We will be hosting a one day educational seminar on May 14, 2012 at the Silverdale Beach Hotel. The Mini Eds. have been a great resource for IAFF locals eager for union leadership training and are the brainchild of IAFF 7th district VP Ricky Walsh. The classes are taught by 7th District Field Reps and follow the same curriculum taught at the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit. 

The classes offered are:

• Management Rights vs. Employee Rights
• Union Officer in Discipline
• Strategic Planning

This event is open to all IAFF locals. With that said, every 2819 member - officer, shift rep, or member-at-large - is encouraged to attend this seminar as it free and local. Breakfast and coffee is handled by the local and lunch is provided by Ricky.

How do you sign up? 2819 members should RSVP with Treasurer Thornton. Other locals need to contact Ricky Walsh.

That's it. Hope to see you there.

Woodinville firefighter Matt Roodzant was killed in a motor vehicle accident Wednesday night on Camano Island, just five miles west of Stanwood. He is survived by his wife of fifteen years and three children. More information is available in the below link. RIP brother.

http://heraldnet.com/article/20120126/NEWS01/701269907/-1/NEWS01

Every year, the IAFF hosts the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit for union leaders in the IAFF. ALTS, as its commonly referred, provides a variety of training workshops over a three day period for those members willing to sacrifice much of their personal life while they serve as union officers. Holding management to task so to speak , they protect our profession, our individual jobs, and all the gains previous officers attained while negotiating on our behalf. 

Currently, IAFF Local 2819 has sent four officers to ALTS being held in Orlando, Florida. They are Poulsbo AVP Trevor Holmberg, NKFR VP Steve Murray, CKFR VP Ronny Smith, and CKFR AVP Terry Fassett.

They are here! The new challenge coins arrived and they are awesome. We changed the metal to brass from the traditional copper-nickle. Saint Florian is on one side with a new tri-colored dyed IAFF 2819 logo on the back. They are $15 each and will be going fast. We sold five of the original fifty in the first few minutes. As always, Owen is your point of contact. For non-2819 members, email him at info@iaff2819.org.

IAFF Local 2819 would like to thank all of our members who contributed to FIREPAC for 2011. Your contribution made a direct impact in safeguarding firefighter safety and strengthening labor rights for all workers in the United States.

Chairman's Council $750 per Year

Steven Davison

Leadership Trust $500 per Year
J. Todd Bailey        Rick LaGrandeur
Craig Becker         Ryan Madison
Kevin Bernt           Steve Murray
Charlie Bratcher    Ricky O'Rourke
Justin Brown         Aaron Rankin
Luke Bugg            Owen Rhodes
Joshua Cooper     Adam Smith
Sascha Ebert       Joel Stack
Terry Fassett       Trevor Stanley
Mark Johnson       Lance Thornton
John Tollefson

Founder's Circle $200 per Year
Stephen Behal      Trevor Holmberg
Douglas Bekenyi   Daniel King
Christopher Bigelow     Alex McCracken
Mark Cooney         Kara Putnam
Mark Giannobile    Chris Rahl
Jim S. Gillard         Brian Ramey
Anthony Giove      Amanda Rohr
Kevin Goodwin     Joseph Schweiger
David Gurnee       Bradley Shearer
Thomas Harvey     Ronald Smith
Henry Henneman   Brett Twomey
Justin Zeigler

President's Club $100 per Year
Shane Anderson    Beau Marshall
Martin Ellis            Dan Martin
Darren Foust       Chris Morrison
Chad Gillespie      Jason Reed
Kyle Good            David Stebor
William Jerrell      Jeffrey Wallis
Shane Keeley      Sherman Williamson

Capitol Club $50 per Year
Kevin Best         Frank Leamer
Scott Deschryver    Greg Platz
Robert Lacey        Jonathan Thomas
John Warnke

FIREPAC Supporter $25 per Year
Steven Hostetter     Brock Shaffer
Kenneth Nilson
    

You read correctly. Two years have passed since they organized and 20 months since negotiations began, but the CK negotiating team held strong against Seattle based (and a litttle on the anti-labor side) law firm, Summitt Law, who maintained the lead position for the CKFR management side. Congratulations Brothers and Sisters!