Minutes of August 24th 2016
SCLC Meeting
The meeting was
called to order at 6 PM by President Jason Redrup, IAM 751A. A motion and second were
made to accept the minutes from the June meeting. A motion and a second were
made to accept the credentials of Howard Carlson, IAM 751F and Mohammed Khan,
SPEEA.
Guests
Tommy Flynn, OPEIU Local
277, was present to make a presentation to the Labor Council of two checks for
Labor endorsed candidates. Tommy also stated that OPEIU had also contributed
$5000 to the SR 1433 campaign and was given a resounding applause.
Secretary Treasurers Report
Secretary Kelley, IBT
38, reported on the SCLC Labor booths that the Education Committee staffed at
the Millcreek Festival and the Festival of the River in Arlington. He asked
delegates that volunteered to speak on the events. Several volunteers spoke and
talked about what a valuable asset the booths were in outreach to the community
and also to union members that attended the festivals. Several delegates
commented that they had a really good time.
Secretary-Treasurer
Kelley gave a brief report on the Labor Neighbor action held on July 10th
for Labor endorsed candidates in the 44 Legislative District. He asked Teresa
Johnson, IBEW 89, to speak about her experience with Labor Neighbor. Teresa
shared that it was a good experience for her and she had some great
conversations at the door with union members. Secretary-Treasurer Kelley announced
that our next day for Labor Neighbor will be October 8. He emphasized the need
for a large turnout on that day for Labor endorsed candidates. Kelley stated that
the format for this yearÕs Labor Neighbor is different from the past. The focus
will be on union members that donÕt vote very often or new young union members.
A signup sheet was passed around.
He then gave report
about the next Member Education class which will be held on October 22. The
class will focus on leadership for rank-and-file union members. The deadline to
sign up is October 10th so be sure to get the flyers out to your
coworkers and the jobsites.
Secretary Treasurer
Kelley reported that Union Solidarity night at the Aqua Sox game was a huge
success. It was extremely well attended and one of largest turnouts weÕve ever
had. He added this year that the local unions contributed enough to pay for the
whole event, usually we fall short.
Contract Negotiations.
John Sainz, ATU 1576,
reported that they had successfully beaten back a decertification attempt by
Island County Transit. They won the election with 71% ÒNoÓ vote to decertify.
Suzanne Murphy,SPEEA, reported they had
started contract negotiations with Triumph in Spokane.
Michael Boe, Teamsters
117, reported they are miles apart in their contract negotiations for the
correctional officers with the state.
Sal Ponce, IATSE 15,
reported that they had won election to represent the AV workers at Republic.
Other Local Activties
Ellen Powell, AFSCME 1811CA,
reported that at their International Convention in Las Vegas they marched on Trump Towers.
They have 2000 workers that they recently organized and Trump is refusing to
negotiate.
Good of the Order
Betty Welsh, United Way
Labor Engagement Manager, WashTech, reported on the summer activities that took
place this year such as ÒProject Homeless ConnectÓ and the IAM 751 members who
helped serve 933 people. Other events included ÒCool Girls in AerospaceÓ; the
ÒUnderwear DriveÓ, which delivered over 1123 pairs of new
boys and girls underwear to Clothes for Kids and she thanked the Snohomish
County Labor Council Delegates, the United Way Labor Committee, PTE 17 and AFSCME
109 for supporting this drive. Betty reported on the United Way Labor CommitteeÕs
annual purchase of backpacks and school supplies for kids in Everett, Granite
Falls, Stanwood, Marysville and Arlington. She asked for volunteers for two
upcoming events: September 24th will be LaborÕs ÒDay of CaringÓ to
be held at Clothes for Kids and upcoming ramp projects. Betty spoke about the
United Way workplace fundraising campaigns which are getting underway. With one
out of three people in Snohomish County living below the poverty level
participation in these campaigns are crucial.
The Meeting was adjourned
at 6:38 PM
Respectfully
Submitted
Leonard Kelly,
Secretary-Treasurer
Attendance
AFSCME 109: Polagaya McLaughlin
AFSCME 109E:
AFSCME 109S: No Delegate
AFSCME 113:
AFSCME 1811:
AFSCME 1811C: No Delegate
AFSCME 1811CA: Ellen Powell, Terry
VanWyck
AFSCME 1811JPD: No Delegate
AFSCME 1811JS: No Delegate
AFSCME 1811PA:
AFSCME 1811S: No Delegate
AFSCME 435: No Delegate
AFSCME 881: No Delegate
AFSCME 948:
AFSCME 1020:
AFSCME 2753: No Delegate
AFSCME 2964: No Delegate
AFT 772:
AFT 1873:
APWU 484: No Delegate
ATU 883: Steve Oss, Rick Swartz
ATU 1576: Danielle Julien, John Sainz
IAFF 46:
IAFF 1828:
IAFF 1984: No Delegate
IAFF 2694: No Delegate
IAFF 3916: No Delegate
IAFF 4118:
IAM 130:
IAM 751A: Brian Butler, Mark Clark,
Joel Hetland, Jason Redrup
IAM 751C:
IAM 751E:
IAM 751F: Howard Carlson, Denise Strike
IATSE 15:
IBEW 46: James DeCaro, Margaret Ely
IBEW 77: Jackie Rae
IBEW 89: Teresa Johnson, Karen Tegard
IBEW 191: Corey Dunlap, Kenneth Frey
IBT 38: Leonard Kelley, Mike Raughter
IBT 117: Michael Boe
IBT 174: No Delegate
IBT 231:
IBT 763: No Delegate
IUOE 302: Bill Albin Jr., Rick
Cunningham, Tony Zempel
IUPAT DC 5: Robert Rahkonen
IW 86: No Delegate
LIUNA 292: Doug Scott, Jim Smith
NALC 791:
OPEIU 8:
Plumbers and Pipefitters 26: No
Delegate
PTE 17:
SEIU 6: No Delegate
SEIU 925: No Delegate
SEIU 1199NW: No Delegate
SMIU 66:
SPEEA: Mohammed Khan, Susanne Murphy,
Kurt Schuetz, Robert Sutton
UBC 70: Fidencio Denis Velasco
UFCW 141, USNU: No Delegate
UniteHere: No Delegate
Wash Tech / CWA: Charlene Rawson, Ed
Triezenberg, Betty Welsh
Excused Absences
IBEW 77: Mike Black
IBEW 191: Darrel McLaughlin
IBT 38: Debbie Gath
NALC 791: Bob James
PTE 17: Kathy Pierson
SPEEA: David Simpson
Guests
Tommy Flynn, OPEIU 277
Victor C. Harris, SnoCo Democrats
Jessica Matheson, Carpenters Local 70
Sal Ponce, IATSE 15