eNewsletter - February 6, 2009
Delegate Assembly Report Back: New Bylaws, Chapters & Officers for 2009!
Port of Oakland's Board Postpones Ratification of Local 21 Contract
Oakland Contract Negotiations Continue - Friday the 13th Actions Planned!
Union Benefit: MAP Continued
Local 21's New Chapter Officers
Delegate Assembly Report Back: New Bylaws, Chapters & Officers for 2009!
Local 21's first Delegate Assembly of 2009 was a huge success! Delegates heard reports from John Avalos (District 11) and David Chiu (District 3) of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on the city's current budget crisis and their goals for finding equitable solutions that respect city employees and residents. IFPTE International President Greg Junemann also addressed the assembly and spoke about national politics and the need for a better health care system, before swearing in Local 21's new local union officers and thanking outgoing officers for their dedication and commitment to labor.
During the assembly's business meeting, Maura Baldocchi, Local 21 Bylaws Committee Chair and At-Large Board member of the San Francisco Official Court Reporters Association, presented a draft of Local 21's revised bylaws. Members and delegates are encouraged to email the union with any comments by March 16. After mid-March, the draft bylaws will be finalized by the Bylaws Committee and forwarded to Delegates for review at the June assembly. Union members will vote on the revised bylaws, with ballots to be mailed sometime this summer. For more information about Local 21's bylaws and related processes, visit the union's Bylaws Revision webpage.
New business related to Local 21's organizing efforts was also voted on. Delegates overwhelmingly voted to accept new members at Contra Costa County, as well as mid-managers at the Santa Clara Valley Water District. In total, these chapters would represent over 900 new members.
Attendees also participated in a program addressing strategies for strengthening our union via recruiting volunteers, new members, and donors to the union's Committee on Political Education. Roland Ditan, San Francisco Accountants and Auditors chapter President, interviewed panelists from San Francisco and the South Bay on their experiences and lessons learned. Members who volunteered during the 2008 campaign season were also recognized for their efforts to elect labor friendly leaders, and received commemorative Local 21 "Campaign 2008" coffee mugs.
The next Delegate Assembly will take place at the Oakland Marriot on Saturday, June 6, 2009. While only delegates have the right to vote on behalf of their chapters at assemblies, the event is always open to all union members interested in attending.
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Port of Oakland's Board Postpones Ratification of Local 21 Contract
Local 21 members at the Port of Oakland spent over one year bargaining for their first contract. During that time, the union fought massive budget cuts and filed an unfair labor practice charge against Port Management for attempting to unilaterally impose layoffs, bargain in bad faith, change key terms and conditions of Port members' employment, and discriminate against active union leaders.
After both bargaining teams reached a tentative agreement on a MOU, Local 21 members unanimously ratified the contract. However, there were multiple delays on behalf of the Port's Board to adopt the new MOU. After months of setbacks, the final contract was scheduled to be approved by the Board on February 3. Unfortunately, the Port's legal department omitted key language from the ordinance approving the MOU, which provides for an agreed-upon retroactive payment of professional development funds to Local 21 members who were employed at the Port but unrepresented between July 1, 2004 to 2008.
Because the language was not included in the official ordinance, the Board decided to wait to approve any terms and conditions of the new MOU. A final vote on the entire contract is scheduled for March 3, and Local 21 will ensure that the omitted provision is included in the final ratification process.
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Oakland Contract Negotiations Continue - Friday the 13th Actions Planned!
After concluding the bulk of bargaining over the impact of layoffs and ongoing monthly shutdowns at the City of Oakland, negotiation topics have shifted back to contract provisions. Local 21 members in Oakland have been bargaining over a new contract since April 2008, and have been working under an expired contract since last June.
The City finally responded to eight of the 32 non-economic proposals Local 21 put forward last September. After four months of deliberation over the union proposals, the City's responses were mixed. The City rejected a number of proposals, while movement was made on a handful of other issues resulting in tentative agreements on minor clean up language proposals.
Meanwhile, Oakland members have been getting active! On January 26, Oakland's Contract Action Team (CAT) members leafleted Mayor Dellums' State of the City event. The flyer stressed that everyone - City employees, the Mayor, Council, and residents - must share in finding a solution to Oakland's budget crisis. The action was a major success and would not have been possible without the CAT members who distributed over 500 flyers: Joe Castro, Karen Tom, Brenda Fransaw, Martin Sharp, Chuck Johnston, Zeny Ramos, Steve Danzinger, Miloanne Hecathorn, Andrea Turner, Bruce Levitch, Maryann Sargent, Tom Manley, and Audrey Montana.
Two additional actions are being scheduled: Join us on Friday the 13th! We will be leafleting and educating Oakland residents about the City's shutdown days and cuts to services on February 13 and March 13. All Oakland members are encouraged to sign up for a three hour leafleting shift at the City building of their choice. Please contact Chuck Johnston to sign up.
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Union Benefit: MAP Continued
Last November, Local 21 reported that the Membership Assistance Program (MAP), which offers free, confidential counseling sessions for Local 21 members and their families, would be closing its doors at the end of 2008. We are happy to report that the MAP is continuing and currently available to all Local 21 members. Anyone wishing to utilize the MAP's broad range of counseling services should contact Richard Epstein at Work Life Support Services, 800.810.1815. For more information on the MAP, visit our website's Member Benefits: Counseling Services section.
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Local 21's New Chapter Officers
In addition to electing eleven new local-wide union officers in December 2008, a number of Local 21 members elected and re-elected chapter officers in late 2008 and early 2009. Please welcome the following officers in their new and/or continued leadership positions:
Accountants & Auditors Chapter, San Francisco
Roland Ditan, President
Ted Wong, Vice President
Cassandra Calhoun, Secretary
Luis Adona, Board of Directors
Sally (Sok) Chan, Board of Directors
Cary Dare, Board of Directors
Maricar Gratuito, Board of Directors
Willie Lim, Board of Directors
Chona Pazcoguin, Board of Directors
Kammy Vong, Board of Directors
Administrative Analysts, San Francisco
Mikhael Hart, President
Maria Ryan, Vice President
Leanne Nhan, Secretary
Rick Wilson, Membership
Alameda County Engineers Association
Ramses Manalo, Chairperson
Maritoni Maravilla, Director
Andy Otsuka, Director
Amber Lo, Secretary
Bond Ng, Treasurer
Alameda County Public Defenders
Bob Mertens, President
Dave Klaus, Vice President
Jane Brown, Secretary
Appraisers Chapter, San Francisco
Mayuko Saul, President
Charles Crowder, Vice President
George Gomez, Secretary
Association of Engineers & Architects
Dianna Butcher, First Vice President
Ray Simpson, Second Vice President
Board of Supervisors, San Francisco
Boe Hayward, chapter representative
Gabriel Cabrera, chapter representative
Victor Young, chapter representative
Chemists & Lab Professionals, San Francisco
Lisa Del Puerto, President
Calvin Chapman, Executive Vice President
Dorothy Norris, Secretary
Tony Bazan, Area Vice President (SE Plant)
David Fok, Area Vice President (SE Plant)
Audie Ilejay, Area Vice President (BERM)
Allen Lee, Area Vice President (Millbrae)
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Chuck Odell, President
Jorge Garcia, Executive Vice President
Howard Mc Carley, Admin. Vice President
Cathy Humphrey, Admin. Section representative
Brian Earley, Sup. Section representative
Joe Young, Prof'l. Section representative
Cheryl Mc Bain, Chief Steward
Field Operations, San Francisco
Alan Wong, President
Tim Won, Vice President
Cris De La Paz, Secretary
Golden Gate Bridge District
Jeffrey Lee, President
Wilson Lau, Vice President, Engineers Unit
Valerie Mitchell, Vice President, Allied Admin. Unit
Chuck Voong, Recording Secretary
City of Hayward Chapter
Jodi Pascual, President
Ramona Portillo, Vice President
Eleonor Hilario and Cheryl Gomez, co-Secretaries
Victoria Williams, Treasurer
Health & Safety Professionals, San Francisco
Shawn Holle, President
Sherri Anderson, Vice President
Franklin Johnson, Secretary
Housing Inspectors, San Francisco
Richard Marquez, President
Stephen Mungovan, Vice President
Danny Mak, Secretary/Treasurer
IT Professionals, San Francisco
Gus Vallejo, President
Steve Solnit, Vice President
Craig Chandler, Secretary
Dean Coate, Membership Director
Rey Bernardo, Executive Board
Pat Cox, Executive Board
Andre Daye, Executive Board
Jo Elias-Jackson, Executive Board
Gwen Gee, Executive Board
Victor Gonzalez, Executive Board
Willis Kuo, Executive Board
Wayne Lee, Executive Board
Bo Pitsker, Executive Board
J. T. Rehbock, Executive Board
Municipal Architects, San Francisco
Glenn Hunt, President
Brian Gatter, Vice President
Kent Ford, Secretary
Nelson Szeto, Treasurer
Oakland Administrative & Professionals
Don Smith, President
Al Lujan, Unit A Vice President
Chuck Johnston, Unit W Vice President
Renee Sykes, Recording Secretary
Christia Mulvey, Sgt-at-Arms/Parliamentarian
Annie Sloan, Membership Director
Zach Seal, Political Issues Coordinator
Oakland Attorneys
Diane Lewis, President
Kathleen Salem-Boyd, Vice President
Pedro Llamas, Jr., Secretary
Dan Rossi, Political Issues Coordinator
Kandis Westmore, Labor-Mgmt. Comm. representative
Patrick Tang, Labor-Mgmt. Comm. representative
Oakland Engineers & Architects
Hamid Ghaemmaghami, President
Mohammed Alaoui, Vice President
Moises Montoya, Political Issues Coordinator
Oakland Supervisors & Managers
Michele Byrd, President
Robert Newman, Unit H Vice President
Sean Gillis, Unit M Vice President
Cookie Robles-Wong and Myra Abdul'ali, co-Secretaries
Tom Manley, Political Issues Coordinator
Andrea Turner, Membership Director
Joe Castro, Delegate
Carol Curtis-Williams, Delegate
Bruce Levitch, Delegate
Port of Oakland
Ron Brown, President
Larry Weston, Vice President for Unit K
Anne Henny, Vice President for Unit L
Barbara Bally, Secretary/Treasurer
Kim Linderme, Sgt-at-Arms/Parliamentarian
Professional Engineers, San Francisco
Tedman Lee, President
Roop Jindal, Vice President
Raman Singh, Secretary
Vivian Chow, Executive Board
Adlai Jew, Executive Board
Albert Ko, Executive Board
Lock Kwan, Executive Board
Mongkol Mahavongtrakul, Executive Board
Uday Prasad, Executive Board
Kathleen Price, Executive Board
Albert Tom, Executive Board
Quingwen Xi, Executive Board
Purchasers, San Francisco
Carlos Chavez, President
Howard Tevelson, Vice President
Daisy Aguallo, Secretary
City of Richmond
Pat Marra, President
Nancy Ferguson, Vice President
Charice Duckworth, Secretary
Yolanda Skelton, Treasurer
Santa Clara County Engineers & Architects Association
Tyler Nguyen, President
Judith Coyle, 2nd Vice President
Jim Baker, Treasurer
Technical Engineers, San Francisco
Ramona Di Marco, President
Marion Meyer, Vice President
Neville Langit, Secretary
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