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Seven years of union activism while working from a Courtesy Clerk to GM Clerk to Food Clerk led to a new career in Arizona as a union representative and organizer with Local In he moved to Arizona, where he was hired as a field representative for Local McLaughlin was appointed by Gov.

Napolitano to the Arizona State Retirement System in and served as a trustee until Stan Chavira Secretary—Treasurer. He would frequently recruit his co-workers to join the union and he attended many meetings.

In , when Local 99 launched its steward program, Chavira stepped forward to lead his co-workers. We built real leadership among the rank-and-file workers.

In that capacity, he worked closely with the International Union on national organizing campaigns like the one at Smithfield Foods in North Carolina. Some of them were assaulted and arrested just for trying to belong to a union and have a contract.

The workers at Smithfield Foods won their first union contract in Chavira returned as Community Affairs Director and served in that capacity until , when he succeeded Paul Rubin as Secretary-Treasurer. In order to access your account information you must first register and create a username and password unique to you.

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Perez in his race for governor. Member Services. Some members choose to take a more active role as stewards in their workplaces. Union stewards step up, either by election or appointment, to enforce our contract and to make sure our coworkers know their rights. They accompany other workers at disciplinary and represent union issues as equals with management. Good stewards are the backbone of an effective union.

They reach out to new members and help educate them on their rights.