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I have served our Local 5094 for 20 years, beginning as IT Committee Chair, Co-Grievance Chair, Co-Secretary, and now Co-President since 2020. I’m the 2008 winner of the Local Award “In recognition of… Outstanding Work & Dedication to the Local.”
Providing unprecedented access for many union members to participate in our local by immediately embracing online meeting technologies, reaching hundreds of members at the height of the pandemic
Preserving ongoing access to union participation for all members, regardless of location, disability, shift
Taking calls from members at all hours, advising on health and safety rights and the best practices to keep safe in evolving circumstances
Chairing both Rutgers and University Hospital’s Committees on Negotiation during the fiscal emergency and two contract campaigns, resulting in historic salary increases at both UH and Rutgers (including increases for both retirees and new employees at Rutgers), plus additional months of retro pay for the entire UH workforce when UH claimed not to have the money
Providing opportunities for direct participation in the negotiations process through open bargaining
Representing Local 5094 in the Coalition for Rutgers Unions to ensure a cohesive, collective, powerful strategy reflective of the needs of all Rutgers workers
Consistently holding Rutgers and UH management to a higher standard when it comes to our safety, concerns, and working conditions
Public healthcare and education in New Jersey are critical resources, and if we do not defend them, we will lose them
We do critical work, are experts in our fields, and deserve respect in the workplace, fair compensation, and control over our working conditions
“Working people are fit to run our own affairs.” (Democracy is Power) – member voices come first, every time
Unions that do not organize, or that pay lip service to organizing while operating like a bureaucracy, do not win and do not inspire or engage; member-driven locals are the only route to success
I do the job I was elected to do; I show up when I am supposed to, am always looking to learn how to improve
I have handled considerable and healthy disagreement on union governance with fairness and grace, and have worked to unite us in achieving our common goals
I fight for what is right, not what is easy or convenient; I tell the truth, not what people want to hear
I regularly attend continuing education workshops to learn more about building more successful unions, and recruit others to do so
Unions that don't provide access to the democratic process to everyone are not actually democratic