Category Archives: Member Spotlight

Member of the Week: Laurinda Fiddler

Laurinda Fiddler has become synonymous with Union inside the gates of Disneyland. It is a fitting distinction considering that many in the union’s Buena Park headquarters describe Fiddler as “the face of Disneyland,” as one employee put it. She has been a union steward at Disney for several years and currently sits on the Local […]

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Member of the Week: Charles Swain

Charles Swain of Albertsons #6110, has been a member of the Executive Board since July of 2008. When asked what inspired him to get more involved he said: “I grew tired of watching more workers not getting involved in their union.” Swain has been in the industry for 30 years, working his way up from […]

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Member of the Week: Tony Campanello

Tony Campanello of Ralphs #73, has been a member of the Executive Board since January 2005 When asked what inspired him to get more involved: “Being locked out by my employer during the 2003/04 strike/lockout (and treated unfairly upon my return) awoke in me the spirit which had been instilled in me by my mother […]

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Member of the Week: Claudia Barajas

Claudia Barajas of Food 4 Less #393, is a former SPUR (Special Project Union Representative) from the Fresh & Easy Campaign in 2008. She was part of a small contingent of UFCW members that traveled to Fresh & Easy’s corporate headquarters in London on a fact-finding mission in early 2008. While there, Barajas stunned an […]

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Syed Karim named Steward of the Year

In a year that offered plenty of qualified candidates for the honor, Syed Karim from Pavilions became the third  steward to earn the coveted title “Steward of the Year.” Karim became a recognized personality at the union hall when he volunteered to help organizers carry the message to  the employees at Fresh & Easy last year.  The activity […]

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Member of the Week: Chris Aubin

Chris Aubin of Vons #3069, first caught our attention with his witty and eye catching picket signs during the Strike/Lock-Out of 2003-04. He has since been UMagazine’s cartoonist, with a new cartoon appearing in each issue. His cartoon for the March-April issue recently won top honors at the International Labor Comminications Association (ILCA) annual journalism […]

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