Newsletter

Summer 2010
Executive Director’s Report
President’s Report
Walter Allen, Jr.
Marianne Giordano
ince my last report to
you in our newsletter
much has happened.
Although some of the
projects we have been
working on together continue to move forward I
am pleased to be able to
say that we have made solid progress.
ensure greater accountability for the work we
all do in Partnership as well as money for our
Educational and Partnership Trust Funds.
Congratulations to all of our members at
Kaiser and the California Service Center.
As you will read elsewhere in this edition of
News & Views, the Kaiser Permanente
National Agreement has now been completed.
That agreement provided Local 30 members
with benefits security and wage increases over
the next two years. In addition, there were
changes to the contract language which will
Our University of Southern California unit
is also bargaining at this time and we
expect a positive outcome there as well in
the days ahead.
S
At the City of Hope our contract negotiations
continue to move forward. Meetings with the
employer have been productive and we anticipate a settlement of our issues very soon.
We continue to renew contracts in our units in
Arizona and to date, our members there have
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Kaiser San Diego and CSC
Ratify New Two Year Agreement
T
he National Agreement reached in
late May and recommended by the
National Delegate’s Conference in mid
June has been ratified by Local 30 members in a unanimous vote. The packages
voted on by members in both the KP San
Diego and California Service Center
(CSC) units included local contract extensions for two years as well as the terms of
the new National Agreement. Voting took
place June 29th for CSC and July 1st for
Kaiser San Diego.
The contract includes 3% across the
board wage increases for each of the two
years of the agreement, funding for the
educational funds, PSP, and the LMP,
and language changes to enhance and
strengthen accountability, continue to
build high performing Unit Based
Teams, and further support the work of
Partnership. This agreement also protects all health care and pension benefits
throughout this contract with no reductions in any benefits for Local 30 members. The parties have agreed to meet
and discuss ways to reduce benefit costs
going forward in order to prepare for
2012 bargaining.
“Our members at KP and the CSC were
very clear about their priority for this round
of negotiations with their employer; please
protect our benefits above all else,” stated
Local 30 Executive Director Walter Allen.
“I am pleased to report that we did just that,
and managed to get pay raises as well.
These are difficult times for everyone and
KP is in the same boat as their competitors.
But while other employers are cutting benefits, shifting costs to employees, and limiting wage increases if not reducing wages,
KP continues to lead the way and live up to
the promises of Partnership. I am very
pleased with this outcome and now we
know our members are too.”
F
inally,
summer!
These past few
months have been among
the busiest Local 30 has
had in recent years.
Between the National
bargaining for the KP
and CSC units, the USC
and City of Hope bargaining, the contracts
being negotiated in Arizona, and the
International Union convention, our officers
and staff have been at it day and night. I
would like to recognize them all for their
dedication and commitment to all of our
causes and to our members’ needs.
You will read more about the progress of
these negotiations in the Executive
Director’s Report in this edition but I would
like to mention that, once again, Local 30
members at KP and CSC have done very
well at the bargaining table. As a member of
the Common Issues Committee (CIC), the
committee of leaders at the bargaining table
in National Bargaining, I was once again
proud of Local 30 for the leadership role our
Union played in these talks. In this round of
bargaining the CIC was expanded to include
rank and file members, some 150 members
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Vice-President’s Report
By Cathy Young
A
Included in the terms of the settlement was
an agreement to include any local bargaining issues which would be economic in
nature. The parties agreed that no economics would be discussed at local tables this
fter all the negotiations, all the meetings, the convention, and
all the rest, it is good to
know that the Local 30
Family Fun Day is coming up sooner than you
think. This year’s event will once again be
held at Crown Point. The date is August 21st.
And, once again, there will be the great food,
the great weather, and the great fun of being
together. We will of course have the always
popular raffles as well as the face painting,
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Family Fun Day Picnic • Saturday, August 21st • Mission Bay-Crown Point
It’s Time For Us To Lead, Says August
J
ohn
August,
Executive Director
of the Coalition of
Kaiser Permanente
Unions (CKPU), told
delegates that OPEIU
is an extremely influential union. “OPEIU
definitely impacts the
labor movement, well
beyond its size,” said
August. “Your influence in the labor movement is known every-
where, and you have greatly influenced my
life and everyone that I work with, so thank
you for your dedication.”
August then spoke about the Kaiser model, a
very different model of health care delivery
in the United States. “What separates it from
other models is its working relationship with
member unions through the CKPU,” said
August. OPEIU is a founding member of
CKPU and represents Kaiser employees in
Local Unions 2,17,29,30 and the new affiliate, HNA/OPEIU Local 50. “The union role
in health care is to be part of the solution, not
OPEIU Holds Triennial Convention
constitution and By Laws. Walter Allen
also serves as International Vice President
from Region V covering California,
Arizona, and Hawaii.
T
he OPEIU International Union
Convention was held June 21st thru
25th in Washington, DC to conduct the business of the union. The every three year event
includes delegates from all the local unions
of the International union including of
course our own Local 30. The work of the
convention included the passing of constitutional amendments, resolutions, and statements and policies that will govern
the union in the coming three years. In addition, election of officers were held for
the President, Secretary-Treasurer, and
International Vice Presidents from the various regions of the country.
Local
30
Delegates
w e r e
President
Marianne
Giordano,
V i c e
President
Cathy Young, Recording Secretary Diane
Nunez, Sr. Trustee Katie Doyle, and
Executive Director Walter Allen. Local 30
Delegates are elected by virtue of their
offices in Local 30 in accordance with the
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President Mike Goodwin was re-elected to
another three year term as President and
Mary Mahoney was re-elected as SecretaryTreasurer. And, Walter Allen was re-elected
to serve as Vice President from Region V
along with Local 29 President and Business
Manager Tamara Rubyn from the Bay Area.
Re-elected as Diversity Vice President was
Christine Paige for Local 174 in Los Angeles.
Local 30 congratulates the officers of
OPEIU and appreciates the ongoing effort of
the International Union to support our locals
and provide for our members.
part of the problem,” said August. “It’s time
for us to lead a new labor-management
approach. Unionized workers, and no one
else, will lead the implementation of health
care reform. We provide a beacon of hope to
all because we know you cannot have the
best health care in the world without the best
workers in the world.”
President’s Report
continued from page 1
from across the country were assembled to
be a part of these historic negotiations.
As before, Walter Allen led bargaining for
Local 30 along with Vice President Cathy
Young and I. After many very long sessions
and much discussion, a deal was reached. The
high point of this contract was clearly no benefit changes, especially no reductions. I want
to thank Walter for standing by us as we resisted any effort to roll back the clock on us, and
for making sure that at the end of the process
we also received wage increases that will help
us to take care of our families in the years of
this agreement.
Our International Union convention was
held in late June in Washington, DC. The
business of the convention included resolutions and statements about organizing, political action, jobs, wage and benefit protections, and many more issues of importance
to all union members. We heard from great
speakers such as Clayola Brown of the A.
Phillip Randolph Institute, Stephanie Miller
of the ‘Stephanie Miller Show’ on satellite
radio, Arturo Rodriguez, President of the
United Farm Workers Union, and John
August of the Coalition of Kaiser
Permanente Unions to name a few.
One of the most important events of the convention was certainly the election of officers
and I am happy to report that President Mike
Goodwin was re-elected without opposition.
Mike has always been a great friend of Local
30 and we are pleased that he will continue to
lead our International Union for the next
three years. I am also very pleased to
announce that our own Walter Allen was reelected to his position of International Vice
President for Region V. Walter has been our
Regional VP for OPEIU since 2002 and will
also continue in that role for the next three
years. Congratulations to Walter and to Mike.
There is always more to do, but for now at
least, I hope our team will enjoy the success
we have had this year, rest up, and be ready
for the next challenge. Enjoy your summer.
What’s Up In L.A./Arizona?
Phoenix Rally Opposing
the SB 1070 Bill
Linda Winters
lazylightning/Flickr
O
n Saturday, May 29, 2010 over 30
thousand people of all races and from
all over the United States came to Phoenix
to rally opposing the SB 1070 bill. Sarahi
Uribe who is a representative of the
National Day Laborer Organizing
Network, which is based in California,
helped organize the event. There was a
Medicine Man from the North Dakota
Indian Tribe who stated, “Today the eagle
said it is a good day to protest.” There was
an Indian Ceremonial Dance to bless the
people who were at the rally.
Richard Trumka from the AFL-CIO spoke
about the climate of fear Arizona’s immigration enforcement has created and that
the immigrants are not the cause of
America’s problems. I met people from all
different Unions from all over the United
States such as Teamsters, Pipe Fitters,
IBEW, CWA and Carpenters. I also proudly wore my Union Colors and thanked my
Union brothers and sisters for coming to
Phoenix for this cause.
This law is not good for anyone. It discriminates against all Hispanic people, it hurts
businesses, and it does not solve the immigration problem in the U.S.
In closing, as the Reverend Warren Stewart
of the First Institutional Baptist Church
directed his comments to President Obama
when he said, “God put you in the White
House. You are a person of color. Stand
with us.”
Local 30 Wins New Unit in Arizona
W
hen the supervisory employees at
Veolia Transportation Company in
Tempe, Arizona decided to join a Union,
they chose OPEIU. Local 30 Business Agent
Mark Bailey received the call and immediately followed up. Their issues included the
usual; wages, benefits, and hours of work,
but the most important concerns the group
had were around job duties, safety, and
respect on the job.
After several meetings with the workers Local
30 filed a petition with the NLRB, an agreement was reached, and the election was scheduled. On April 4, 2010 the election was held
and when the ballots were counted OPEIU,
Local 30 had won the unit overwhelmingly.
“These workers provide support and some
oversight for the bus drivers in the Tempe
unit,” reported Bailey, “Until now, they were
the only workers who were not unionized
and as a result are paid less, have fewer benefits, and faced numerous issues with their
managers with no right to contest any decisions made.”
“We had a united vote that made the company take notice,” said bargaining unit member
Vernon VanPatten. “Nothing is impossible
when you are persistent,” stated committee
member Evelyn Brown.
Members of the Bargaining Committee are
Franklyn Robertson, Vernon VanPatten,
Perren Roberts and Markus Hines. Other
Committee Members are Evelyn Brown and
Robert Bean to name a few.
“We are delighted that these employees have
chosen Local 30 to help them improve their
situation and look forward to having them
be part of our union,” said Executive
Director Walter Allen.
The process of collective bargaining is now
underway and the parties are at the table discussing the terms of a first agreement.
Committe Members (left to right), Robert Bean,
Donnell Adams, Evelyn Brown, Franklyn
Robertson, Vernon VanPatten, Perren Robertson
Linda Long Retiring
O
Come and join us for
our annual
Day at the Races
Santa Anita Race Track
Sierra Vista Terrace
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Lunch Buffet at Noon.
1st Post Time at 12:30 p.m.
Only $15.00 per person,
Children ages 4 and under FREE.
This is still the best deal in town
So please come out and join us.
Bring your family and friends.
n April 17, 2010 at IBEW Local Union
266’s Annual Picnic, Office Manager
Linda Long was honored for her thirty (30)
years of service to Local 266. Linda was hired
on January 21, 1980 as an Administrative
Assistant and became Office Manager on
May 1, 1998. Linda’s last day was April 29,
2010 and will be available for end of fiscal
year assistance and training as well as training
on the Labor Management Report, L/M 2.
As an OPEIU Local 56 member, Linda held
numerous officer positions and served Local
56 without pay for over 18 years negotiating
numerous contracts and assisting members.
After the merger of Local 56 with Local 30
she continued to serve as a steward.
As Linda told the officers, members and
stewards at the IBEW Local 266 picnic;
“Serving the members and stewards has
taught me a lot about unions and their many,
many benefits and I have enjoyed assisting
and working with you all.” She further stated “With union wages, paid healthcare, a
pension and a 401(k) plan, you can not beat
a union job.”
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Perfect and Outstanding Members
I
n our Kaiser Permanente unit, attendance accounts
for 20% of our annual PSP payout. This past year
we received a PSP payout once again.
Local 30 would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our members who were an integral part of
achieving our goals specifically, attendance. Listed
below are members of Local 30 who were awarded
pins for perfect and outstanding attendance. Blue
pins signifying perfect and clear pins for outstanding. We understand we may not have all of the names
on this list and to those we are not aware of please
contact us. Congratulations to all of you and we look
forward to achieving our goal again this year:
Perfect Attendance –
Missed 2 hours
or less per year
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Monserate Mitchell
John Peci
Maria-Jean Dualan
Leslie Wynne
Yvonne Barker
Randel Richards
Ken Lukaszewski
Jan Nikodym
Keith Jones
Sara Romero
Bruce Calkins
Brenda Cover
Dolores Gamboa
Gabrielle List
Bernadette Tuazon
Dean Smith
Pamela Sayavong
Catherine Rader
Megan Hoag
Zahra Pirasteh
Eujene Serrano
Edgar Allan Carino
Abel Go
Russell BrodFuehrer
Dorinda Bogart
Karen Weickgenant
Karen Basco
Mary Metropoulos
Donna Lee
Zita Zekany
Adam Batten
Darren Vaught
Jean Robinson
Eusebio Arredondo
Trina Crouch
Jennifer Hudson
Denise Madkins
Tyeen Scott
Kathy Avila
Michael Laub
Lucia Naughton
Dinh Ly
Laurie Wolfenden
Janiece Cummins
Jorge Hinojosa
Jeffrey Greene
Peter Brosnan
Maria Ellis
Aileen Hernandez
Veronica Pedroza
Nohemi Melero
John Gray IV
Rusty Chamberlain
Beverly Carter
Sarah Kim
Mayra Donado Salazar
Beatrice Goldberg
Maryanne McKenna
Kimberly Handy
Virginia D’abruzzi
Angeles Hernandez
Carolyn Brennan
Rainier Cobarrubia
Maricel Capuyan
Casey Caballero
Erika Wiseman
Edgar Garcia
Jarmila Hruza
Andrew Peterson
Pamela Padilla
Eileen Joyce Portugal
Melissa Abell
Cynthia West
Diane Quinones
Dolores Domingo
Teresa Leones
Sofia Hernandez
Marvin Yamashiro
Maureen January
Steven Manes
Lizbett Gonzalez
Peter Gensler
Marnelie Phee
Gina Gagui
Teresa Blasco
Joan Poller-Urone
Christopher D’ercole
Leticia Pacheco
Jacqueline Hill
Robert Hayes, Jr.
Cecelia Grimm
Thuc Dam
Diedre Nafey
Emilie Jean
Anthony Cooper
Christopher Galacgac
Carolyn Maddox
Tia Mullane
Monica Llorens-Schweigert
Ayana Etheridge
Sonia Domingo
Requel Pena
Margie Melby
Lud Banderas
Isac Castro
Mattie Wager
Emmanuel Iheke
Joaquin Castro
Maria Macias
Do Ngoc Ngo
Juliet Mayoral
Diego Vargas
Rosa Castellon
Maria Padilla
Paulo Martinez
Ruben Guzman
Warren Johnson
Gloria Randall
Evangelina Castanon
Fortunato Ortiz
Allen Recupero
Alma Canizalez
Cecilio Aguilar
Benito Vela
Gregory Snow
Ramon Galindez
Gertrudes Osborne
Javier Rivas
Jose Hernandez
Alfredo Fortuno
David Murray
Eiko Hunt
Rick Noffsinger
Helder Villasenor-Bautista
Jon Larson
Chris Gaut
Scott Mason
David Huerta
Anita De Leon
Marilyn Elsperman
Margie Duffin
Winona Bolin
Linda Kottas
Maria Roldan
Linda Kane
William Turnbull
Dawn Robertson
James Burkhart
Amelita Garduno
Laura Cree
Edgar Dumpit
Andrew Saenz
Teri Dyer
Ladora Oliver
Jennifer Romero
Marilie Aspenleiter
Andrew Goco
Michelle Todd
Coleen Farias
Herman Gomez
Margaret Chelemen
Alicia Bumanglag
Alma Yap
Toni Zizzo
Sandra Delos Reyes
Jerad Graham
Maria Herrera
Jose Belmonte
Jennifer Warrant
Yolanda Rodriquez
Barbara McCiver
Tanya Lott
Amy Norris
Rachel Cosner
Rosa Hough
Jessica Paredes
Suthep Phoolsawasdi
Richard Binder
Jesus Velazquez
Mary Tessaro
Robbin Hurst
Outstanding Attendance –
Missed 4 days or less
per year.
Tina Ludeman
Elena Estrada
Ferdinand Reduque
Mattie Ellison
Lolita Santos
Napoleon Reduque
Hortencia Herrera
Aniceta Gomez
Marilyn Icayan
Lucila Quinones
Perfect and Outstanding Members
Josefina Beato
Yolanda Ancheta
Donald Murphey
Kathleen Fine
Evangeline Atienza
Clarence Cannon
Noemi Wheeler
Mayra Moya
Walter Carranza
Rayleen J.Davis-Brett
Laura J. Hook
Margaret E. Brock
Grace L. Yao
Greg D. Glander
Linda S. Onnen
Marlen E. Trent
Lucrise E. Steigerwald
Haroldo Quinteros
Damian Acevedo
Christine Cook
Jessica Larson
Erlinda Conroy
Felicitas Rafael
Ramon Caseda
Romeo Sazon
Sharon Ann Petrie
Vernal Jackson
Marilyn Weiss
Karen Jenson
Rhonda Jean Santellanes
Jose Hernandez
Serena Bitar
Steven Snodgrass
Maria Peralta Duron
Nhi Thao Tran
Narfeesa Thomas
Teresita Daguia
Stephen Browne
Alicia Coronado
Olga Montano
Sharon Armstrong
Jayne Nickeson
Brian Ziegler
Mohammad Rahgozar
Angel Guadarrama
Connie Juergens
Steven Adams
Justin Souza
Kara Villafranca
Avis Rice
Sandra Solorio
Doreen Griffin
Kimberly Clark
Nida Noble
Thanh Tran
Lula Holtkamp
Julie Smith
Joseph Licata
Amy Witte
Ephrem Weldehawariat
Christine Coppess
Eduardo Nevarez
Maria Zerpa
Michelle McCoy
Angelia Powell
Eugene Nuenthel
Armina Nakano
Daniel Crouch
Rafael Medina
Yanil Martinez
Lisa Young
Mary Shaw
Jayne Gentile
Ted Diuco
Clinton Lockhart
Robert Sparrow
Maureen Rader
Andrew Jaramillo
Barbara Bandhauer
Michael Rivera
David Corbett
Violet Suleymanova
Jeff Bradley
Carol Darby
Allison Taylor
Trina Kalentermidis
Robert Krone
Brenton Rider
Deidad Montoya
Deborah Brueggeman
Cindy Macias
Brett Gaddy
Lisa Spounias
Mark Mc Cauley
Shelley Senoff
Veronica Aguirre
Monica Garcia
John Freund
Sarah Ramirez
George Olsen
Danya Ortega
Janice Flournoy
Martin Lim
Ronald Henderson
Teresa Carpenter
Edith Sohm
Heather Galyen
Jonathan Fernandez
Ayumi Hazel
Kevin Osbourne
Dan Hunsaker
Clarissa Barrera
Elizabeth Sanchez
Tommy Do
Kathy Bridge
Iva Gathwright
Deaster Prince
Ole Knudson
Michael Trenkle
Peggy Garcia
Herman Jeffcoat
Barbara Briano
Ray Human
Carolyn Curiel
Diana Katsaros
Jorge Corona
Alycia Davis
Ronald Roberts
Jamie Williams
Cecilia Mendez
Shaneaka Norris
Martha Morales
Mashalle Gilmore
Susana Medina
Stephen Porter
Maria Liberato
Christy Hollis
Richard Manglinong
Luis Salas
Luz Colmenero
Samantha McKinney
Shante Young
Florante Estacio
Joe Francis Napoles
Lilibeth Ramirez
Sharon Genschaw
Carmen Acosta
Kristian Ramos
Craig Michael
Dina Day
Verna Robles
Valerie Flynn
Elvia Martinez
Sonia Molina
Norma Gonzalez
Armida Camcam
Myrna Lagoy
Ellen Garcia
Debbie Garcia
Abdaly Mendez
Marilyn Bevilacqua
Davida De Celles
Francine Bell
Josie Felix
Roshawnda James
Linda Hall
Terry Horner
Debora Eide
Heather Wallace
Gina Toledo
Andrea Sanchez
Cecilia Gates
Janet Delanzo
Hermelinda Edwards
Lyda Kithiraj
Mohamed Mimouni
Leya Gutierrez
Sanddee Suing
Crystal Echeverri
Rhodora Madril
Shella Pagsanjan
Ansel Suing
Denise James
Lloyd Ramirez
Erika Rubin
Marta Vall
Ada-Liz Eilers
Annie Abriam
Krista Tague
Ruth Anne Agbayani
Marla Simms
Emma Supnet
Danielle Friederichsen
Norma Armenta
Bridget Mitchell
Maureen Ramirez
Peggy Wilshusen
Robert Parker
Monica Rayford
Eyelina Whitson
Karen Haull
Maria Saldana
Gloria Montes De Oca
Linda Jonucz
Cristina Tamez
Michele Fischer
Sharon Massey
Karen Braswell
Amy Brown
Janet Rodgers
Hillary Carlson
Cynthia Mireles
Caroline Guiriba
Shelly Linney
Viola Borges
Elva Arce
Kathleen Cruz
Sondra Bydevier
Michele Hoang
Virginia Marquez
Diana Ramirez
Kathryn Ruedi
Jenny Romero
Amanda Johnson
Priscilla Reyes
Vicky Vu
Caroline Ramirez
Edgardo Sarmiento
Patricia Crihfield
Javier Chapa
Debbie Pedigo
Penny Harris
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Perfect and Outstanding Members
Carol Losee
Linda Witt
Patricia Miller
Pamela Scheet
Justin Smith
Stephen Fasano
Erik Duke
Lino Cappa
Paul Heath
David Dubnicka
Renee Mireles
Blanca Avalos
Adriana Sandoval
Ryan Park
Brenda Parmenter
Andrea Naretto
Joel Era
Jesus Reyna Perez
Anna Marie Roach
Pamela Zarick
Adalberto Vazquez
Yolanda Cawley
Anna Gijon
Georgina Parsa
Carolina Gaeta
Anna Neila
Jo Vonne Poole
Gail Nacin
Timothy Wright
Patricia Rodriguez
Ernie Soto
Frances Crowl
Maureen Elmore
Barbara Skinner
Elizabeth Soriano
Rosalia Rosales
Susan Smith
Anne Martinez
Susan Potluru
Sandra Blackwell
Keiko Jensen
Donald Gallagher
William Jackson
Abbott Masters
Christopher Hall
Virginia Bauman
Lisa Whitmore
Gina Bayson
Carolyn McKinney
Margarita Simental
Maria Villaluz
Lleoniza Rangel
Wyteria Woods
Salvador Morales
Noreen Aguirre
Craig Crosby
Pamela Pardy
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Deborah Zimmer
Bob Grieb
Violeta Wolley
Jeremey Amante
Elizabeth Nunez
Fatima Rosa
Seng DeSpain
Bree Dutro
Patricia Roehr
Monika Phillips
Jose De Leon
Cecilia Alcaraz
Noel Nicdao
Susana Mondragon
Gregory Aguinaga
Enrique Carranza
Jorge Jaramillo
Rebecca Despojado
Francisco Jusino
Edgar Santiago
Alfonso Castillo
Sandra Vela
Maria Montoy
Cresencio Villahermosa
Maria Cortez-Pena
Alexander Gawaran
Josefina Cardozo
Aldwin Malveda
Soralla Hernandez
Maria Aceves
Concepcion Verdin
Mechelyn Facun
Jacob Gardner
Christopher Hieserich
Luisito Santos
Alma Preciado
Joel Adamos
Rene Davis
Mary Santos
Maria Macias
Mary Lonigro
Leticia Espinoza
Antonio Foster
Maria Garcia
Maria Sanchez
Jesus Manjarrez
Maria Dominguez
Sharon Mattson
Lori Schroeder
Ana Ferreira
Maris Holliday
Ernestine Weathers
Donna Hickethier
Michele Lalonde
Lorna Victorio
Vincent Esqueda Jr.
Sandra Klindt
Stanley Kui Yau
Donald Jones
John-Paul Tan
Susmiyati Sada
Nadia Vargas
Otilia Cruz
Seidy Hill
Khristina Teope
Tony Hawkins
Rosario Bayot
Beth Corpus
Jessica Rapin
Rita Rodriguez
Rudy Bydevier
Bonetta France
Larry Morgan
Sergio Ceniceros
Linda Pelayo
Michael Schoppmeyer
Chester Trinidad
Billy Brooks
Herman Gordon
Michael Scott
Timothy Fitzgerald
Mary Williams
Robert Zamora
Jessica-Hs Kearney
Juan Velasco
Shari Uranga
Amanda Bradley
Anthony Riggins
Andrea Tauaa
Evita Orlina
Lilibeth Rillon
Lawrence Snook
Carola Steward
Ben Trinh
Lori Gelsomino
David Collins
Cyd Stevens
Wilfredo Macayana
Tami Tuttle
Jimmy Dodge
Julius Caesar Hayag
David Lucero
Claire Cruz
Geraldine Webb
Gloria Roundtree
Deanna Eisen
Joan Laureano
Melanie Stokes
Nancy Cosio
Jennie Gomez
Janet Kozlowski
David Manley
Betty Lang
Patricia Brown
Katelyn Rowell
Cody Bennett
Sandra Cadruvi
Anne Olson
Sylvanita Fahie
Lotissus Martinez
Anaisabe lArche
Linda Handley
Keli Emery
Elizabeth Washington
Eileen Sposato
Leah Coleman
Raffaella Cowell
Esther MacCratic
Gina Washington
Gabriela Navarro
Sandra Licata
Tammy Cole
Laura Phillips
Katherine Vance
Shannon Ripley
Michelle Stock
Quint Rumbo
Denise Watson
Donna Perrins
Tamra Goins-Chott
Daniel Birnbaum
Nenita Evalle
Patricia Hastings
Sylvia Brown
Lisa Espinosa
Monica Robbins
Helene Fagan-Hobdy
Robert Brown
Guillermo Razo
Charles Go
Rodney Fryer
Jose Castanon
Jose Cabardo
Delfin Manuel
Wouterine Stebler
Anne Rohner
Sharon Taylor
Dawn Babakhani
Evelyn Chan
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For those with an existing plan, the consultation can be used as a time to review your existing plan
to see if it is up to date. There is no estate tax in 2010 due to the inaction of our federal government,
so you may want to review your trust to make sure you have the right language in your funding clauses in light of this change. In 2010 there is also no step-up in basis as of date of death for assets with
more than a 1.3 million in gain or 3 million for community property of a surviving spouse. Unless the
rules change in 2011, many beneficiaries will inherit the basis of the decedent and will have to pay a
capital gains tax on the sale of the asset. These rules are likely to change in 2011, so it is imperative you
stay tuned to what happens in 2010. Further, the consultation can be used to make sure you have properly funded your trust and that your beneficiary designated accounts are in order. If you have acquired
new assets or have set up a new business entity, such as a limited liability company or corporation, then
you should make sure these assets are properly coordinated with your estate plan as well as proposition
13. Maintaining your trust or upgrading from a will to a trust is extremely important as time goes by
and changes occur in life.
If a loved one has passed away and they had a trust, it is important to have an attorney review the
trust and give advice on trust administration matters. The consultation can be used for initial trust
administration matters. Also, if you are a beneficiary of a trust and the trustee is not following his or
her fiduciary duties, then you should consult with an attorney to see what your rights are.
Finally, if a loved one has passed away and they only had a will, no estate planning or had assets
that were not titled in the trust, there may be a probate proceeding or some other court proceeding to
transfer the assets to the beneficiaries, heirs or trust. Meeting with an attorney early on in this process
is critical to avoid unnecessary delays, costs, taxes, litigation and other problems associated with probate.
Legal Update Reminder:
For your information, I continue to provide counsel services to Hiden, Rott and Oertle LLP, which
is a full service law firm here in San Diego. I continue to provide estate planning seminars at companies and organizations during the lunch hour or after work as needed. If you would like to schedule an
estate planning seminar for your group, please call me to discuss.
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of law including:
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subject matter. If you have a legal need in any of these areas, I can help you. Please call or e-mail me
and we will discuss your situation.
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I look forward to hearing from you. Do not hesitate to call with any questions or concerns. My
office address is
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Office: 858-658-0808, Mobile: 858-761-1056, Fax: 858-658-9998
Teddy R. McNamara, Esq.
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Crystal Echeverria
Michelle L. Egbert
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Heather Finn
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Guadalupe Garza
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Shirley A. Johns
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OPEIU Local 30
Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament
W
e would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for
your support of our Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament
fundraiser. This is the eighth year of our scholarship program and
thanks in part to your generosity it was a huge success. Without your
support, this event would not have been possible. Thank you on behalf
of our members and their families.
Gold Sponsors
Kaiser Permanente Labor & Trust, Jacques Blumer
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Silver Sponsors
Hiden, Rott, & Oertle, LLP
Kaiser Permanente California Service Center
Kaiser Permanente San Diego
Bronze Sponsors
Lindquist LLP Certified Public Accountants
Plumbers & Pipefitters, Local 230
Rael & Letson
UFCW, Local 99
Gregory Davis, D.D.S.
Hole Sponsors
Contributors (cont.)
American Financial Real Estate
Executives
Arizona Diamondbacks
Camwest Group, Inc.
Kaiser Federal Bank
Larry Corona Imprinted
Advertising Specialties, Inc.
Lee Rollins Firestone
Loomis, Sayles & Co.
NuWest Insurance
Riley Marketing Services
Secure Retirement Solutions
Union Yes Federal Credit Union
Wohlner, Kaplon, Phillips, Young
& Cutler Attorneys at Law
Enarson Family
Gold Coast Document
Service, Inc.
Hall of Champions
Harbor Excursion
Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad
King’s Fish House
Ladeki Restaurant Group
LEGOLAND California Resort
New York Mets
Pizza Nova
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego-Imperial Counties
Labor Council
Teamsters Local 36
The Comedy Store
The Fish Market
Zoological Society of San Diego
Contributors
Body Beautiful Car Wash, Inc.
Dave & Buster’s of San Diego
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Executive Director’s Report
continued from page 1
been successful in preserving their benefits
and gaining some wage increases and pension
improvements despite the adversities they
face in these difficult economic times, especially in the construction trade union which
employs most of our members there.
On the organizing front, I am very pleased to
announce that Local 30 has won an NLRB
election to represent transportation workers
in Tempe, Arizona. These supervisory level
employees
working
for
Veolia
Transportation Company have just begun
the process of bargaining for their first contract. Congratulations to Local 30 Business
Agent Mark Bailey for all his hard work to
bring this unit into Local 30.
We continue to settle in to our new San
Diego offices at 6136 Mission Gorge Road,
the building that we purchased last January.
Our improvement plans continue to move
Vice-President’s Report
continued from page 1
the games and the contests. You won’t want
to miss this, our biggest event of the year.
See the flyer in this edition of the News &
Views and reserve your tickets early.
This fall we will once again hold our ‘Day
At The Races’ event at Santa Anita Race
Track in Los Angeles. The date of this year’s
event will be October 23rd. This is a great
event and always has a good turnout. If you
have never been, this is your chance to
attend the races at the track made famous by
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year. As a result most local unions agreed to
forgo local bargaining altogether and therefore avoid the risk of unfavorable proposals
from local management teams.
“This was better than we had hoped for,”
reported Local 30 President Marianne
Giordano. “Local 30 members wanted to protect their benefits and hopefully get a raise.
This year that was the desire of our members
from all locations. The language changes we
wanted to talk about locally and any other
improvements we may have wanted will have
to wait until next time. Protecting everything
we have now and getting a raise were the
main goals for this committee.”
Local 30 members of the Common Issues
Committee (CIC), the National Bargaining
forward including the new conference space
that will provide us accommodations for
meetings and trainings that used to be held
off property in rented spaces in the area.
Other improvements include refreshing restrooms, painting, and general maintenance
and updating of the facilities.
At our International Union convention last
month Delegates re-elected our International
President Mike Goodwin and SecretaryTreasurer Mary Mahoney to new three year
terms. Local 30 congratulates them both and
looks forward to continuing the progress we
have made together.
In addition to the elections the Delegates
approved a number of resolutions, policy,
and constitutional changes. One very significant highlight of the convention was the
presentation of a charter to the Hawaii
Nurses Association (HNA) making them
OPEIU, Local 50. The HNA, already a part
of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente
Unions decided to affiliate with OPEIU to
Seabiscuit. So make plans now to join your
Local 30 sisters and brothers as they enjoy
another great day together, and a chance to
be a big winner too. Watch for the flyer for
this event coming soon.
Also coming soon we will be calling on
Local 30 members to help with another
appeal from our Charity Fund. The United
Farm Workers Union (UFW) which Local
30 has helped before is in dire need of support from all union members. As you know
these low wage workers who provide the
food we eat every day work under some of
the most extreme conditions and for few
Team in addition to Walter Allen included
President Marianne Giordano, Vice
President Cathy Young. Field Director
MaryEllen Farrell and Senior Business
Agent Annette Baxter were also involved in
the process for Local 30.
Local bargaining committee members for
the KP unit were Sue Smith, Robert
Sparrow, Cathy Engler, Cathy Young,
Donald Murphey, Diane Nunez, Dustin
Teske, Carmen Corral, Walter Carranza.
And for the CSC unit the committee members were Harold King, Karen Morris,
Kathleen Clapsaddle, Nae C. Barraza,
Rachael Green, Robert Tol, Roger Lester,
Mark Englehart, and Ticin Parker.
be a part of an International organization
and the AFL-CIO. Local 30 members welcome their sisters and brothers of the HNA
and look forward to having them be a part of
our OPEIU family.
Lastly, I would like to urge all of our members to remember our Local 30 Scholarship
Fund awards. Once again this year we will
present 6, $1,250 scholarships to Local 30
members and their families as we attempt to
help them with the high cost of a college
education. All members are eligible and the
awards are selected by drawing. There are
no tests to take or assays to write. Simply fill
out the short application and attach proof of
enrollment in the Fall semester, and you or a
family member will be in the drawing. Do
not miss this opportunity to get a little extra
help with college costs in 2010!
Have a happy
and healthy summer.
benefits. The UFW has been organizing
these workers and providing them with
better wages and benefits for many years.
But the UFW has very little money and
always struggles to take care of their members. This year Local 30 will bring to our
members a plan for support of this great
organization through a fundraising effort.
Watch for the announcement coming soon
and please be as generous as you can as we
once again reach out to those workers less
fortunate than us.
Finally, I too would like to add my congratulations to our KP and CSC bargaining committees for their work on the National and
local agreements just ratified by our members. Once again we enjoy the benefit of
great representation and committed members. And I wish our bargaining committees
at the City of Hope and the University of
Southern California, and our Arizona units a
speedy completion, and a great outcome to
their negotiations too.
More than 600 Local 30 members came out
to the ratification votes held in San Diego
and there were no votes against the package.
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Staff of Local 30
Walter Allen, Jr.
MaryEllen Farrell
Annette Baxter
Lolita Babaran
Mark Bailey
Maria Perez
Charlotte Kilgore
Maria Serrano
Kim Tyler
Executive Director/CFO
Director of Field Services
Sr. Business Agent
Business Agent
Business Agent
Executive Assistant
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
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Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO
2010 Local 30 Scholarship Fund
Purpose:
To generate funds to be distributed to Local 30 members and dependents for assistance with the high costs of higher education.
Eligibility:
Any member-in-good-standing in OPEIU, Local 30, or members of the Local 30 member’s immediate family including domestic
partner, children, stepchildren, spouse, grandchildren, siblings, or stepsiblings who are accepted to and attending any accredited College or University the next fall.
Process:
In July of each year a notification letter, accompanied by an application will be sent by mail to each member in-good-standing in
Local 30. All members of Local 30 are invited to submit an application for each eligible family member by the due date noted on
the notification letter. All applications must be returned to the Local 30 office at the address listed on the notification letter.
Applications will be kept in separate pools by San Diego membership and Los Angeles/Arizona memberships. A lottery style drawing will be conducted at the regular membership meetings in October. Two (2) winners will be drawn from the San Diego area
pool and one (1) from the Los Angeles/Arizona area pool. Upon completion of the initial drawings, remaining applications will be
combined and three (3) additional winners will be drawn. Each award will be in the amount of $1,250 and will be paid directly
to the student to cover school related expenses.
Winners need not be present to win, notice will be sent to all winners, and the information including the list of winners, will also
be posted in the following edition of the Local 30 Newsletter. The Local 30 Scholarship Committee will report the results at the following meeting of the Executive Board.
Rules:
1. Each award is a one-time, annual award and may be applied for each year while attending College.
2. All award checks will be drawn on the Local 30 Scholarship Fund and be made payable to the winner of the award.
3. Local 30 reserves the right to settle any disputes, which may arise out of the process through its Scholarship Committee.
4. Applications will be reviewed to assure member-in-good-standing status for the Local 30 member submitting the application.
In the event that the member is not in good standing they will be notified and given the opportunity to correct any issues. Proof
of attendance/acceptance at an accredited College or University shall be required with applications.
5. Local 30 members may submit as many applications as they have eligible family members. Each applicant shall be entitled to
one (1) application each year. Duplicate applications will be eliminated from the drawing.
6. The drawing will be conducted by members of the Scholarship Committee in the presence of the members at the October
meeting.
7. The drawing will consist of rank-in-file members of the union being asked to reach into the box of applications and randomly removing a single application. This process will be repeated six (6) times, one for each award.
8. Winners will be informed by the Scholarship Committee by letter within ten (10) days of the drawing. Arrangements will then
be made to present the check to the winner and the eligible Local 30 member.
9. All records of the Local 30 Scholarship Fund will be kept in accordance with the US Department of Labor regulations and be
included in the financial reports of the Chief Financial Officer of the union.
Members are encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or an eligible family member and return the application to the Local
30 office no later than September 30, 2010.
In unity,
OPEIU, Local 30 Scholarship Committee
2010 Local 30 Scholarship Fund Application
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Name of Local 30 Member ____________________________________________________________________
Last
First
Middle
Home Address ________________________________________________________________________________
City & State ______________________________________________________Zip________________________
Employed by __________________________________________Work Location __________________________
Home Phone (_____) ____________________________Work Phone (_____) __________________________
Name of Student/Applicant ____________________________________________________________________
Last
First
Middle
Home Address ________________________________________________________________________________
City & State ______________________________________________________Zip________________________
College/University ____________________________________________________________________________
Anticipated Graduation Date____________________________________________________________________
Relation to Member __________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant ______________________________________________Date ______________________
Signature of Local 30 Executive Director/CFO __________________________Date ______________________
Acceptance letter or school registration information must be attached to this application and submitted
to the Local 30 office by September 30, 2010, to be eligible for the Scholarship drawing.
O.P.E.I.U., Local 30 Scholarship Fund
6136 Mission Gorge Rd., Suite 214, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: (619) 640-4840 Fax: (619) 640-4830