubt this year's union will be very effective -they'll keep bitching about VSU rather than going forward and rebuilding the union.

but lets face it, the majority of people who would support you or waf are going to be the same people who arent going to bother joining the union.

 

[KeypadSDM]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Well, I'm basing it on what it costs the SRC to run an election. Last year it was roughly $27,000 and that's the cheapest it's been. I don't imagine the Union costs are that different..

No wonder they believe they're short on cash. What the hell costs $27,000?

I mean come on, it's:

Paper
People
Chupa-Chups

FOR ONE FREAKING DAY...

 

[melbournian]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Your point? Elections are won on the strength of their campaigners on the day, and we had half the club away (in particular the experienced half) in Canberra :/

Wouldn't your most experienced campaigner be Duncan?
I know for a fact he was in Sydney while the campaign was on. In fact I had about a 20 min convo with him the afternoon of the election.

Excuses

 

[Xayma]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

It'll be closer to 30, that was the general membership statistic at large WA universities.

Actually likely to be above that. Given that membership in WA got you nothing over not having membership due to legislation requiring that student organisations couldn't discriminate against those who didn't join (slightly analgous to tragedy of the commons). SU Sport will be lucky to have 10% membership but.

 

[KeypadSDM]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Actually likely to be above that. Given that membership in WA got you nothing over not having membership due to legislation requiring that student organisations couldn't discriminate against those who didn't join (slightly analgous to tragedy of the commons). SU Sport will be lucky to have 10% membership but.

Don't we have to pay on top of what we already give to them for a "real" membership? Fucking rort.

 

[gerhard]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

su sport can suck a dick

 

[ujuphleg]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Yeah thats it, a 6 month pass is about $350 dollars (on top of the $144 from our Union fees that goes to them)

 

[stazi]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

but lets face it, the majority of people who would support you or waf are going to be the same people who arent going to bother joining the union.

Yes, I agree to that and it slightly scares me. It's a huge catch-22. If E&B all voted I'd probably get 80% of their votes, but since hardly anyE&B students will join to the union, I'll have to get support from other faculties. It'll be hard to make them understand the dire situation we're in.

 

[withoutaface]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Wouldn't your most experienced campaigner be Duncan?
I know for a fact he was in Sydney while the campaign was on. In fact I had about a 20 min convo with him the afternoon of the election.

Excuses

Duncan has his issues with the current club exec, resigning his position on it a few months ago and didn't help at all with the elections, but that's another story.

 

[KeypadSDM]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Yes, I agree to that and it slightly scares me. It's a huge catch-22. If E&B all voted I'd probably get 80% of their votes, but since hardly anyE&B students will join to the union, I'll have to get support from other faculties. It'll be hard to make them understand the dire situation we're in.

Left wing union run by left wing unionists. I don't see the problem other than you won't get on. But you're not a lefty, so you're not going to join the union anyway. Right?

If it goes to the shit you don't NEED to help:

 

[stazi]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

I'm joining the union. hardkore.

 

[Phanatical]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

I can't Afford to join. Unless they do what I've been suggesting for four years and reduce the fee to $50, I won't be.

 

[gerhard]

Re: Union Board Elections 2006 - UPDATED 26/4

Andrew Quah: 35

amazing