Preliminary MOU Ratification Ballot Results
Friday, Jul 30, 2010
Ballots were cast individually by bargaining unit and are as follows:
MOU 1 Rejected
MOU 19 Rejected
MOU 20 Rejected
MOU 21 Ratified
* Third party independent ballot count.
Bob Schoonover
Overwhelmingly the membership spoke and got behind Bob Schoonover and his “No Givebacks” message.
Bob Schoonover is now facing a difficult road with the City of LA and LA County Board of Supervisors, budget woes and furloughs are the situation at hand Bob Schoonover has made the promise of No Givebacks and he has the backing of one of the most powerful labor leaders in Southern California Julie Butcher.
Few people know the workings of LA City hall as well as Julie Butcher and SEIU International has been put on notice that this cash cow of County and City workers in Southern California is ready to fight.
It’s time the President of 721 tell the international thanks but no thanks and empower the true leaders to run campaigns the way they must be run and Julie Butcher is in the best position to help LA City workers at this time.
Bob Schoonover working with Julie Butcher & Linda Dent will lead us through these tough times and will allow us to fight the way 347 would have, gritty blue collar no nonsense.
Below are the official results from the SEIU 721 Election.
Congratulations to all!
President
Bob Schoonover
Vice President
Linda Dent
Secretary
Catherine Eide Nelson
Treasurer
Tony Bravo
LA County
Marlene Allen*
Rodolfo “Rudy” Gaona
Blanca Gomez*
Lucy Guerrero
Fred Huicochea
Lila Johnson-Crenshaw
Linda Mascorro
Tony F. Mendoza
Omar Perez
Jose Sanchez
Arnella Sims
Cindy Singer
Harold Sterker
LA / OC Cities
Joaquin Avalos*
Edwina Chism
Cheryl Elam-Collins
Cecilia Flores
Brian Hollenbaugh
Charley Mims
Andy Morales
Linda Stone*
Simboa Wright
Tri-Counties
Shannon Abramovitch
Tom Johnston
Perry Morefield
Dave Mulvey
Ted Perez
Angela Portillo*
Grace Sepulveda*
Inland Area
Lawrence (Larry) Beal
Tim Burke
Barbara Cayon*
Greg Hagan
Kevin Luke
Jack Porrelli
Glenn Sanders
Wendy Thomas*
Finally Service Employees International Union local 721 members will have the responsibility and the freedom to vote for those who will lead them and their union through some of the toughest times organized labor in the greater Los Angeles area, or the country for that matter has faced. Faced with this daunting task several leaders have emerged who believe it is ok to earn a decent salary and have medical benefits and live without the fear that they will be ripped away from us by politicians who we worked to elect.
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama
We are ready to make history! No Longer are we going to be kept down and ignored by leaders whose special interests always win out while we lose out. Los Angeles County & the City of Los Angeles along with our brothers and sisters in Ventura, Orange, Inglewood, Riverside and across Southern California must come together and elect leaders brave enough to stand as a union as a labor force and make the tough calls.
We have put together a listing of the candidates statements which were willfully left out of the mailing in order to keep you in the dark. SEIU Fat Cats and Andy Stern have fought us having our own elected board members and officers for years fighting tooth and nail to hold onto power at any cost, this willful attempt to keep the truth away from it’s members will only backfire on them once the voters read the positive message of change they have for us.
Ask yourself this. Can you afford to keep the same leadership around that has brought you furloughs givebacks and increases in what you pay for medical & retirement while giving back hard fought cost of living increases?
We need leaders who will lead and fight for our future, all of our futures, we need positive change for Southern California and our Local 721.
Brothers and Sisters this is no ordinary time and this is no ordinary election this may be the last chance we have to reclaim our union local together we can make this change your vote is your voice speak up and we can make this change, YES WE CAN!
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