Thursday, February 21, 2013

Ingram wins Miami-Dade teachers union election

After needing about 36 hours to count some 7,000 votes, the United Teachers of Dade finally announced a winner of its leadership elections Thursday morning.

Fedrick Ingram, the union?s secretary/treasurer, netted just under 51 percent and beat out four competitors. He will take the post in May when current union boss Karen Aronowitz steps down.

He will be the union?s first black president.

Tom Gammon won the union?s first vice president post.

A March 19 runoff will be needed to decide Ingram?s successor as secretary/treasurer.

All three posts pay six figures.

Ingram?s victory ends a long two-day stretch that began Tuesday with union members filling out ballots in their schools. Results were expected in by early Wednesday, but vote counting slowed dramatically and dragged through Wednesday and into Thursday morning after scanners and vote-tallying software malfunctioned.

The problems led to a legal challenge by three of Ingram?s competitors. A hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Current First Vice President Artie Leichner, among the three who challenged the election, sent a statement Thursday morning urging those who supported other candidates to get behind Ingram.

?Everyone needs to stand together and demand respect,? he said. ?I am prepared to retire and pass on the torch.?

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/21/3245556/ingram-wins-miami-dade-teachers.html

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