Candidate Statements

It’s time to elect our next bargaining team and 2021-23 executive board. Both these groups will be instrumental in guiding our union through this continuing pandemic and ensuring that we have a strong contract to protect us, no matter what may lie ahead. We’re also electing delegates for the 2022 Oregon AFL-CIO convention. Voting begins on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 5:00 p.m.

Candidate statements from the nominees for our executive board and the impressive number of candidates running for the bargaining team are posted below. Statements are unedited, listed by office in the order received. Contested seats — the ones you’ll be voting on— are listed first. Please review the statements prior to casting your vote.

Candidates for 2021-23 Local 328 Executive Board (CONTESTED SEATS)

Secretary: Jennie Olsen

I have been an employee at OHSU, and a proud member of Local 328, since 2014. I have worked in all three OHSU mission areas and have a unique perspective of the overall needs of our membership. I started as an administrative assistant and have been promoted to administrative coordinator and now to grants/contracts administrator. Each of these positions has required me to develop a high level of organization, attention to detail, and critical thinking, and I have impeccable record-keeping skills.

I currently serve Local 328 as a lead steward and investigatory steward and look forward to being involved in a new way. I'll bring a fresh perspective to our union's leadership, and believe I would be an ideal secretary for our union. I will commit to attending all executive-committee and executive-board meetings, taking detailed and accurate minutes, and properly maintaining all reports and union records submitted to me. I will act with transparency and make decisions that serve the best interests of our entire membership. I would be honored to serve the members of our union as secretary. Thank you for your consideration.

Endorsements: Jennifer Barker, Haley Wolford Davis, Jeff Vogt, Lia Sebring

Secretary: Roger Clark

My name is Roger Clark, and I am a pharmacist in the Emergency Department. I am asking for your vote to the 2021-2023 Executive Board as Secretary. I have served Local 328 in many capacities. I am a union steward for my department, I served on the 2019 bargaining team, and I sit on the current Executive Board as an At-Large member.

In my time on the Executive Board, I have found satisfaction in participating in the decisions that affect our members, advocating for you all: Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, HUC’s, ED techs, CNA’s, EVS technicians, social workers, radiology techs, registration personnel, comms center personnel, and food and nutrition employees. These members that I work alongside every day, AND those of you I don’t.

I have made the most of my time on the Executive Board by getting involved in different committees and trying to further the mission of Local 328 to improve the lives of our members. I would like to make the progression to Secretary to not only continue to look out for the needs of our membership, but to continue to improve the way our leadership functions to conduct Local 328 business. I headed a committee looking at Executive Board processes and how they could be improved, and some of our recommendations will hopefully be implemented soon.

I will continue to serve in a variety of ways for you, never afraid to step up and take on difficult tasks. Please vote for me for Secretary. Thank you!

Treasurer: Claire Irvan

My name is Claire Irvan. I have been at OHSU for 20 years. During the past five years I have increased my participation and activism with our union, AFSCME Local 328. I was a member of the 2019 bargaining team and currently serve as a steward and your Treasurer.

Over the past decade, our local has grown immensely which has required the role of the Treasurer to grow and expand as well. During the past two years as your Treasurer, I have worked hard to master the duties as Treasurer which includes understanding our business connections and building relationships with our vendors. Picking up where my predecessor left off, I’ve been focused on building a solid foundation. One that includes actively monitoring our annual budget, transparency about where our member dollars are being spent, and advising our executive board as needed.

If I am re-elected, I will continue to expand on the groundwork that has already been laid. I will further my knowledge of the Treasurer position. And I will continue to work for our members with the goal of making sure that working conditions at OHSU are as fair and equitable as possible.

Candidates for 2022 Bargaining Team (CONTESTED SEATS)

Jennifer Barker

I've worked at OHSU for ~24 years and been active in Local 328 for 15+ years. I currently serve as secretary on our union’s executive board and am a member of several other union and OHSU committees. I served on the 2012, 2015, and 2019 bargaining teams, and on the PTO task force and COVID-19 impact response team.

I'd love the opportunity to once again advocate for my coworkers during bargaining. My experience on multiple bargaining teams has given me a familiarity with OHSU's tactics that will help me bargain more successfully. While our 2019 – 2022 contract is one of our best in recent history, I recognize that the next round of bargaining won't be easy, especially considering the impact of the pandemic on our work lives and on OHSU’s finances.

Making sure our members are well informed and feel heard is key to a successful bargaining campaign. Communicating with members on our union’s blog during bargaining in 2019 was some of my most rewarding work as a union activist—I’d love to be able to serve our members in this capacity again.

I want to help our 2022 bargaining team build on our successes at the bargaining table in 2019, and I believe in the strength of our members to support our union in fighting for a great contract. Thank you for your consideration.

Katy Holmes

My name is Katy Holmes and I’m running for the opportunity to represent our union during the 2022 Contract negotiations as part of the bargaining team. I am a pharmacy technician and currently one of the unit stewards for our CHO pharmacies.

I’ve been with OSHU since 2019 when I was hired on to help staff at the new CHH2 Pharmacy. Since starting, I have worked in many Ambulatory Pharmacy settings across OHSU such as Doernbecher and our many Knight Cancer Institutes all over the Portland-Metro area. I’ve seen firsthand the numerous needs our off-site clinics have that differ from those at our hospitals on the Hill and South Waterfront. I’ve also witnessed how underappreciated Pharmacy staff feel over past negotiations.

If elected, I would hope to represent our Pharmacy Department’s needs as well as the needs of our off-site clinics so we can have the same amount of representation as those working on the Hill or at the South Waterfront. We all work together to make OHSU the best hospital in Oregon for our patients, now let’s work together to make it the best work environment for our employees!

Roxana Logsdon

Hi, my name is Roxana Logsdon and I would like to represent our Union as a member of the bargaining team for the upcoming contract. We all need and want a strong, fair and equitable contract, and I will fight for that. I have been active in our Union for almost 10 years and have served on our Unions Executive Board for 4 years now. I recently completed the Collective Bargaining Institute class through LERC (Labor Education and Research Center), to prepare myself for this very worthy and honorable position, and I would appreciate your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

Roxana Logsdon
PAS Specialist
Executive Board Member Local 328

Jean-Marie Roy

My name is Jean-Marie Roy (she/her) and I have been with OHSU since 2018; I currently work in Centralized Managed Care. This is my first union job and my eyes were opened wide as I watched the negotiations and tactics of the 2019 bargaining session come to light. I love working for OHSU but know that as an institution, we can and need to do better, especially as healthcare leaders in the community. That starts with a fair contract that benefits all of our union members who work every day to provide quality service to patients, caregivers, and family. COVID highlighted the need for union representation in the healthcare field. It also illuminated the socio-economic disparities that exist within OHSU and the need for a fair contract. I will work hard on behalf of all our members and hope to represent you on the bargaining team.

Lia Sebring

The COVID-19 pandemic has weighed heavily on us all for the last year and a half, yet throughout this time I have seen our Local 328 members dedicate themselves unwaveringly to our community. I am running for the 2022 Bargaining Team so I can help ensure that you all get the fair and just contract that you deserve. If elected to your bargaining team, I will dedicate my energy to listening to the needs of our membership and amplifying your voices at the bargaining table. Lastly, as a telecommuter and someone who works at an off-campus location, I believe I can bring a valuable perspective to the bargaining table. I ask for your vote so that I can be a voice at the bargaining table that centers equity, amplifies our member’s voices, and ultimately, to win us all a fair contract! Endorsed by Casey Parr and Kasey Zimmer-Stucky.

Casey Parr

My name is Casey Parr, and I am running for the 2022 AFSCME Local 328 Bargaining Team. I’ve been a Respiratory Therapist here at OHSU for 11 years. I had the honor of serving on the 2019 AFSCME Local 328 bargaining team, and I’ve been thinking about our next contract since the morning we settled the last one. I also serve as a member at-large of the AFSCME Executive Board and was a member of the COVID Impact Response Team (CIRT) to negotiate worker protections in light of the pandemic. I was a recipient of a 2021 AFSCME All-Stars award for my work with the membership. I love this work. The Local 328 membership is OHSU, and the work we do together is nothing short of inspiring. If elected, I promise to be a fierce advocate for our members and expand on the historic contract gains we saw in 2019.

Endorsed by: Roger Clark, Karyn Trivette, Lia Sebring and Kasey Zimmer-Stucky

Sarah Curtis

My name is Sarah Curtis and I am a Managed Care Coordinator in Centralized Managed Care. I’ve worked at OHSU since 2016. I currently serve as an AFSCME Investigatory Steward, and successfully completed the Labor Education & Research Center’s Collective Bargaining Institute training this spring.

I am asking for your vote to serve on the AFSCME Bargaining Team and the AFSCME Executive Board as a Member-at-Large.

In my role as an Investigatory Meeting Steward, I have the privilege of accompanying our fellow union members to meetings where they may face disciplinary action. I’ve represented workers from all across OHSU: food and nutrition, environmental services, respiratory therapists, sterile processing techs, and many more. I have seen firsthand the challenges our members face as they try to do their jobs: everything from the struggle to find reliable, affordable childcare, to racism, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace.

I want to draw upon these experiences, combined with the training I have received through our union, to secure a strong, fair contract that will empower our members, protect our jobs, raise our wages, and increase our benefits. I would be honored to have your support, and I hope you will share with me your ideas about how we together can build a union that puts our members first.

Kasey Zimmer-Stucky

My name is Kasey Zimmer-Stucky and I am an AFSCME Executive Board member, a Co-Lead of the Unit Steward program, and an Ultrasound Technologist. In 2019, I was proud to represent you in contract negotiations with OHSU as a member of your bargaining team.

Serving as your representative was a highlight of my 10-year career at OHSU. You told me what you needed in a contract from OHSU and I was honored to turn those requests into actionable outcomes. Together, we secured the fair contract from OHSU that we deserved.

Continuing my advocacy for your fair treatment, I was a member of the 2020 bargaining team producing the second Covid Letter of Agreement (LOA). This gave employees a choice in their financial future by voluntarily reducing their FTE status or by taking a temporary or permanent layoff. Additionally, this protected workers who were redeployed to other departments. Currently, I represent you as a member of the Vaccine Policy bargaining team. This team ensures that OHSU follows the laws to protect your privacy and to ensure that all workers feel supported and safe while at work.

If re-elected, I will continue to listen to you, fight for you, and ensure that you know just how important you are to the union and the success of OHSU. It would be a privilege to represent the AFSCME membership again in 2022.

Endorsements: Karyn Trivette, Casey Parr, Roger Clark, Lia Sebring

Karyn Trivette

Dear membership,

I am asking for your vote in electing me to the AFSCME local 328 bargaining team for 2022. I have been lucky enough to have been on the previous bargaining team, and subsequently the last two years on the executive board for the local 328 union. Those opportunities I think has given me experience to build upon if I am to once again be elected to the bargaining team.

Quite simply, I would like to finish this. Many may look at our last contract as a win, and although I was content with the result, I think there is better to be done. There has been more activism within the local, and within the last few years considering everything every human has been through, that’s amazing. As a worker on the front line there still remains a lack of trust with OHSU leadership and demonstrable lack of respect for those who make the hospital stay open. I would like to fight for a contract that continues to support our members worth and work.

Our membership is strong, and when we are able to support each other we are stronger. Our bargaining team is just an extension of that concept. To have a diverse bargaining team that listens to its members, that is thoughtful about language to put into the contract, and that thinks about the group as a whole is important. I would like to do that, to finish that. Please consider voting for me.

Kevin Cartwright

Dear Members,

My name is Kevin Cartwright and I would like to represent the interests of our members during this year's upcoming contract negotiations. I believe that I would make an excellent candidate, because I understand what its like to work hard for everything you earn. I was born to a pair of hard working “blue-collar” parents both of whom had union representation during their professions. My father worked in a sugar factory his whole life while my mother worked as a cook and later a janitor. I was very lucky to be the first in my family to have had the opportunity to go to college and the ability to choose the career path I wanted. Although my education has prepared me to pursue many “white-collar” jobs I've actually chosen to apply my skills in the field of horticulture and currently work within the facilities department as a Landscape Technician. I enjoy the work I perform, but also understand the need for good representation in order to have the pay and benefits needed to live a happy and fulfilling life no matter what position a person holds within an institution. If you believe the same way that I do then I hope you'll vote for me. I'm Kevin Cartwright and I formally submit my candidacy as a union representative of the 2022 Bargaining Team for the AFSCME represented employees of OHSU. Thank you!

Jennie Olson

I have worked at OHSU for about seven years, in all three OHSU mission areas (healthcare, academic, and research) and have a unique perspective on the needs of our wide variety of Local 328 members. I currently serve our union as an investigatory and lead steward and have worked one-on-one with members in all job classifications. This has given me great insight as to how our contract affects our work lives at OHSU and how it protects our members.

As a grants and contracts administrator, I read and interpret contractual language daily, working to advance and protect research at OHSU. This experience, combined with my knowledge of our members’ experiences with management, will make me a valuable negotiator on behalf of our union. As a member of Local 328’s 2022 bargaining team, I will work to fight for strong and clear contract language that benefits and protects our members.

Thank you for your support!

Endorsements: Jennifer Barker, Haley Wolford Davis, Jeff Vogt

Roger Clark

My name is Roger Clark, and I am a pharmacist in the Emergency Department. I would appreciate your vote to serve on the 2022 contract bargaining team. I was fortunate enough to serve on the 2019 bargaining team. Despite the unsavory tactics employed by OHSU management, we were able to successfully bargain a contract that added benefits for our members while avoiding takebacks. We have an engaged, active membership to thank for the positive outcomes of those negotiations. Your show of support convinced OHSU that we represented the interests of our members.

Every member of our bargaining team worked hard for you at the table, and on their own time; developing proposals, investigating matters surrounding OHSU proposals, reaching out to members to provide education about bargaining issues, and organizing rallies and pickets. Many of my compatriots will be running for the bargaining team again, and I would very much like to join them to further the work that we started.

I would like to expand on premiums like weekend differential and preceptor pay. I would like to help my fellow salaried employees gain more parity with hourly employees on issues such as on-call work and overtime. I would like to see an increase in OHSU contributions to our retirement. I want to ensure that we get the cost-of-living increases that we deserve, and that OHSU doesn’t try to take-back or diminish any of our current benefits.

Please vote for me, I’ll continue to fight for us all!

Jesse Miller

Jesse Miller is a PAS in Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, a lead steward, recently completed a term on the Oregon AFSCME Council 75 executive board, and is the current Local 328 Internal Communications Chair. He is a candidate for the 2022 bargaining team and for an at-large position on the AFSCME Local 328 executive board. Jesse has been running the majority of the local's social media since 2019 and was part of the team that caught members of OHSU's bargaining team trolling the union on Twitter and Facebook. Since sitting in on bargaining sessions and reporting out to the membership last round, he has been preparing to be a part of this year's team by attending trainings such as the 2021 LERC Bargaining Institute and helping the DEI Committee draft possible language dealing directly with harassment and discrimination. He hopes to help bargain a contract that will address our members crucial role in keeping the PNW healthy during this pandemic and better protect members who have been targeted based on their identity or status.

Haley Wolford Davis

I have worked for OHSU for 14 years and I have been active with Local 328 for nearly 12, first as a steward and then as a member of our union’s executive board starting in 2012. I have served in my current board role, as chief steward, since January 2019. I was honored to be a part of our successful 2019 bargaining team, and I was instrumental in getting a weekend differential for our members for the first time in our union’s history.

In 2022, I’ll show up to the bargaining table even more prepared! I have already started working with Local 328’s investigatory and grievance stewards to identify ways to strengthen our contract. Our stewards are strong advocates for our members and a vital source of knowledge—I will be proud to represent them during our union’s negotiations with OHSU. The stewards I work with are also a key connection to our members—every day, we hear directly from you about how we can best serve you and what you need from OHSU to improve your work environment.

My two biggest goals for our union’s 2022 negotiations are to win pay increases and reduce the burden of excessive overtime for our hardworking members. I look forward to being your voice at the bargaining table—thank you for your consideration!

Endorsements: Jennifer Barker, Jeff Vogt, TJ Acena.

Candidates for 2021-23 Local 328 Executive Board (Uncontested)

President: Michael Stewart

Hello AFSCME 328! I am Michael Stewart and I am running for President of our local.

Over the last 17 years I’ve worked for OHSU Internal medicine. I've had the honor of being a member leader of our union. I have worked for you to negotiate fair contracts as a member of four bargaining teams, a strong advocate for safe working conditions and as a dedicated steward for colleagues when they needed someone to stand with them.

I’ve also worked with many of you and other AFSCME members across the state, as a Political Action Committee (PAC) member and chair, to elect leaders that put the needs of working people first.

My focus will always be on what is best for our members.

Our union needs diverse representation in leadership. I advocated for our local to create a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee and nominated our current chair of that committee. As your president I intend to partner with the Chief Steward to initiate a focused and sustained effort to recruit more BIPOC members as stewards and leaders

The work our members do for OHSU is diverse and our union is growing. As your president I will meet you where you work and when you work, to listen and learn about the issues that are important to you - on whatever shift, swing or graveyard, or location you work.

In Solidarity

Michael Stewart.

Vice-President: Jeff Vogt

I am running for vice president of Local 328 because I know that when we step up as members, our union can do incredible things. I have served as a steward for five years, the last two as a representational and lead steward. During that time I have filed grievances and stood up to bully bosses, and was a leader in the group that removed corrupt managers within Food & Nutrition. During the COVID outbreak, I helped coordinate with coworkers and union staff to alert senior management of the outbreak and hold accountable those who put our members in dangerous working conditions.

Part of the vice president’s role is to be one of our union’s primary grievance and representational stewards. I have the experience and the skill set to ensure that our members get the representation they need and that our stewards are well mentored. I work well with our staff and fellow member leaders. My time on our union’s executive board as an at-large member has also given me perspective on what type of leadership is needed. I will lead as I always have, with integrity, straightforwardness, and transparency. You have my commitment that our membership’s best interests will always be my first priority.

It would be an honor to serve our union as vice president. Thank you for your consideration!

Endorsed by: Jennifer Barker, Haley Wolford Davis, Jesse Miller. TJ Acena.

Chief Steward: Haley Wolford Davis

I have proudly served as our union’s chief steward since January 2019. I have been privileged to work with an incredible group of stewards who are just as passionate as I am about making connections with fellow Local 328 members, representing your interests, improving your work environments, and defending your rights under our contract.

My goal continues to be to provide the best possible support and representation for members of our bargaining unit. In the coming term, I hope to recruit and train more stewards to even more effectively advocate for our members in the workplace. I also plan to continue to oversee a major rebuild of the eZone, our union’s online hub for voting, filing grievances, and more.

I would be honored to have your vote!

Endorsed by: Michael Stewart, Jennifer Barker, Jeff Vogt.

Internal Communications Chair: Jennifer Barker

I’m running to return to serving as chair of our union’s internal communications committee (ICC). I joined the ICC back in February 2006 and was active on the committee for 13+ years, including 5+ years as chair and another 5 years performing most ICC functions except writing and social media. I produced a majority of the non-social-media communications for our 2019 bargaining campaign: many bargaining updates, blog posts, responses to emails and blog comments, flyers, buttons, and some stickers.

While I’ve enjoyed serving as our union’s secretary since October 2015, it’s not my passion— communications work is, and I do it well. With bargaining on the horizon, it’s crucial that our communications are informative, professional, and engaging. If I’m elected as ICC chair, my goals for the committee include:

Updating our website (adding content, making it more user friendly)
Improving outreach to members who don’t work on the hill
Better publicizing trainings, grievance wins, and other important union news
Increasing engagement with our social-media channels and blog
Recruiting new members to the ICC to bring fresh voices to our communications
Building relationships with OHSU’s employee resource groups and other unions to share relevant news with our members

In addition to my extensive past ICC experience, I’ve earned a copyediting certificate from the University of Washington Extension. I attended the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) virtual annual conferences in 2020 and 2021, and participate in continuing education as an ACES member. Thank you for your consideration.

Political Action Chair: Jen Laverdure

I have worked at OHSU for 14 years and have been a Local 328 member for the duration. Most of that time, I did not engage with the union very much. I have been particularly impressed with Local 328 leadership since our last contract was successfully bargained. I am inspired to be part of maintaining and improving the lives of OHSU AFSCME members.

As the Political Action Committee (PAC) chair I hope to increase members’ awareness of the candidates and issues that affect them. If elected, I will work to get more members involved in PAC activities in order to increase our impact on legislation and elected officials.

I am currently a Council 75 Executive Board member. I bring the perspective of that role to this position which I think will help the PAC understand what is happening across the state and how we can intervene. For the past year, I have been involved with the PAC on several activities including Lobby Day. I think the PAC is a valuable tool for members to have a political impact. I look forward to continuing the important work of this committee!

Education Chair: Molly Clasen

Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

I am running for reelection as the training and education chair, because I want our members to have access to education so we can change our community for the better.

As the current training and education chair for the executive board and the Career and Workplace Enhancement (CWE) Center’s senior program and outreach coordinator, I have seen firsthand how education can help our membership develop valuable skills, accomplish their dreams and better translate their values into action.

My goals for a second term include:

Recruit and engage new members of the Training & Education Committee.
Increase access to and awareness of the AFSCME Free College Benefit.
Collaborate with the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair to fund and promote training opportunities.
Collaborate with the Labor Education Research Center and Steward Program to deliver impactful training to stewards.
Listen to your feedback and serve your learning goals.

Thank you for considering me for reelection.

Community Liaison: Lia Sebring

I have been proud to serve as Community Liaison for our union since being appointed by the executive board in March 2021. If elected to the Community Liaison role, I will continue building relationships between our union and the greater community by partnering with equity-focused community based organizations. I also look forward to regularly hosting an AFSCME Local 328 table at the OHSU Farmers Market to increase our union’s connection with both our members and the greater community. I hold a variety of union roles including Unit Steward, Investigatory Steward, Lead Steward, and I am a member of the Market Based Wage Committee. I believe that creating community is key to building a strong union; I ask for your vote so I can continue to work collaboratively with our membership, union leaders, and community based organizations to strengthen our union!

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Chair: TJ Acena

I got my start in Local 328 as a unit steward. Knowing I wanted to do more, moved up through the steward program and am now the senior lead steward. When I joined the board in 2019 as Community Liaison, I helped create, and eventually chair, the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. The DEI committee realized that the chair needed to have a strong voice on the board and in 2020 I worked to turn it into an elected position.

One of the biggest projects I worked on during my time on the board was summarizing and translating our contract into 10 languages, so that more members have access to important information and feel like they are represented in our local. I have also worked with AFSCME Council 75 to help start the POC Caucus, which is working to create spaces for POC union members to meet and talk about what is most important to them.

This is not work that has been done by our local before, or many other locals in AFSCME, and so I’ve spent a lot of time looking for resources to help us figure out how to make our union more equitable. I am hoping to leverage my connections with Council 75 as well as the Labor Education Research Center out of University of Oregon to help create plan for this next term and help lay a solid foundation for the future of Local 328.

At-Large: Cassie Barton

I am honored to have been nominated to serve on the Executive Board again as an at large member. I continually strive to do what is right for our members, our Union, and our community. Throughout this last term on the Board, I have tried to provide an outside perspective, asking tough questions about how and where we spend our money, and ensuring all members are represented in decisions made. If elected, I hope to continue to do just that. I promise to continue working to ensure we thoroughly explore and critically consider the best ways in which to proceed as a Union through bargaining and beyond. We need to continue to ensure we represent all members, and spend their hard earned money in the most appropriate ways possible.

At-Large: Roxana Logsdon

Hi, my name is Roxana Logsdon and I have been actively involved in Our Union for almost 10 years now, I am currently serving on the Executive Board for AFCSME Local 328, At Large Position 4, and would like to continue to serve you, our members. I am again running for the At-Large Position 4. I believe a strong Union begins with strong respectable leadership and I will continue to provide that leadership with your support.

Thank you for your consideration,

Roxana Logsdon
PAS Specialist
Executive Board Member Local 328

At-Large: Karri Garaventa

I’m Karri Garaventa and I’m running for re-election to an at large board position so I can continue to support our members in their job roles and as humans in a time of a major health crisis and personal struggle. I’ve held an at large position for 2.5 years, but I wear other union hats, too. As a unit steward, I keep my team informed of union and workplace updates that impact their health, safety, and benefits. I ensure that my team feels valuable in the jobs they do for OHSU, jobs that have an impact on our community beyond the campus. My experience as an investigatory steward informs me more fully of the challenges faced by our members, challenges that must be acknowledged especially as we move toward a contract bargaining year. I want to return to the board so I can continue to spotlight the value of the human behind each job at OHSU, to support our to-be-elected bargaining team, and to continue to advocate for the safety and wellness of our membership.

At-Large: Sarah Curtis

I am asking for your vote to serve on the AFSCME Bargaining Team and the AFSCME Executive Board as a Member-at-Large.

At-Large: Kasey Zimmer-Stucky

As a member of the Executive Board, I grew the unit steward program and served on bargaining teams that brought forth Letters of Agreement between AFSCME and OHSU on multiple COVID-related issues. If re-elected to the Executive Board, I will continue my work hard to ensure that AFSCME members feel that their union is working for them and with them. Thank you for your consideration.

Endorsements: Karyn Trivette, Casey Parr, Roger Clark, Lia Sebring

At-Large: Jesse Miller

Trustee: Theresia Lloyd-Siemer

I am asking for your vote to the office of 1of the 3 Local 328’s trustees positions
My experiences within union activities are as follows:

I had been on the Executive Board for 20 years:
Have held several different positions on the Executive Board of Local 328
I have been an investigatory Stewart for 22 years
I have attended 4 international conventions
I have attended 7 Council 75 conventions

I have done:

2 Lobby Day’s at the Oregon State Capital and
1 lobby Day at Washington’s State Capital for SWWCLC
I have attended 4 Oregon state AFL-CIO conventions

At Council Level:

I have been a member of the Women’s Committee / Caucus for the last 21 yrs.
I had been the chair of Oregon AFSCME women's committee for 7 yrs.
I am one of the Trustees for Oregon AFSCME in my 4th term.
I am one of the 3 Trustees for SWWCLC. As a trustee for them, we do the budget for the Labor Council.

I humbly ask for your vote for 1 of the 3 positions of trustees for local 328.

Thank-you,

Theresia Lloyd-Siemer

Candidates for Oregon AFL-CIO Delegation (Uncontested)

Theresia Lloyd-Siemer

I am asking for your vote as a Delegate to the Oregon AFL-CIO
My experiences within union activities are as follows:

I had been on the Executive Board for 20 years:
Have held several different positions on the Executive Board of Local 328
I have been an investigatory Stewart for 22 years
I have attended 4 international conventions
I have attended 7 Council 75 conventions

I have done:

2 Lobby Day’s at the Oregon State Capital and
1 lobby Day at Washington’s State Capital for SWWCLC
I have attended 4 Oregon state AFL-CIO conventions

At Council Level:

I have been a member of the Women’s Committee / Caucus for the last 21 yrs.
I had been the chair of Oregon AFSCME women's committee for 7 yrs.
I am one of the Trustees for Oregon AFSCME in my 4th term.
I am one of the 3 Trustees for SWWCLC. As a trustee for them, we do the budget for the Labor Council.

I humbly ask for your vote for a Delegate to the Oregon AFL-CIO

Thank-you,

Theresia Lloyd-Siemer

Tabatha Millican

Recently there have been conversations about whether police can have solidarity with the working class, considering their roles in stifling free speech, arresting those on picket lines, and killing people with impunity. I would like to expand the conversation to question whether prison guards have solidarity with the working class if they supervise imprisoned people who are either forced to work or make less than a minimum wage.

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