We represent nearly 700 workers at City of Bakersfield.
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Quarterly Shop Steward Meetings
Thursday, January 26 | Thursday, April 26
Thursday, July 26 | Thursday, October 25
NOTE: Quarterly Shop Steward meetings will begin at 6 p.m.
SEIU Local 521 Office, 1001 17th St. (Corner of 17th and O)
Please RSVP at (661) 321-4161 to attend.
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Chapter Newsletter:
The Voice, December 2011 (PDF)
Chapter News Archive
Chapter Leadership
Chapter Officers
Chapter Chair – Billy Owens
Insurance Representative – John Patterson (Blue Collar)
Safety Committee – Jim Brown (Blue Collar) & Billy Owens (White Collar)
Claims Committee – Earl Poe
Communications Officer – John Patterson
Chapter Stewards
Having a problem at work? Contact your worksite steward first:
Fabian Adams (Solid Waste) (661) 835-8773
Linda Alonso (B.P.D. / C.S.U.) (661) 326-3549
Leslie Alvarez (B.P.D. Communication Center) (661) 326-3811
Mark Austin (Water Resource) (661) 326-3716
Guy Bowers (General Services) (661) 326-3469
Gary Champlin (Building Inspection) (661) 326-3675
John Flores ( Public Works) (661) 342-5359
Mike Gearhart (General Svcs) (661) 326-3748
Oscar Gomez (Solid Waste) (661) 326-3114
Roy Gonzales (General Services – ALT) (661) 326-3781
Martin Harrington (Parks) (661) 326-3748
Chris Harrington (Fleet) (661) 326-3795
Michael Hollon (I.T.) (661) 326-3423
Tiffany Horton (I.T. G.I.S.) (661) 326-3573
David King (Communications) (661) 326-3306
Debra Ogle (Police Support) (661) 326-3903
Billy Owens (Code Enforcement) (661) 326-3414
John Patterson (Fire Department) (661) 631-9204
Rudy Plaza (Street Cleaning) (661) 323-9009
Earl Poe (Sewers) (661) 363-5899
Gerald Standridge (Street Cleaning) (661) 326-3110
Linda Stevens (Fire Safety) (661) 861-2521
Jason Suchin (Street Maintenance) (661) 326-3111
Daniel Talavera (Parks) (661) 326-3716
Cliff Uptigrove (Sanitation) (661) 326-3114
John Williams (Signing) (661) 326-3154
Andrew Wynne (I.T. and G.I.S. – ALT) (661) 326-3356
Bargaining Team
Gary Champlin (Building Inspection)
John Flores (Public Works)
Mike Gearhart (General Services)
Tiffany Horton (I.T. G.I.S.)
Debra Ogle (Police Support)
John Patterson (Fire)
Jason Suchin (Street Maintenance)
John Williams (Signing)
Chapter Contract(s)
City of Bakersfield MOU (PDF)
City of Bakersfield MOU Changes (PDF)
City of Bakersfield Amendment No. 2 (PDF)
City of Bakersfield Amendment No 3 ( PDF)
City of Bakersfield Letter of Agreement (PDF)
City of Bakersfield Chapter ByLaws – Adopted on Feb. 24, 2009 (PDF)
Chapter News Archive
The Voice, September 2011 (PDF)
The Voice, June 2011 (PDF)
The Voice, March 2011 (PDF)