ABOUT THE LABOR COUNCIL

The 200,000 working families of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council improve the lives of all ,working people by standing together and fighting for each other. Our members come from a broad array of sectors and professions. We are nurses, teachers, firefighters, retail workers, truck drivers, construction tradespeople, grocery employees, domestic workers, janitors, stagehands, college professors, and more.

OUR MISSION

Rebuilding the Middle Class Together.

We fight to ensure every worker has a voice on the job and at the negotiating table. With that voice, we stand up to our bosses to secure better wages, healthcare, retirement security, and fair treatment.

But our power doesn’t stop there. We bring our collective strength into the halls of government, where union workers are a formidable force for change. We work tirelessly to make housing more affordable, improve education, and lower healthcare costs. We demand justice, dignity, and equality for every
working family.

Our community—comprising workers, delegates, e-board members, and staff—empowers workers daily. Together, we sign quality contracts, elect pro-worker leaders, and pass laws that prioritize the needs of workers.

JOIN US!

EXECUTIVE BOARD

OFFICERS

BRIGETTE BROWNING, President
SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL COUNTIES LABOR COUNCIL, AFL-CIO - The Union of Unions

CAROL KIM, Executive Secretary-Treasurer
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL

JIM MAHLER, Executive Vice-President
AFT 1931 - Community College Faculty + Staff

JEREMY ABRAMS, Vice-President
IBEW 569 - Electrical Workers

GENOVEVA AGUILAR, Vice-President
SEIU-USWW - United Service Workers / Janitors

MICHAEL AVANT, Vice-President
AFSCME 3299 - UC Workers

JOHANNA HESTER, Vice-President
UDW (AFSCME 3930) - United Domestic Workers

VICTOR TORRES, Vice-President
TEAMSTERS 481 - Zoo Workers + More

TODD WALTERS, Vice-President
UFCW 135 - Grocery + Cannabis Workers + More

MEMBERS

JESSE ABRIL - CWA 9511 - Communications Workers of America

MIGUEL ARELLANO - CSEA 759 - San Diego Unified Paraeducators

BECKY BARRERA-HUNT - CLUW - Coalition of Labor Union Women

IZEAH CHAIREZ - NUHW - Nat’l Union of Healthcare Workers

BEAU COLEMAN - IRONWORKERS 229

CARLOS COTA - IATSE INT’L - The Union Behind Live Events

TEMIKA COOK - CLUW - Coalition of Labor Union Women

TIM DOUGLASS - AFSCME 127 - San Diego, Coronado, Lemon Grove City Workers

NATE FAIRMAN - IBEW 465 - Electrical Workers

DAVE GAUTHIER - SMART 206 - Sheet Metal Workers

MARIANNE GIORDANO - OPEIU 30 - Office Professionals

KELVIN HO - UAW 2865 / REGION 6 - UC Graduate Students

ROB HOWARD - CBTU - Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

CRYSTAL IRVING - SEIU221 - San Diego County Workers

DUANE KOSLICKI - ATU 1309 - San Diego Public Transit

JUSTIN MAULDIN - IAM 1125 - Janitors to Aircraft Simulator Techs in Military & Private Sector

BRICE McGEE - AFA-CWA 15 - Alaska San Diego Flight Attendants

GUSTAVO MEDINA - SEIU-UHW - United Healthcare Workers

CHRIS ROBERTS - CWA 9509 - Communication Workers of America

DARRELL ROBERTS - IAFF 2180 - Chula Vista Firefighters

SEAN ROOT - AFGE 1260 - SoCal + Central Coast TSA

GREG SOWIZDRZAL - IATSE 122 - The Union Behind Live Events

JOHN STEAD-MENDEZ - CNA - CA Nurses Association

LUCY UGARTE - SCTU - South County Teachers United

Aron Velarde - UFCW 1167 - Grocery + Pharmacist Workers

KYLE WEINBERG - SD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION - San Diego Unified Public School Teachers

LABOR COUNCIL DELEGATES

Delegates are the worker leaders that make up the Labor Council’s ultimate decision making body. They attend monthly meetings as representatives of their local unions.

Voting on everything from the leadership of our organization and our annual budget to the candidates and policies we endorse, they are the voice of workers in our “union of unions”.