Snohomish
County Labor Council
Minutes
of the Meeting of April 25, 2012
The meeting was called
to order at 6:00 PM by President Chapman. Leonard Kelley, IBT 231, was
appointed to the Vice President s Chair. Vice President Redrup was serving on
the County Salary Commission this evening. The flag salute followed along with
the reading of the meeting purpose. Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as posted.
CREDENTIALS
• AFSCME
109E: Sheryl Barker, Sean Hare, Curtis Jasper, Beverly Riley, Judy Wahl
• AFSCME
113: Dan Packard
• EEA/UTE
772: Camlynn Tafa
• IAFF
46: John Gage
• IAM
751A: Lester Mullen
• IBEW
89: Teresa Zoellick
• OPEIU
8: Tracy Hoffman, Jennifer Moore, John O Keefe
It was M/S/C to seat those new
delegates who were present. Camlynn Tafa, EEA/UTE 772; Lester Mullin, IAM 751A;
and Teresa Zoellick, IBEW 89 were sworn in.
GUESTS
The business meeting was suspended to
hear from guests.
Suzan DelBene,
Candidate for Congress, 1st District, stated she was running
to help bring back a strong middle class. She favors protecting Social Security
and Medicare and gave her educational and family background. She will be
running against a Tea Party favorite and she ran for the House in the 8th
District back in 2010.
Steve Hobbs,
Candidate for Congress, 1st District talked about his role
as a State Senator in helping to create jobs. He felt he was big on building
trades issues. He stated that he is the only candidate that supports the coal
train and the long term benefits of building a terminal for shipping coal overseas.
He stated it would not only be for shipping coal, but other products as well.
He mentioned his support for funding the Public Works Trust Fund.
Kathleen Drew,
Candidate for Secretary of State, gave her electoral background as a State
Representative in the 5th Leg District. She went over her ideas for
electoral reform and expanding voting access.
Mary Helen Roberts,
State Representative, 21st District, reported that her main
work in the House has been on children s issues. That is why she is a strong
supporter of labor and its efforts to promote family wage jobs. She stated that
the greatest problems that children have come from living in poverty.
SECRETARY-TREASURER,
STATE OFFICER and AFL/CIO FIELD REP REPORTS
Sec. Treas. Sells reported that the
Executive Board/COPE Screening Committee had met twice for interviews of
candidates and were making recommendations that would come to the floor with a
motion and second. The motions were for recommendations to the Washington State
Labor Council for endorsement on May5th. The following actions took place:
• M/S/C
to recommend Suzan DelBene for U.S. House, District 1
• M/S/C
to recommend Rick Larsen for U.S. House, District 2
• M/S/C
to recommend Jim McDermott for U.S. House, District 7
• M/S/C
to recommend Kathleen Drew for Secretary of State
• M/S/C
to recommend Jim McIntire for State Treasurer
• M/S/
to recommend Mark Miloscia for State Auditor. M/S to amend to add the name of
Craig Pridemore. The motion will be voted on at the May meeting.
• M/S/C
to recommend to the State Labor Council that Bruce Hilyer, John Ladenburg and
Sheryl McCloud were all well qualified to be State Supreme Court Judges.
• M/S/C
to recommend Rosemary McAuliffe for State Senator, 1st District
• M/S/C
to recommend Derek Stanford for State Rep. Pos. 1, 1st District
• M/S/C
to recommend Luis Moscoso for State Rep. Pos. 2, 1st District
• M/S/C
to recommend Tom Riggs for State Rep. Pos. 2, 10th District
• M/S/C
to recommend Mary Helen Roberts for State Rep. Pos. 1, 21st District
• M/S/C
to recommend Marko Liias for State Rep., Pos. 2, 21st District
• M/S/C
to recommend Cindy Ryu for State Rep., Pos. 1, 32nd District
• M/S/F
for lack of 2/3 vote to recommend Ruth Kagi for State Rep., Pos. 2, 32nd
District
• M/S/C
to recommend John McCoy for State Rep., Pos. 1, 38th District
• M/S/C
to recommend Mike Sells for State Rep., Pos. 2, 38th District
• M/S/C
to recommend Eleanor Walters for State Rep., Pos. 2, 39th District
• M/S/C
to recommend Hans Dunshee for State Rep., Pos. 1, 44th District
Secretary-Treasurer
Sells
reported that he had learned from SEIU 1199NW reps this afternoon that they
have a candidate they will be supporting in the 44th District, State
Rep., Pos. 2 named Mary McNaughton. She is a nurse.
Jeff Johnson, WSLC
President
reported on the last legislative session and the long battle to get the Jobs
Bill passed. It will provide a $1 billion in projects and put thousands to
work. He discussed the cutting of pension benefits for state employees which
took away early retirement factors. The State Labor Council is planning and
working on some events to bring back culture and arts to the labor movement.
They are also working with the Library of Congress to save local oral labor
history.
Ben Lawver, AFL/CIO
Field Representative
reported he had been working issues lately in Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. He
reported on the Senate vote on NLRB rules changes. The effort to undercut those
rule changes failed.
REPORTS OF UNIONS
Organizing—Ron Harrell,
IAM 160,
reported on winning a representation election at Techna in Bellingham. Bob
Rommel, SPEEA
reported on the election for Boeing Pilots. 84% of those voting had indicated
they would do so and followed through. Darrell Chapman, IBEW 191 reported on contacts
around the state to non-union households.
Contract Negotiations—Randy Kurtz,
AFSCME 948,
reported that State Employees would be entering negotiations for a contract
that expires in July of 2013. They are currently assessing members. Bob
Rommel, SPEEA,
reported that negotiations at Boeing would be tough. They have pursued a similar
contract extension that the Machinists have. Patty Ceis, ATU 1576 noted the over 40%
budget cuts at Community Transit. They are getting ready for bargaining and
working with the IAM local at CT in the process. Dan Christofferson, LIUNA
292
reported they were beginning bargaining in Western Washington. Steve
Chandler, IBT 38
reported they have settled a good 3 year agreement at Hoglunds. Rick
Cunningham, IUOE 302
reported they were going into negotiations with the AGC.
NEW BUSINESS
Nominations were opened for the 3
delegates to the May 5th COPE Convention in Seattle. The following
individuals were nominated:
Mike
Sells, EEA/UTE 772
David
McKenzie, IBU
Eric
Wiseman, AFSCME 1020
Nominations were closed and it was M/S/C
to cast a unanimous ballot.
GOOD OF THE COUNCIL
Sec. Treas. Sells reported on this
year s Workers Memorial held before the meeting. Jayme Lee Biendl, the
Department of Corrections officer murdered at the Monroe Correctional Facility
last year was honored. A brick dedicated to her has been added to the monument.
He thanked the SCLC Executive Assistant, Allyn Triezenberg, for putting the
program together, and those able to attend. Jim Smith, Radio Labor Journal
encouraged delegates to contact him regarding programs that could be put on KSER,
90.7 FM
The meeting was
adjourned at 7:23 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Sells,
Secretary-Treasurer
ATTENDANCE
AFSCME 109:
Polagaya McLaughlin
AFSCME 109E:
AFSCME 109S: No
Delegate
AFSCME 113:
Cameron Johnson
AFSCME 1811:
AFSCME 1811C:
AFSCME 1811CA:
AFSCME 1811JPD:
No Delegate
AFSCME 1811JS:
No Delegate
AFSCME 1811PA:
AFSCME 1811S: No
Delegate
AFSCME 435: No
Delegate
AFSCME 881: No
Delegate
AFSCME 948:
Randy Kurtz
AFSCME 1020:
Eric Wiseman
AFSCME 2753: No
Delegate
AFSCME 2964: No
Delegate
AFT 772: Mike
Sells, Camlynn Schuman Tafa
AFT 1873:
APWU 484: No
Delegate
ATU 883: No
Delegate
ATU 1576: Patty
Ceis
GCIU 767M: No
Delegate
IAFF 46:
IAFF 1984: No
Delegate
IAFF 2694: No
Delegate
IAM 130: Ron Harrell
IAM 751A: Mark
Clark, Lester Mullen, Brent Sanchez, Rachel Sarzynski
IAM 751C:
IAM 751E:
Guerdon Ellis
IAM 751F:
IATSE 15:
IBEW 46:
IBEW 77:
IBEW 89: Teresa
Zoellick
IBEW 191:
Darrell Chapman, Damien Fisher, Devyn Johanson, Darrel McLaughlin, Travis
Patterson
IBT 38: Steven
Chandler, Janine Dibble
IBT 174: No
Delegate
IBT 231: Leonard
Kelley
IBT 763: No
Delegate
IBU/ ILWU: David
McKenzie
IFPTE 17: No
Delegate
IUOE 302: Rick
Cunningham
IUPAT DC 5: Greg
Flatmo
IW 86: No
Delegate
LIUNA 292: Dan
Christofferson, Chris Glenn, Doug Scott
NALC 791: Bob
James
OPEIU 8:
OPEIU 277: No
Delegate
Pac NW Newspaper
Guild: No Delegate
Plumbers and
Pipefitters 26: No Delegate
SEIU 6: No
Delegate
SEIU 925: No
Delegate
SEIU 1199NW: No
Delegate
SMIU 66: No
Delegate
SPEEA: Lynn
Burow, James Gillan, Bob Rommel, David Simpson
UBC 70: Guy
Johnson
UFCW 141, USNU:
No Delegate
UniteHere: No
Delegate
Wash Tech / CWA:
Excused Absences
IAM 751A: Jason
Redrup
IAM 751F: Grace
Holland
IBT 231: Rich
Ewing
UBC 70: Ed
Triezenberg
Guests
Kathleen Drew,
Candidate for Secretary of State
Suzan DelBene,
Candidate for 1st Congressional
Steve Hobbs,
Candidate for 1st Congressional
Dayna Lurie,
Congressman Jim McDermott
Mary Helen
Roberts, 21st District Representative
Patience
Sarzynski, IAM 751A
Jim Smith, Radio
Labor Journal