Snohomish County Labor Council, AFL/CIO
Minutes of the Meeting of January 22, 2003
The meeting was called to order at 7 PM by President Chapman followed by the flag salute. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as typed and handed out.
· ATU 883: Yusuf Abdul
· National Writers Union At-Large Local: Kathy Ferguson
· UFCW 1001: Charles Primm
No new delegates were present.
The Secretary-Treasurer reported on the Executive Board meeting of December 2002 and January 2003. The Board recommended the following:
1.
To support and participate in a King, Pierce, and
Snohomish Labor Councils Leadership retreat. M/S/C to concur
2.
To recommend a 2003 budget. M/S/C to concur (see
attached budget)
3.
To recommend a donation of $500.00 to the Snohomish
County Methamphetamine Summit.
M/S/C a substitute motion to
donate $750.00.
United Way Labor Liaison Border solicited volunteers to help with the event.
The Board also reaffirmed support for the Snohomish County Jail sales tax issue. Kelly Blomquist, Teamsters 763 spoke to the proposition. The cost of $13.00 a year to the average homeowner, will raise $9,000,000 a year. If the measure does not pass, the 9 million will have to come from somewhere to run the jail. Ed Triezenberg, Carpenters 562 announced that they were donating $1,000 and contributing phone banks. The County Council will meet at 9 AM on Wednesday morning to decide if they will put the measure on the ballot. M/S/C to reaffirm support of the County Jail proposition.
4. To recommend sending the Secretary-Treasurer to the Legislative Conference
in Olympia. M/S/C to concur
The Secretary-Treasurer also gave out a written report on meetings attended the last two months representing the SCLC on transportation, education, housing and construction issues.
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Community Services—Bill Borders, SEIU 925 & United Way Labor Liaison thanked everyone who attended the holiday party. He also thanked those that helped set up and those that participated. The event raised over $3,500.00. He thanked the locals that contributed so that four families were helped during the holidays through the Adopt a Family Program.
He noted that we are in the midst of a food bank crisis. 50,000 to 60,000 families use the food bank system in Snohomish County. Statewide, 1.2 million visited food banks last year. In Snohomish County labor organizations and their members collected about 800,000 lbs. or 20 per cent of all food bank donations this last year. He thanked Judy Neumann, IAM 751 for joining the Community Services Committee.
Election of SCLC Executive Board officers:
M/S/C to elect slate by acclamation. The following were elected to serve two-year terms beginning in January 2003
Mike Sells, AFT 772, EEA-UTE, Secretary-Treasurer
Laura Wentworth, AFSCME 1811CA, Vice President
Bob Neumann, IAM 751A, Sgt At Arms
Chris Glenn, SPEEA, Trustee #2
Dave Kurtz, AFSCME 1811PA, Trustee #4
Paul Quaintance, UFCW 1105, Trustee #6
Organizing- L Wentworth, AFSCME 1811CA reported winning an organizing campaign at the King County Library system.
Contract negotiations and maintenance-Dave Chambers, Teamsters 763 reported that they are in negotiations with the City of Sultan. Last year they offered to take no COLA and educational benefits to maintain the economic security of the city. The city accepted that. Currently, they are in negotiations on wages, and the city is balking at last years 3.8% CPI that was given up for the previous year. They will be doing a media campaign, and looking for support of the Council.
Chuck Jewell, Teamsters 38 reported that members had voted to accept a distributing contract.
Peg Chrisman, IBEW 77, stated that they had their first negotiations meeting with the PUD. No wage offer was forthcoming. The PUD has hired an attorney from Seattle to negotiate, and they have put a number of management rights on the table.
Other
Reports Dave Kurtz, AFSCME 1811PA
thanked Council for its key endorsement for Janice Ellis for Snohomish County
Prosecuting Attorney.
As a result of her election, the atmosphere in the office has changed
dramatically. He also thanked the Council for its support on the jail
initiative and meth summit. If the initiative doesn’t pass it will have an
impact in other areas of the County budget.
Laborers 292, Bob Monize, reported on member who was on food stamps, and had a father that was a decorated war hero.
Pat Thompson, Legislative Affairs Director, AFSCME Council 2 and WSLC Vice President, thanked the Council members for their support. He encouraged delegates to give him input regarding WSLC processes and issues.
President Darrell Chapman, IBEW 191 thanked the Council for support also in his election as WSLC VP.
Bill Borders, SEIU 925, expressed his dismay at the planning process for the recent Martin Luther King Community event.
Don Shove, IAM 751A noted his concern from the report on the MLK planning process
Darrell Chapman, IBEW 191, President spoke about marching in the parade at the MLK event, and the opportunity to educate people about the relationship of organized labor and Martin Luther King Jr. He also discussed the events he saw in the 60’s during the movement to gain greater civil rights for minorities.
Bryan Du Paul, IAM 751F suggested contacting Clifton White in Seattle. He is an IAM member who helped moderate the King County event.
Mark Moshay, SPEEA, expressed his concern that only one side of the story on the MLK event was being heard.
Chuck Jewell, IBT 38 thanked the Labor Council and Sec. Treas. Sells for help with City of Everett on the apprenticeship set asides. Sec. Treas. Sells thanked Ed Triezenberg of the Carpenters for his help with the issue.
The Community Services drawing winner was Dave Chambers, IBT 38
Adjourned at 8:15 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Sells, Secretary-Treasurer
Attendance:
AFSCME 109: Pat Thompson
AFSCME 109E: Jerry Adamson, Robert Mueller, Shawn Smith
AFSCME 109S:
AFSCME 113: Gary Doughty, Libbie Soden, Rob Sprague
AFSCME 881:
AFSCME 948:
AFSCME 1020: Harvey Bell
AFSCME 1355:
AFSCME 1811:
AFSCME 1811C:
AFSCME 1811CA: Debi Gahringer, Terry Van Wyck, Laura Wentworth
AFSCME 1811JPD:
AFSCME 1811PA: David Kurtz
AFSCME 1811S:
AFSCME 2753:
AFSCME 2964:
AFT 772: Mike Sells
AFT 1873:
AFT 4254:
APWU 484: Kristie Berry
ATU 883:
ATU 1576: Bonnie Williams
CWA 7800:
CWA 37082:
GCIU 767M:
HERE 8:
IAFF 46: Robert Downey
IAFF 1984:
IAFF 2694:
IAFF 3219:
IAFF 3482:
IAFF 3524
IAM 130:
IAM 751A: Bob Neumann, Jason Redrup, Don Shove
IAM 751C:
IAM 751E:
IAM 751F: Bryan DuPaul, Jonathan Holden,
Judy Neumann
IATSE 15: John Lammon
IBEW 77: Peg Chrisman, Margaret Adamson
IBEW 89: Mike Ferrucci
IBEW 191: Darrell Chapman
IBT 38: Chuck Jewell, Leonard Kelley
IBT 763: Kelly Blomquist, Dave Chambers, Kirk Stephenson, Tom Vernon
IBU/ ILWU 22:
IFPTE 17:
ILWU 32:
IUOE 302:
IUPAT DC 5:
IW 86:
IW 506:
LIUNA 292: Hazel Goehring, Bob Monize, Jim Smith
MM&P:
NALC 791:
National Writers Union:
OPEIU 8:
OPEIU 277:
SEIU 925: Bill Borders
SEIU 1199NW:
SMIU 66:
SPEEA: Tim Bond, Chris Glenn, John Lynn, Mark Moshay, Bob Rommel
UA 26:
UFCW 44:
UFCW 141, USNU:
UFCW 1001:
UFCW 1105: Paul Quaintance, Arthur Rice, Lynda Rice
AFSCME 948: Rhonda Riggle
AFT 4254: Mary Hale
IAFF 1984: John Puetz
IAM 751C: Rod Sigvartson
IAM 751F: Jackie Boschok
IBEW 191: Jeff Seibert
IBT 38: Janine Dibble, Doug Gunwall, Rod Mendenhall
IBU/ ILWU 22: Stuart Downer
NALC 791: Bob James
SEIU 925: Toni Bohan, Brian Levesque, Tania Maria Rosario
SPEEA: David Simpson
Frank Anderson, Everett Mayor
Carol Darling, SEIU 925
Bob Gorman, Field Director AFL/CIO
Ed Triezenberg, UBC 562
12/13/02 Alan O. Link, Secretary-Treasurer, WSLC Election Results
11/22/02 AFL/CIO News Release on adding Algood Foods, Louisville Peanut Butter Manufacturer to National Boycott List
11/02 AFL/CIO News Release on Pittsburgh Union Industries Show
12/2/02 John J. Sweeney letter of resignation to Robert Georgine, President and CEO on Union Labor Life Insurance Company
1/8/03 John J. Sweeney, President, memorandum on Agenda to Create Jobs and Lift the Economy
1/8/03 John J. Sweeney, President, fax of memorandum on the evolving developments in Iraq and North Korea.
1/21/03 John J. Sweeney, Pride At Work, 5th Biennial Convention to be held in the metro DC area.
12/12/02 Phil Bussey, President, Washington Roundtable with the 2003 Policy Agenda attached.
12/18/02 Lynn Montgomery, Volunteer Coordinator/Instructor, Equi Friends seeking volunteer support.
1/9/03 Christine Colmore-May, Program and Training Specialist for Snohomish County Department Emergency Management invitation to attend an informal meeting on the creation of a Snohomish County Community Organizations Active in Disaster or COAD
undated, invitation to Everett Public Schools Foundation Benefit Luncheon with Mona Lee Locke
11/25/02 Jennifer L. Vranek, Executive Director, Partnership for Learning re a A primer on WASL and Certificate of Mastery standards.
11/02, Jay Inslee thanking Council for election support.
12/20/02 Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, re: expressing our views on the West Coast ILWU lock out
undated Laura Van Slyck, Board President, Snohomish County Center for Battered Women seeking monetary contributions
undated, John J. McCoy, thank you for campaign support