Snohomish County
Labor Council
Minutes of the
Meeting of September 28, 2011
The
meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by President Chapman. Ed Triezenberg,
UBC 70, was appointed to fill the Vice PresidentÕs chair. The flag salute and
reading of meeting purpose followed. Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as posted.
CREDENTIALS
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AFSCME
109E: Sheryl Barker, Sean Hare, Curtis Jasper, Beverly Riley, Judy Wahl
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AFSCME
113: Jim Imhof, Dan Packard
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IAFF
46: John Gage
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IBEW
191: Damien Fisher, Patrick Gallatin
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IUPAT
5: Art Diaz
M/S/C
to seat the new delegates who were present. Jim Imhof, AFSCME 113 and Art Diaz,
IUPAT 5 were sworn in
The
regular business meeting was suspended to hear from guests
GUESTS
Congressman
Rick Larsen, 2nd Congressional District discussed the attacks
on long standing rules that governed labor that his side of the aisle has been
able to beat back. Collective bargaining, prevailing wage, the NLRB have all
been targets. He said that he felt it was dangerous for the Congress to intervene
in the NLRBÕs processes. He asked for support for the $1.4 billion
transportation bill to help keep the country moving and working. He has signed
on to HR 1351 to help save the postal service from financial default. He
mentioned the ÒThank youÓ rally organized by Bob James, NALC 791 and State
Council President of the Letter Carriers, that was held in front of the Wall
Street Building on Tuesday, September 27th.
Troy
McClelland, President, Economic Alliance of Snohomish County, discussed the merger of
the Economic Development Council and two area Chambers of Commerce. The purpose
is to align agendas to help retain jobs and to prioritize what is important in
doing so. They will be working on workforce development and infrastructure
priorities. The new Board will be formed in the next 3 months, and they will be
talking with the Labor Council about labor representation.
Mike
Cooper, Mayor of Edmonds, thanked the Council for the endorsement of his campaign in
August. He and the Edmonds City Council on a 7 to 0 vote passed two ordinances on responsible
bidders and apprenticeship utilization. He signed the bills in front of the
assembled delegates. Ordinance 3854 creates bidding responsibility for the City
of Edmonds and Ordinance 3855 creates apprenticeship utilization on jobs over
$250,000. He thanked Edmonds City Council President Strom Peterson, who was
present, for his help and support on it.
Lori
Province, Washington State Labor Council, noted the rallies held in every Congressional
district in the state to Save Our Postal Service. She discussed the
phone banks that will be up and running for the next 38 days to call members on
labor endorsed issues and candidates. We need to make 4,000 calls.
Jim
Smith, KSER Radio Labor Journal, noted that the program is on the 3rd
Monday of the month and has been going for 20 years now. He gave delegates
information on the program schedule.
REPORTS
OF UNIONS
Organizing—Grace Holland,
IAM 751F, updated delegates on a recent election in King County that they had
won.
Contract
Negotiations—Steve
Horn, AFT 1873, discussed the renegotiations of the Everett Community College
contract with the college due to fiscal issues brought on by state cuts.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Steve
Horn, AFT 1873, talked to the delegates about the October
18th Social Security Event that starts at 6 PM. Nancy Altman,
Co-Director of Social Security works will be speaking. The event is being
sponsored by the Snohomish County Labor Council.
GOOD
OF THE COUNCIL
Eric
Wiseman, WFSE 1020, reminded delegates of the need for safety around high
voltage wires and during trench work.
The
meeting was adjourned at 6:53 PM
Respectfully
submitted,
Mike
Sells, Secretary-Treasurer.
ATTENDANCE
AFSCME
109:
AFSCME
109E:
AFSCME
109S: No Delegate
AFSCME
113: Jim Imhof, Charles Johnstone
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:
Kim Mead, Mike Sells
AFT 1873:
Steven Horn
APWU 484:
No Delegate
ATU 883:
No Delegate
ATU 1576:
Rick Jurkovic
AWPPW 183:
AWPPW 644:
GCIU 767M:
No Delegate
IAFF 46:
IAFF 1984:
No Delegate
IAFF 2694:
No Delegate
IAM
130:
IAM 751A:
IAM 751C:
IAM 751E:
IAM 751F:
Jackie Boschok, Grace Holland
IATSE 15:
John Lammon
IBEW 46:
IBEW 77:
IBEW 89:
IBEW 191:
Darrell Chapman, Darrel McLaughlin
IBT 38:
Rick Olson
IBT 174:
No Delegate
IBT 231:
IBT 763:
No Delegate
IBU/ ILWU:
David McKenzie
IFPTE 17:
IUOE 302:
No Delegate
IUPAT DC
5: Art Diaz, Greg Flatmo
IW 86: No
Delegate
LIUNA
292: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:
SEIU
1199NW: No Delegate
SMIU 66:
No Delegate
SPEEA:
Lynn Burow, James Gillan
UBC 70: Ed
Triezenberg
UFCW 141,
USNU: No Delegate
UniteHere:
No Delegate
Wash Tech
/ CWA:
Excused
Absences
AFSCME 109:
Polagaya McLaughlin
AFSCME
1811CA: Patty Goins, Gloria Parker, Terry VanWyck
IAM 751A:
Jason Redrup
IBT 38:
Janine Dibble
IBT 231:
Leonard Kelley
LIUNA 292:
Chris Glenn
SPEEA: Bob
Rommel, David Simpson
UBC 70:
Guy Johnson
Wash Tech
/ CWA: Rennie Sawade
Guests
Mike
Cooper, Edmonds Mayor
Rick
Larsen, US Congressman
Luke
Loeffler, Congressman Rick Larsen staff
Troy
McClelland, Economic Alliance of Snohomish County
Tom
Nirick., IUPAT
Strom
Peterson, Edmonds City Council
Lori
Province, WSLC
Jim Smith,
Radio Labor Journal