2026 Board nominated candidate Ted Philip: Vote "Withhold"


 Ted Philip is United Airlines Chairman of the Board of Directors: while it says so on the page devoted to the board still in charge  (https://www.rei.com/about-rei/board-of-directors) it is not mentioned in his presentation as a 2026 candidate .(https://reivote.com/staff-member/ted-philip/). Maybe because that looks like a very bad record as far as relations with the unions are concerned and maybe many coop lay members think the same. Ted has been an existing REI board member since 2018 (confirmed by his linkedin profile) and that is a big no-no as he was part of the board that refused to nominate the two candidates suggested by REIunion for the 2025 election mockery and also supported the subsequent cooptation of 3 corporate board members without any democratic legitimacy and a complete disregard for the 2025 election results. Third strike, this Board also refused to share the detailed numbers results of the 2025 election and also the previous ones. All that needs to change and Ted Philip is not the person to make it happen. Why give him 3 more years of the same? So vote no/withhold against his candidacy.

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