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2009 George Kelty Scholarship

2009 GEORGE KELTY SCHOLARSHIP
 
Each year, Local 5 offers scholarships to members in good standing and their children. Scholarships are awarded based on an essay submitted by the applicant. In order to be eligible, an applicant must be enrolled in, or intend to enroll in, an accredited college or technical school in 2009.
 
This year eight scholarships of $525 each may be awarded. The scholarship will be distributed to the school on behalf of the recipient.
2009 WINNERS
NAME                                      PARENT(Work Location)
Jessica Yost                          Tim Yost(Chevron)
Stacy Bowman                     Ralph Bowman(Chevron)
Eric Chin                                Calvin Chin(Chevron)
Colleen Long                         Janet Hecker(Shell)
Christopher Stone               Randy Stone(Shell)
Corey McIntire                     Raylynn McInitre(Chevron)
Sarah McInitre                     Raylynn McInitre(Chevron)
Alexandra Zapanta Chua   Margaret ZapantaChua(Chevron)
We would like to thank all of the participants in this years scholarship contest.  You should all be very proud of the work you did.  Please remember to apply again next year.
 
Steward Training

USW Local 5 will be holding a Union Steward Training class.  The class is scheduled for Friday December 4th beginning at 8:30 am and concluding at 4:00 pm.  Please respond to jclark@usw5.org if you are interested in attending this class.  You do not need to be a Steward in order to attend.  Please feel free to attend if your are interested in learning more about your rights as a Union member.  Please include your name and e-mail address in your response in case we need to contact you with updates.  Class size will be limited so please sign up early.

Local Election Results

The following are the official results of the recent USW Local 5 elections;

 

Local Wide:

President - Steve Rojek

1st Vice President - Jim Payne

2nd Vice President - Al Cruz

3rd Vice President - Tom Lewis

Secretary-Treasurer - Jeff Clark

Recording Secretary - Howard Jones

Guard - Eric Gomez

Guide - Mike Barber

Trustees - Tom Seymour, Janice Wood, Mike Smith, Raylynn McIntire, Charles Gaeth

Regional Council Delegates - Chris Palacio, Mike Hall, Raylynn McIntire

Contra Costa Labor Council Delegates - Tom Seymour, Mike Hall, Mike Barber

Chevron Richmond Refinery:

E-Board member/Chief Steward - Brian (B.K.) White

Committee - Mike Smith, Ray wiles, Raylynn McIntire, Mark Storey, Jaime Oceguera, Robert Travis, Louie Contreras, George Whitten

Chevron Marketing:

E-Board member - Tim Kerr

Committee - Tom Donatoni, Frank Lopez, Orlando Griffin

Criterion Catalyst - Martinez:

E-Board member/Committee Chair - Perry Ragusa

Committee - Leonard Garcia

Criterion Catalyst - Pittsburg:

E-Board member/Committee Chair - Matt Meier

Committee - John Burge, Karl Clifton

Evergreen Oil:

E-Board member/Chief Steward - Thomas Slater

Committee - Mario Rodriguez

JR Simplot Company:

E-Board member/Committee Chair - Eugene Rawlins

Committee - Brian Williams, Jeff Burt, Mark Freeman

Plant Maintenance:

E-Board member/Committee Chair - Chris Nunes

Committee - Aubrey Lowe

Shell Oil - Martinez Refinery:

E-Board member - Chris Palacio

Committee - Brian Fantini, Ron Fletcher, Stan Rousseau, Tom Lewis, Chris Palacio, Steve Mattern, John Langlitz, Frank Duncan

Tesoro - Chemical Plant:

E-Board member/Committee Chair - Antonio Garcia

Committee - Titus Yates, James Feldermann

Tesoro - Golden Eagle Refinery:

E-Board member - Mike Barber

Committee - Howard Jones, Steve Cerda, Fred Zaragosa, Paul Gutierrez, Bruce Irwin, Wayne Eddy, April Moore, Mike Macklin

 

Newly elected officers and committee members assume thier positions following the Local Union meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.




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