Online voting on the Memorandum of Understanding between City of Oakland and International Association of Firefighters Local 55 for July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012 will open at 12:01 am on July 7, 2009 and close at 11:59 p.m. on July 14, 2009.

Voting is only available online through this website.  Be sure you have registered, remember your username and password and have "Oakland active" under the "Entity and Status" box.  The online voting area is under "Member Resources", second item down.

Thank you.

Active members may retrieve the final MOU by going to the Oakland section under the Main Menu.

President - Oakland                                                                       Chuck Garcia, elected by acclimation

Advisory Board Chairman    Dan Robertson, elected by acclimation

Oakland Executive Board Seats
(names of those elected shown in red text)

Tom Marshall, 251 votes
John Weir, 247 votes
Lawrence Hom, 222 votes
Diane Schnapp, 169 votes
Solomon Tucker, 105 votes
Damon Covington, 80 votes
JoJo Bala, 76 votes

Union dues paid in 2008 for Oakland active members was $1,017.84 (assuming you worked all 12 months)

This number does not include $5 for PAC fund nor $2 for BCN as these are not considered union dues.

Thanks, Jim

Vice-President - Oakland

Brad Pieraldi, elected by acclimation

Secretary/Treasurer - Oakland

Jim Whitty, elected by acclimation

Oakland Executive Board Seats
(names of those elected shown in red text)

Shawn Stark, 264 votes
Michael Asport, 249 votes
Seth Olyer, 234 votes
Erik Logan, 203 votes
Zac Unger, 165 votes
Solomon Tucker, 120 votes
Pablo Cruz, 118 votes
Jackson Palmer, 115 votes
Charles "Chip" Baker, 104 votes

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Shall we, the members of IAFF Local 55, utilize on-line voting in all future elections and referendum ballot measures?

Yes,  268 votes

No,     47 votes