ATU Amalgamated Transit Union : Local 587 : Seattle, WA

Transit is experiencing unprecedented budget challenges. Managers are scrambling to preserve services in part by attacking the wages of their own employees. How much of the current budget woes should be borne by transit workers and how much by the public who pay for their services seems to be the debate of the day.

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Local 587 is an association of

men and women organized to

maintain our rights and improve

our wages, hours and working

conditions primarily through

collective bargaining with our

employers.

Local 587 is part of the

Amalgamated Transit Union,

AFL-CIO. We are the largest

ATU local on the West Coast

with about 4000 active and 300

retired members in King, Clallam

and Jefferson counties.

Although the majority of our

members are transit operators,

we have approximately 800

members working in over 80

craft occupations.

2012 OFFICER ELECTION

PRIMARY ELECTION FINAL RESULTS

President/Business Representative

853 45.44% Paul J. Bachtel**

479 25.52% Kenny McCormick**

307 16.36% Hal Poor

147 7.83% Jose A. Rosado

91 4.85% Chuck Lare

Vice-President/ Assistant Business Representative

610 33.55% Neal Safrin**

503 27.67% Glen A. Travis**

480 26.40% Ray H. Campbell

141 7.76% Harold C. Lewis

84 4.62% Everett Stewart

Second Vice-President/ Assistant Business Representative - Maintenance

96 25.46% Clinton “Clint” DeVoss**

87 23.08% Kermit Gipson**

84 22.28% Don Mac Adam

46 12.20% Mike Rochon

33 8.75% Brian Glassley

31 8.22% Jeff Stambaugh

Financial Secretary/ Treasurer

1,460 100.00% Paul B. Neil*

Recording Secretary/ Correspondent to In Transit

1,516 100.00% Judy J. Young*

Minority Affairs Officer

797 53.24% Michael W. Moore*

700 46.76% Esther Hankerson

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #1

566 56.37% Andrew Jeromsky*

438 43.63% Mechelle Penny

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #2

721 71.17% Verita Alexander*

292 28.83% Harold O. Batson Jr.

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #3

342 33.14% Bruce Tiebout**

316 30.62% Tamieko Cook**

241 23.35% Dee Wakenight

133 12.89% Douglas Frechin

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #4

522 53.16% Lisa Nault*

460 46.84% Darcell Hayes

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #5

425 45.16% Cherise Millhouse**

270 28.69% Mike Burr**

246 26.14% Tore Lydersen

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #6

890 100.00% Nathanael Chappelle*

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #7

664 68.60% Linda Anderson*

304 31.40% Andrew Price

Executive Board Officer Transit Operator Position #8

813 100.00% Ray Mason*

Executive Board Officer Vehicle Maintenance Position #1

190 100.00% Cory Rigtrup*

Executive Board Officer Vehicle Maintenance Position #2

205 100.00% Dan Kenny*

Executive Board Officer Vehicle Maintenance Position #3

204 100.00% Randy Steinman*

Executive Board Officer Facilities Maintenance

54 80.60% Alfonso Isla*

13 19.40% Dan Thorne

Executive Board Officer Special Classifications

8 100.00% Eric Butler*

Executive Board Officer First-Line Supervisors

51 60.00% Kevin Hendricks*

34 40.00% Michael Shea

Executive Board Officer Clallam & Jefferson County

28 100.00% Robert Eash*

Executive Board Officer SPT & First Transit

22 53.66% Ninus Hopkins*

19 46.34% John Ross

Executive Board Officer Rail

40 52.63% Chuck Miller*

36 47.37% David Vestal

* these candidates have won their respective positions

** these candidates will continue to the Final Election on June 5, 2012

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2012 Officer Election Primary Vote by Work Site Location Voters Pamphlet for 2012 Election Primary Election Candidate Bulletins #1-5 2012 Primary Election Candidate List Notice from President Bachtel re posting on Union boards