DISTRICT 5: Assistant District Director Con't. (2 positions available)
What are your qualifications
for this office?
Name
Jennifer (Jenny)
Garner
DHS
Union member for 51/2 years
while caseworker for
DHS/Child Welfare.
Willingness to travel as needed
and a strong belief that union
strength is vital to public
employees.
DISTRICT 6: District Director
Name
Janet M. Fei rris
OYA
/T V
Union Experience:
Member of a public employees
union in Twenty-nine Palms,
CA 1979-1983. Although I
haven't had a long involvement
with unions I am very familiar
with the history of unions.
Why are you seeking
this office, your goals?
With the failure of Measure 30
it is more important than ever
to support a strong union.
Unions become more impor
tant the more difficult it is for
employees to support them.
Goals for your District?
To continue to provide workers
with safe working conditions
and adequate pay and benefits
for the work they perform for
the public. To work to maintain
good labor and management
relations where they exist and
make corrections to working
conditions where they don't.
Holding the line on current
health care benefits in the face
of state budget cuts. Family,
friend and public material on
how benefits impact retention
of qualified, experienced work
ers which directly effects the
publics safety through quality of
service.
Goals for your District?
Biggest single issue/how
to resolve?
DHS
Other info:
Strong background
in accounting (30
years) which I
nope to use to
serve board and
the members or
Oregon's public
employees. A
strong belief that
unions are a vital
force for worker
protection.
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Why are you seeking
this office, your goals?
Other info:
What are your qualifications
for this office?
Union Experience:
I am currently ADD for District
6,1 am on the Stewards
Committee and I am a
Regional Rep for the the
Northwest area for Local 415..
I have attended every Board
meeting and help coordinate
the fall beach clean-up, also
facilitated phone banking in
Tillamook for measure 28.
I am seeking office to continue
to stay active and involved in
union business. My goals are to
improve member involvement
to help strengthen the union.
I have the same goals for the
District, then I do for SEIU
Local 503,1 truly believe there
is strength in numbers, the
more active members there are
- the better chance of winning
on important issues.
Bargaining of the next contract -
Getting back what we deserve. I
propose to resolve it by getting
District 6 members to join in the
fight with other SEIU members
to gain a fair contract step
increase back and colas, fully
paid medical.
I have been
encouraged to run
for this office by
union members
and SEIU staff.
Past 2 years SDA chair
Past 2 years statewide Labor
management committee
Mock organizer
Better information sharing
between management & the
union & better communication
to union members
Better communication to local
membership
The transferring of offices (SPD)
to local Government
The unions job will be to keep
those transferred employees
SEIU/union members.
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available.
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Donna Jo Stetzel
Biggest single issue/how
to resolve?
DISTRICT 6: Assistant District Director (2 positions available)
Name
Debra Davis
Homecare
Jack M. Davis
Homecare
Jim Markle
Lane Co COG
Saundra Mies-
Grantham
Employment
What are your qualifications
for this office?
jAniDistricWirector
Union Experience:
to the
Homecare Council, District 6
South. Learning as I go, but
learning fast. Delegate from
District 6 to the Southwest
Central Labor Council in North
Bend, Shop Steward for
Homecare Local 99.
Have lobbied in Salem on
Homecare issues. Attended
"Great March" and March on
the Capital. Shop Steward,
Attending Leadership Trainings.
Assistant district director -
Homecare council 6S
503 delegate SW Central
Labor Council
cape delegate district 6S
Shop steward/union Rep
Presentator at SPD orientations
I currently serve local 908 in
the capacity of shop steward. I
have experience in organizing
and served on the bargaining
team for the initial contract
negotiated between the union
and LCOG. I have good com
munication skills. I have teach
ing experience and worked for
6 years as a public school
teacher in northern California.
1 have been a group facilitator
serving in that capacity on the
Branch Operating Committee
for Adult & Family Services in
Roseburg. I was given a First
Contact Award for being
the first person to contact
the union to ask them to
represent LCOG.
My first union experience was
walking the line with my moth
er who was one of the first
female school teachers to ever
go out on strike back in the
early 60's. My first union job
was working as a parking
garage attendant in
Pennsylvania in 1973 where I
was represented byAFSCME. I
also worked briefly for the
State of Pennsylvania under the
same representation. I was the
shop steward for the agency
when I worked for the welfare
department in Willows, Ca. As
an AFS employee in Roseburg I
campaigned door-to-door for
Kitzhaber and walked the line
and marched in Salem during
the strike in '95.
Participated in union meetings
in the workplace. Attended
District meetings for fiv6
years. Designated Cape Liaison
during 2002 Election. Put
together candidate public
forum on issues relating to
Health care and other reforms
important to our members.
Currently working on another
public forum for candidates
seeking our union's
endorsement. Participated in
numerous phone banks in get
ting out the union vote here on
the central Oregon coast.
Attended Lobby day at
Capitol/Homecare Blitz
Recruiting for members &
voter reg. Home visits. Help
organize union meetings.
Maintain Bulliten
Boards/Recruit Activists &
Leaders
Participated & distributed flyers
at the health care forum in
Coos Bay
Am currently assisting in the
Coos courthouse pending
strike
Why are you seeking
this office, your goals?
My largest goal is to register
voters, and to try to get our
members more politically
involved. It's the only way to
change things on a state level.
Goals for your District?
Biggest single issue/how
to resolve?
Other info:
To get more training for our
leaders. And motivate our
members to become more
involved.
The presidential elections. I've
applied for the Hero's Program;
and even if un-excepted will
still push to get out the vote
and register voters.
I am learning and
I love learning.
Life is a journey
and you can
either be involved
and try to influ
ence change or sit
back and watch it
go by... I'd rather
travel.
To promote more open
communication between the
different Locals of our union so
that we can more effectively
solve problems that may arise.
To promote more input from
the general membership
through informal questionairs.
Besides getting Pres. Bush out
of office before we all go broke
I think we need to form a
strategy for recruiting people
who are willing to run for
office. We seem to be spending
money supporting the same
candidates for office only
because no one is opposing
them. We need more worker
friendly legislators.
I have applied to
the Heros pro
gram in the hopes
that I can devote
full time to our
causes. I am
currently
attending Lerc
Leadership classes
to hone my skills.
The only way to
get the job done
is to get in and do
it and I am willing.
The biggest obstacles will be
political agendas designed to
cripple the collective bargain
ing process. The resolution
will be through education,
consensus building, developing
more solidarity, and making
sure every member registers
and votes.
I believe in the
union to the
extent that I have
been willing to
put my job on the
line to bring it
into my agency.
It is an opportunity to become
more directly involved with our
union on a state level. I want to
help recruit, organize and Train
our members so that the
Homecare workers will be a
productive Asset to this
organization.
I want to further serve my
co-workers and the union. I
want to work toward strength
ening the collective bargaining
process through political
action.
To make sure more pressure is
not placed on our members
by freezing wages, reducing
benefit levels or downsizing
our workforce. To improve
public perception and overall
recognition for our members at
large for the day to day services
they provide to Oregonians
year in and year out.
March 2004
I want to strengthen the
Union’s position through better
communication and consensus
building with the rank and
file coupled with political
solidarity.
To Give our locals and district a
clearly defined vision for
the next 5 years instead of
constantly reacting to negative
legislative & media attacl«
on our workers. Give our
members a reason to be proud
of their work and dedication to
public service in Oregon.
Reduction in health care
coverage or reimbursement
levels. Develop coalitions with
State Agency Exec Teams to
ensure staff & mgmt are all
working toward the same goal
to provide a safe, secure work
environment and workforce.
SEIU Local 503, OPEU - STRONGER TOGETHER
I was born and
raised in
Michigan. My
background and
knowledge of
union participa
tion started at a
young age. I know
the gains unions
have made can all
be lost without
our due diligence
and continued
support of union
goals.
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