Minutes of 9/30/2020 SICLC Delegates Meeting

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM by President Jason Redrup.

The pledge of allegiance was conducted, and the President’s Message was read.

 

Minutes:

            A motion was made to accept the minutes from the previous meeting, the motion passed.

 

Credentials:

 

The following people were present and sworn in by Vice President Doug Scott:

 

            Anthony Cantu, UFCW 21

Pamela Wilson, Pilchuck UniServ

            Michael Peña, Pilchuck UniServ

            Sobia Sheikh, Pilchuck UniServ

             

 

Reports:

Secretary-Treasurer: (Leonard Kelley) thanked the volunteers that showed up for the sign assembly and waving for Rick Larsen adding they put together 200 signs in a half hour.  He gave an update on the Peer to Peer Texting Campaign starting next week.  Leonard added that the state labor council is looking for volunteers to help with phone banking in battleground states.

 

Leonard gave an update on messaging to our members on the upcoming Presidential Campaign.

 

He also reported on our Hardship Fund for Union members only that are experiencing financial distress, thanking Pilchuck UniServ for their contribution of $1500, $500 from AFSCME 1020, $1500 from IBT 38 and $500 from Marysville Education Association bringing our total to $16,000. He mentioned that we have a lot of nonunion individuals applying and they are not eligible. So make sure when you are sharing this information people understand its for Union members in good standing or on withdrawal due to layoff.

                                       

                                     

New Business

 

Aunya Stymates from United Way introduced Kristen Rohrenbach as our new Labor Liaison to the United Way.  Kristen introduced herself adding that she is a CWA member and was looking forward to getting to know and working with everyone at the Labor Council, Leonard added that if anyone was interested especially any new delegates in joining the Labor Advisory Committee or finding out more about it to email Charlotte.

 

There was some discussion with Teresa Johnson about scheduling the next meeting.

 

Reports of Unions:

 

SICLC: Leonard Kelley – Spoke on the October Radio Ad celebrating the 80 – year Anniversary of the 40-hour work week, and had Charlotte play the ad for the delegation.

 

IATSE 15: Laurel Blaine  – Reported stagehands without live events need work so anything you can think of would help. She reported on an organizing program with the AFL-CIO called Action Builder that is very useful.

 

IBEW 89: Teresa Johnson – Reported that Frontier is no more and that they are now Zippy Fiber and doing a lot of hiring.  

 

AFSCME 109: Polagaya McLaughlin – Reported that the Labels & Lists Committee is looking to comprise a list of union shops to do business with, please let her know of any that you are aware of.

 

IAM 751: Joel Hetland – Reported on Boeings plans to move the 787 to South Carolina

 

IBT 38: Debbie Gath – Informed the body that Rick Larsen mentioned that there will be some jobs lost but there is still a lot of aerospace jobs still here.

 

IBEW 77: Christine Reid – Added that Rick Larsen’s office was very open to removing the Grow Act

 

SPEEA 2001: Benjamin Briles – Reported that he was appointed to the Mill Creek City Council

 

 41 participants tonight.

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 PM

 

Respectfully submitted

 

Leonard Kelley

Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance:

 

Polagaya McLaughlin, AFSCME 109

Shane Van Pelt, IAM 751F

David Simpson, SPEEA 2001

Larry Montgomery, LIUNA 292

Susanne Murphy, SPEEA 2001

Michael Hill, IAM 751C

Leonard Kelley, IBT 38

Debbie Gath, IBT 38

Gunnar Birkeland, IBT 231

Laurel Blaine, IASTE 15

Teresa Johnson, IBEW 89

Michael Boe, IBT 117

Doug Scott, LIUNA 292

Dan Murphy, AFSCME 1020

Wes Heard, IAM 751A

Al Cummins, IUOE 302

Jonelle Fenton-Wallace, ProTec 17

Joseph Ruth, IAM 751C

David Simpson, SPEEA 2001

Brian Butler, IAM 751A

Billy Wallace, LIUNA 292

Mike Llewellyn, LIUNA 292

Juliet D’Alessandro, ProTec 17

Shawn Stewart, UFCW 21

Wil Peterson, UFCW 21

Jason Redrup, IAM 751A

Steve Kofahl, AFGE 3937

Jacob McConkey, IAFF 3219

Roger Walker, IAM 751A

Jim DeCaro, IBEW 46

Michelle Hetzel, AFSCME 948

Steven Morrison, IAM 751A

John Dimas, SPEEA 2001

Joel Hetland, IAM 751A

Angela Guadamuz, AFSCME 1811-CA

Nallely Flores, OPEIU 8

Justin Fox Bailey, Pilchuck UniServ

Gary Naple, IAM 751C

Nichole Reedy, IBEW 77

Jeffrey Forbes, SPEEA 2001

Michael Holman, AFSCME 948

Mark Clark, IAM 751A

Randy Davis, Pilchuck UniServ

Michael Schreck, IBEW 191