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UNION ALERT!

 

It has come to our attention that some members are receiving calls and mailings at their homes from groups that claim to be associated with our Union.

 

The Union is NOT currently making automated calls or sending expensive glossy mailers to our members.

 

If a caller or a mailer is not from Local 483, they are NOT authorized by our union.

 

If you receive an automated call or mailing claiming to be from a group associated with our Union, please let your organizer know.

 

Beware of groups that claim to represent our Union!

 

 

 

Local 483 Members of the Year: James Hood and Richard "Chuck" Smith

 

Seaside residents James Hood and Richard “Chuck” Smith have been chosen by UNITEHERE! Local 483 as its Members of the Year.  Mr. Hood and Mr. Smith were honored at the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council’s (MBCLC) annual awards dinner on May 1 at the Asilomar Conference Center for their contributions toward bettering the lives of working people and their families in this community.

 

James Hood, a banquet captain at the Highlands Inn for 19 years, is the union’s first two-time winner of the Member of the Year award.  James has been an active participant in his union, volunteering time to improve conditions at the workplace and standing up for all working people.   He is a Local 483 shop steward at the Highlands Inn, and serves on the Local 483 Executive Board and Union Steering Committee.  Mr. Hood took union leave-time from his job last September through Election Day to work in Virginia, registering and turning out voters for President Obama.

 

Richard “Chuck” Smith, a 3-year grounds worker at the Asilomar Conference Center, is chief shop steward at Asilomar, as well as a Local 483 Steering Committee member.  Mr. Smith was the top leader on the Local 483 Union Negotiating Committee, which won significant wage increases during difficult economic times earlier this year.

 

Congratulations to Brothers Hood and Smith, and thank you from the members of Local 483!