UMagazine March-April 2010
March-April 2010
read more »Member of the Week: Solange Stramler
Solange Stramler of Vons #1638, has been in the industry for 14 years. She started out as a pharmacist and is now a pharmacy manager. Stramler’s hobbies include general fitness, yoga, Pilates and running. She also usually attends the Seal Beach 5K and the 4th of July Huntington Beach 5K. She met her husband on […]
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Big Battle Against Little Steel
Memorial Day is a National holiday created to remember those in the military who have sacrificed to preserve our freedom. For Organized Labor, however, the holiday takes on another kind of remembrance. On May 30, 1937, many civilians paid the price to preserve our freedom. On that day, ten members of Organized Labor died and […]
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Member of the Week: Martha Hernandez
Martha Hernandez of Central Parking has been in the industry for about four years. Hernandez is a cashier, parking attendant, and office assistant at Central Parking in Long Beach. When asked how she met her representative, she said that things were not going well on the job and to help out representative Jeri Hander stepped […]
read more »Member of the Week: Gary Salazar
Gary Salazar is a 27-year Ralphs employee currently working at store #178. When asked what inspired you to get more involved he said, “I did not like the way the members were being treated, and I wanted to let Union Members know that they are not alone in dealing with the company.” “I became a […]
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Lucy Parsons: The Timeless Rebel
It is said that behind every great man stands a woman. However, often times a woman refuses to be forced into this supportive role. Such is the case with Lucy Parsons, a woman whose influence spanned well into two centuries and who refused to allow herself to be subjugated to second-class citizenship, regardless of race […]
read more »Member of the Week: Javier Ybarra
Javier Ybarra of Albertsons #6163, has been in the industry for 23 years. Ybarra started as a Courtesy Clerk, went straight to night crew and is now a Food Clerk in Frozen Foods. Ybarra became a Union Steward during the last contract campaign. “I volunteered a lot, and my rep (then Jeri Hander) had asked […]
read more »Member of the Week: Patti Bruha
Patti Bruha of Rite Aid has been a pharmacist for 35 years. She grew up in Wisconsin and got her degree at the University of Madison. After interning she grew tired of the weather and moved to the warm shores of California. Bruha worked for Thrifty which then became Rite Aid as a Pharmacist from […]
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