SEIU 49 - SEIU Local 49

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SEIU 49
2011
NEWSLETTER
2011 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT - A HUGE SUCCESS!
Meg Niemi,
President,
SEIU Local 49
Mary Kay
Henry,
President,
SEIU
Member Mary Brooks with
Senator Jeff Merkey
Mary Kay Henry,
President, SEIU with
Local 49 members
During this year’s Leadership Summit, Mary Kay Henry, President of Service Employees International, swore in our local
Executive Board. Election winners included Local 49 President Meg Niemi, Olivia Devers (Secretary Treasurer),
Renato Quintero (Vice President, Property Services), Julie Markiewicz (Vice President, Healthcare), Art Lee (Sargeant
At Arms), Sally Glazier (Healthcare), and Michael Brewster (Property Services). See inside for an entire list of our
Executive Board and Summit highlights!
--Philip Ndinki, Aramark
History has proven that when workers organize, families in
our country are successful. We must continue to organize while
passing policies that create jobs! “
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--SEIU President, Mary Kay Henry
--Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon
service employees international union, local
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Only together will we make
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We must unite in the fight to get America back to work...we must create good
jobs and make sure that the wealthiest
of our country pay their fair share. Our
union is engaged in this fight and together can make the impossible, possible. “
2011 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS
Over 100 members leaders from our union met to
help tackle issues around creating good jobs in our
communities while working to continue improving
the lives or working families.
On Friday, September 16, our members paused
to hear from, and speak with, Oregon Senator Jeff
Merkely and SEIU President Mary Kay Henry. Henry and Merkely both gave praise to our union listing
our numerous achievements from the year including:
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Settlement of 9 contracts; in most cases with pay
raises, increased benefits, overall increased standards
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Welcoming over 2000 new members
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Training of new leaders; and new skill sets
During our Leadership Summit, President Henry
swore in our 2011 Executive Board (see opposite
page). We also took a moment to recognize those
who made outstanding achievements in leading
fellow workers in the fight for respect, dignity and a
voice on the job.
Winners Included:
Healthcare
Worksite Power: Cary Simons, MKW
Industry Power: Charlie Kory, Newport
Political Strength: Sally Glazier, Legacy Good Sam
Unionist of The Year: Mary Brooks, KP
Property Services
Worksite Power: Martin Reger: GCA
Industry Power: Jesus Garcia: SBM
Political Strength: Lourdes Elizondo, TUBS
Unionist of The Year: Philip Ndinki
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SEIU 49 has my deepest respect.
Percentage wise, it is likely your local has organized more non-union
workers this year than any other
local in our country.
-SEIU PRESIDENT, MARY KAY HENRY
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WELCOME LOCAL 49’S EXECUTIVE BOARD!
We we would like to thank everyone who participated in and assisted with, this year’s Executive Board Election. Now elections are over, Board members are looking to get to work, fulfilling their commitment to:
1. Bargaining Strong Contracts & Ensuring Representational Excellence
2. Building Strong Leadership
3. Increasing our union’s strength through organizing more members
Meg Niemi
President
Renato Quintero
Vice President Property
Services
Olivia Devers
Secretary-Treasurer
Gretta Cole
Mid Willamette Valley
Michael Brewster
Pat Johnson
Property Services Seat
Virginia Jordan
Good Samaritan
Regional Medical Center
Sally Glazier
Health Care Seat
Bryan Leeder
ABM
Peacehealth
Donna Iverson
Southwest
Washington
Mark Vorpahl
Legacy Emanuel
Art Lee
Julie Markiewicz Sargeant At Arms
Vice President
Healthcare
Nate Yu
PHC
Michelle Hilpert
North Willamette
Valley
Kathy Marsh
Mary Brooks
Kaiser
Mark Niemeyer
Laundry
Luis Blancas
Allied
Christopher
Singrey
Manufacturing
Southern Oregon
(Not Pictured)
WE ARE OREGON.
Regular people in Portland need a strong
voice in this economy.
For CEOs, the recession feel like it’s over. Their
bonuses and corporate profits are coming back.
For most Oregonians, this economy still hurts.
Taxpayers like us are giving tax breaks to big corporations who say they need help to create jobs.
But many companies that are getting breaking
aren’t creating quality jobs that will get Oregon
on track.
We are Oregon is about people like us speaking out together for good jobs, education, and
healthcare. We are a group of individuals and
organizations united to bring jobs to Oregon.
TAKE AC TION TO GET
AMERICANS BACK TO
WORK!
WE NEED TO PUT EMPHASIS BACK INTO CREATING GOOD
JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITIES!
The American Jobs Act will save and create job in Oregon
and Washington and put more money into working people’s
pockets. Some ways this will be done include:
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Put more money in the pockets of working and middleclass Americans.
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Cut taxes for small businesses to help them hire and
grow.
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Put more people back to work: teachers laid off due
to state budget cuts; veterans returning from Iraq and
Afghanistan; first responders; and construction workers
rebuilding our roads,
bridges and schools.
Join Us! Sign up to receive information via email
and text at WeAreOregon.org.
ACTION CALENDER!
Saturday, October 15
BASIC AND ADVANCED STEWARD TRAINING
9:00am - 3:00pm, SEIU 49 Union Hall
A one-day training module for both experienced and
new stewards the skills they need to become effective
leaders at the worksite. Don’t miss this opportunity to
get the tools you need to make a difference . To RSVP
email Keely at [email protected]
Saturday, October 15
TAILGATIN’ FOR GOOD JOBS AT SAMARITAN
TIME TBD, CORVALLIS, OR
Join us for an exciting tailgate and action! We will
be tailgating at the OSU football game on October
15th and asking Corvallis to support caregivers in the
community!
Saturday, October 22
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Put Money back in our local schools and buy back teacher
jobs to reduce class sizes and fund first responder jobs.
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Help the long-term unemployed support their families
while they look for work and reform the system to better
connect them to real jobs.
In addition, The President is proposing a new Pathways Back to
Work Fund to provide hundreds of thousands of low-income
youth and adults with opportunities to work and to achieve
needed training in growth industries.
POLITICAL AND IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE
12-2pm , SEIU LOCAL 49, PORTLAND,OR
Join us for the next political and immigration committee on October 22!. Agenda items for the meeting
include:
1. Political endorsement process
2. E-verify and Immigration reform
3. Upcoming actions
CALL 877-851-2521 TODAY!
And tell Congress to VOTE YES on the American
Jobs Act to get our country working again.