Voice
O F U F C W L O C A L 7 7 0
CONTENTS
President ’ s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
State of Our Union
Resolution of a Renewed Commitment . . . . . . . . . . 3
Secretary-Treasurer ’ s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Union As Sanctuary , Center of Hope , Activism and Justice
From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Active Members Build a Strong Union
At the Bargaining Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Negotiations : Successes in 2016 and Challenges Ahead in 2017
Scholarship Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Members at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Union Representative John Sotelo ’ s District
Year End Financial Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
La Voz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Informe del Estado de Nuestro Sindicato
UFCW 770 VOICE ISSN 1074-8490 • Volume 69 , Issue 4 Published Quarterly in March , June , September and December by UFCW Local 770 Chartered by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union , AFL-CIO , CLC .
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Periodical Postage Paid at Los Angeles , CA POSTMASTER : Send address changes to VOICE , UFCW 770 Post Office Box 770 , Hollywood , CA 90078 Executive Editor : Rick Icaza • Editor : Lisa Wong
1 Issue 4 THE VOICE December 2016