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Member Involvement Key to Strong
Representation
Over the past several months, WPEA’s
bargaining units have been conducting elections to choose a
Chief Job Representative and an Assistant Job Representative
from among their bargaining unit’s current Job
Representatives. In the election, each member was asked to
select two candidates. The Job Rep receiving the most votes
was offered the Chief Job Rep position, and the candidate
receiving the second most votes was offered the Assistant
Chief Job Rep position.
Our bargaining unit a the Department of
Revenue’s bargaining unit finalized their election for Chief
and Assistant Chief Job Reps in May. The two selected are
strong leaders who have actively participated in the Union
for many years.
 Al
Tadlock, from Taxpayer Account Administration, received
the most votes cast and accepted the Chief Job Rep position
at Revenue. “The needs of the members are my primary focus,”
Tadlock said upon accepting the Chief Job Rep position. “I
would like to see actual grassroots involvement in the
Union.”
The Chief Job Rep’s primary duty is oversight
of all Job Rep activities in their bargaining unit. They are
the liaison between the bargaining unit and their assigned
Union Staff Representative. They preside over all Job Rep
Committee meetings, are a member of bargaining unit
Labor/Management Communication Committee, and represent the
unit before management. Chief Job Reps are also responsible
for coordinating the scheduling of Job Rep Committee
meetings with their assigned Union Staff Representative.
 Mark
Baca, from Property Tax, received the second highest
tally and accepted the Assistant Chief Job Rep position at
Revenue. “Job Reps are the first line of defense,” said Baca
after learning of the election results. “I look forward to
working with Al to strengthen member participation in our
union.”
Assistant Chief Job Reps are also a member of
the bargaining unit Labor/Management Communication
Committee. They assist the Chief Job Rep with coordinating
Job Rep activities; conducting Job Rep meetings; and
assisting Job Reps in grievance processing, as needed.
“By keeping members informed of the many issues WPEA deals
with every day, they will see clearly just what is going on,
and how what’s going on affects them,” concluded Tadlock.
If you would like to be an advocate in your
workplace, click here
to learn more about becoming a WPEA Job Representative.
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