Today Monday, May 11th, 2015 I have officially
became a candidate for ATU757 Vice President. These next 42 days will be a very
interest time for me. I will be happy when June 23, 2015 is finally here and the
vote count is done. It is my goal during this election campaigning time to not
put focus on negative aspects of other candidates. My campaign is to present to
our members what makes me a good candidate as Vice President.
ATU757 members
have three Vice President Candidates (Christopher Day, Jonathan Hunt and Dan
Martin) to choose from. Candidates including myself will be seeking members
support and votes during this time and there will be many things that members
will view to determine who they will support and vote for.
I am currently 47 years old, I have never been arrested,
jailed or convicted of any crimes (other than a couple of minor traffic
offenses) and I plan to continue to maintain a clean criminal record. For the
past eight years I have worked for TriMet and have been an active member in good
standing with ATU757. As an ATU757 member I have participated as a Shop Steward
and Liaison helping to protect our members. In 2010 some members had an issue
with TriMet discriminating against domestic partners. Even ATU757 Officers and
in house attorney failed to see the discrimination that was taking place. With
the assistance of the ACLU I was able to help members address this
discrimination. TriMet management, ATU757 officers and union staff adjusted
their policies and corrected our contract so that this type of discrimination
would not happen again to any member. There is a Class Action Law Suit that I
helped start and I am one of the lead plaintiffs against TriMet. At the start of
this class action our union was not supportive yet they have been cooperative
with the attorneys as it continues to move forward. A Class Action is a slow
process and until a ruling is received it is not clear what direction it will
take or when it will be fully judged.
My past eight years as an ATU757 member I have taken an
active role with helping members with getting accurate information and taking
action to help protect our membership. The skills I have learned and demonstrate
such as researching, communication, problem solving, listening and
implementation makes me a good candidate for ATU757 Vice President. It is the
actions not the words of a candidate that will get the attention of our
membership. Members will view what candidates have done in the past to help
determine what candidate will gain their support. By maintaining a clean
criminal record with no arrests, jail time or convictions along with being able
to find support for our members when our union would not is a strong foundation
that I can start with as ATU757’s next Vice President.
1 comment:
From what I understand Chris Day is the only vice presidential candidate that hasn't spent time in jail.
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