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With the growing economic crisis, impacting every Bay Area city and county, Local 21 needs an experienced and proven leadership team. This team must swiftly network and collaborate with Union officers, staff, chapters, members, labor organizations, city departments and elected officials---to mitigate declining revenues, frozen state/ federal funding, losses in financial markets, rising interest costs on debt obligations and budget shortfalls.

These are stressful times, requiring level-headed professionals who have records of accomplishments for Local 21---recently and over many years.

This team includes Treasurer Willie Lim, who has stabilized Local 21's finances and helped build an unprecedented financial strength. Now, these financial resources need to be wisely steered for job preservation, wage/benefit protection, retention of in-house work, expanded professional opportunities, contract negotiations, political alliances and advocacy for members' interests

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CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT:
Richard Isen, an IT Principal Engineer for the City and County of San Franscisco, knows how union members and staff can work together to get Local 21 to the next level, believes in collaboration, a member-driven union, and respects and is respected by members, staff, elected officials and decision-makers.
" I have demonstrated my ability to eloquently convey our concerns and issues to policymakers and will show an articulate, reasonable and convincing face for our union. For these reasons and more, I believe I am your best choice to represent the union as president for the upcoming 2009-2011 term of office."

  • Principal IT Engineer employed by the city for 10 years

  • Active in the union for 6 years

  • Served at IT Chapter President for the past 4 years

  • Served on Placement Committee for layoffs ensuring continued employment for workers

  • Worked with Board of Supervisors to hold public hearings on IT practices in the city

  • Served on the Telecommuting Policy Committee

  • Demonstrated public speaking skills at Boards, Commissions & Meetings

  • Established credibility with city leaders, executive management & human resources

    • He endorses and is endorsed by a TEAM to bring leadership, financial stability and experience to these challenging economic times:


    Endorsements

    Carmen Cumberbatch-Lewis, personnel analyst

    Lisa Delpuerto, Incoming Chemist & Laboratory Professionals Chapter President

    Cliff Jarrard, past president, Local 21

    Lonnie Butler, former Secreatary

    Lois Scott, president of Local 21

    Howard Wong, past president of Local 21

    Mary Marzotta, At-Large Chapter president

    Claire Zvanski, Health Board Commissioner

    Pedro Martinez, past Treasurer, past IT Chapter president