The following Local 1014 members were elected on November 25, 2014 to the Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014 Executive Board:
President:
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David Gillotte
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1,211
74.7%
Greg Lombardo
410
25.2%
1ST Vice President:
Dave Lopez
1,021
63.6%
Greg Cleveland
584
36.3%
2nd Vice President:
Dave Morse
1,458
100%
Treasurer:
John Smolin
1,438
100%
Directors: (For 6 Positions)
Andy Doyle
1,226
13.8%
Pat Dolan
1,224
13.8%
Lew Currier
1,201
13.5%
Steve DeWitt
1,003
11.3%
Michael Jones
696
7.8%
David Baumann
644
7.2%
Sara Rathbun
615
6.9%
Michael Cash
599
6.7%
Jason Cervantes
579
6.5%
Domonic Finks
491
5.5%
Michael McCormick
378
4.2%
David McConnell
209
2.3%
On behalf of the membership, thank you to the Elections Committee Chairman John Price II and the Elections Committee Members: Corey Magdalik, Tony Buzzerio, Matt Briones, Ed Lazar, Michael Kusaba and Darus Ane for their hard work and due diligence and they are dismissed from service.
Local 1014 Elections were conducted in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of IAFF Local1014 by California Elections Company.
Local 1014 is one of the strongest most influential and sound Labor Unions in the Nation and the State. Now 3200 members strong, we must unite and get back to work with a new BOS and Contract Negotiations first up. Thank you to all and let us move forward 1014 Strong!
As we do every year to honor HEROES we ask that you once again join Local 1014 President Dave Gillotte and Executive Board Members, 1014 Members, Explorers, and Members on our Team of walkers as part of the House of Labor as we participate in the United Way of Greater Los Angeles' Annual Homewalk.
HAPPY VETERANS DAY !
Please take time to pause and remember the Veterans who have so bravely served our Country to protect the freedom and liberty we enjoy. With all the bad and the good things, the partisanship politics we currently see, the highs and the lows we have been through we are undoubtedly the BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
Labor Management Initiative (LMI) Fire Captain Academy!
PAID ON-DUTY!
In a process mirroring the IAFF / IAFC Labor Management Initiative (LMI) both the Department and the Union partnered to finally bring a true Fire Captain Orientation and Indoctrination Program to light. For over a decade newly promoted Captains have had to look it up, 50/50, call a friend or figure it out as they go. Some time ago there was a movement to have “off-duty” orientation and indoctrination sessions that were helpful, but clearly not a world-class franchise organization putting stock in their number one resource… the people; in this case the first in officer.
Well, after months of discussions and negotiations between the Department and the Union to use a Labor Management Initiative (LMI) to build a “Captains College” or “Fire Captain Academy” it is done.Both the Department and the Union brought in subject matter experts from management and rank and file to put together a “First Day – First In” Fire Captain Training and Orientation program to give some guidance on what the new position will literally entail on day one, bell one. We thank the Training Services Section Members who handled the heavy lifting to bring the training together.
Local 1014 Executive Board and Department Executive Staff worked to oversee the group and the work product is finally here and we are excited to see how it goes. The first ever FULLY PAID, ON-DUTY TRAINING TO ORIENT AND INDOCRINATE FRONT LINE FIRE CAPTAINS. A promotee will receive an unambiguous letter indicating you have been promoted to the position of Fire Captain, with an effective start date, and instructions to report to the Fire Captain Academy on that date to complete 5 – 8 hour days of training. You will then receive a station assignment and a company to command. Promoted members will complete 16 hours of online pre-course work on-duty and paid. This will be followed by a probationary plan that gets the certifications and state training mandated for our strike team applications and Engine Boss done during your first 6 months also so you can deploy and earn SRC! Important to note this is not part of the testing process and is training only and no pressure other than to go get the training and feel prepared to work your first shift, and answer the first bell! The instructor cadre is comprised of Labor Rank and File, Management and Chief Officer Personnel.
This has been a long time coming, and we are quite proud of the partnership that finally brought about this historic “Class 1” of Officer School and to follow will be a program for newly promoted Battalion Chiefs as well as we recently pitched the thought of developing a “New Paramedic” practical orientation and indoctrination as well. We’ll take it step by step and evaluate the program for future improvements and any changes much like we have done for WFI, FGS and Wildland and Haz-Mat training programs that we have embraced and crafted through an IAFF / IAFC LMI. We are going to try and capture the training and make it available on-line for current fire captains also as a resource.
Thank you to all who have helped make this a reality from both the Union and the Department in the LMI and we look forward to the success of the work. Congratulations in advance to the newest Fire Captains and their historic placement in “FCA – Class 1”. Heads Up… December 1 is tentative go date!
LOCAL 1014 C.P.A.T. FAMILY DAY!!!
DEFENDING OUR MEMBERS AND OUR DEPARTMENT
Local 1014 continues to defend our family members and the hard work of those who dedicate themselves to our job.
President Gillotte Statement on the Election of Sheila Kuehl to County Supervisor
"Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014 made history along with our alliance partners in working to Get Out The Vote and elect Sheila Kuehl for County Supervisor - Third District Seat.
We made history and made our voices heard loud and clear at the ballot box and Local 1014 Executive Board along with Sheriffs, Nurses, Teachers, Homecare Workers, Lifeguards, Professional Employees, Working Class Families and Business Partners in electing our 3rd Supervisor to the Board.
Long term relationships with legacy Board Members and a changing of the guard to elect Mark Ridley-Thomas, Hilda Solis and now Sheila Kuehl will have the biggest impact on our careers, working conditions and fair bargaining conditions for decades to come.
We enjoy both personal and professional long term relationships with all Supervisors, but certainly a more labor friendly and issue friendly Board to work with is finally here. We have supported and elected these individuals because of their support of our membership and our issues with a proven track record. I have worked with all 3 of the new additions in the State Assembly and Senate, and Congress as well as Secretary of Labor Positions for many years.
We will get a comprehensive election wrap up message to the members, but I am so proud of the entire Executive Board, The Membership, The Union Staff, our Explorers, FSA's and our families who worked so hard to make Local 1014 one of the top 4 supporters of this effort in money and precinct walking and phone banking to make it happen.
We will keep you posted on changes to come as a result of the elections and as we move forward to the next phases of contract bargaining and policy changes and staff changes within the County. We truly have made history together."
It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we announce the Death of Fire Fighter Specialist Ricardo Rodriguez, Los Angeles County Fire Station 150, Battalion 22. Brother Rodriguez passed on the evening of Friday October 24, 2014 after battling a long-term illness.
