San Bernardino County
Democratic Party
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San Bernardino County
Democratic Party

136 Carousel Mall
(Lower level)
San Bernardino, CA 92402

909.889.9255


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Board Members
Chair
Carol Robb

First Vice Chair
Mark Alvarez

Second Vice Chair
Patrick Kahler

Third Vice Chair
Walter Hawkins

Recording Secretary
Valerie Lichtman

Corresponding Secretary
Ron Wall

Treasurer
Jeannie Lindberg

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Website Administrator
Steve Chapman

Finance Chair
Mark Westwood

Parliamentarian
Michael Weilein
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George Brown Awards Dinner Candid Photos


Our Next Central Committee Meeting Details....


SBCDCC Executive Board Meeting
Wed June 17, 2009

Denny’s Restaurant, on Alabama,
 just north of the I-10 in Redlands

 


CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Meeting begins at 7:00 pm
136 Carousel Mall, San Bernardino

 

Please remember to park in the G Street Lot!


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Coming Events...
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July 26, 2009
San Bernardino County Democratic Party Ice Cream Social
 Sept 12, 2009
San Bernardino County Democratic Party Forum
 Nov 21, 2009
 San Bernardino County Democratic Party Victory celebration
 March 6, 2010
George Brown Annual Awards dinner of the San Bernardino County Democratic Party
 May 22, 2010
San Bernardino County Democratic Party Wine and Beer Tasting Festival








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Press Release

Press Release 05/04/2009

County Democratic Party endorses Employee Free Choice Act

 

SAN BERNARDINO – The San Bernardino County Democratic Party has unanimously endorsed the Employee Free Choice Act, amending the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it easier for employees to form, join, and support labor organizations.  Union workers earn an average of 30 percent higher wages than non-union workers, and are 59 percent more likely to have employer-provided health insurance.

   President Barack Obama also supports this legislation. As an original cosponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act in 2007, then-Senator Obama stated: “I support this bill, because in order to restore a sense of shared prosperity and security, we need to help working Americans to exercise their right to organize under a fair and free process, and bargain for their fair share of the wealth our country creates.”

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Act over two years ago, by a vote of 241 to 185, but it failed to pass in the U.S. Senate because supporters were nine votes short of the 60 votes required to prevent a Republican filibuster.  A 60-vote majority is more likely in the current Senate.   Reintroduced in March by California Congressman George Miller, the bill now has 224 cosponsors, all of whom are Democrats.  

   County Party members at last week’s meeting recalled their own bad experiences when they worked at non-union sites.  History also shows that the original National Labor Relations Act in 1935 played an important role in the nation’s recovery from the Great Depression.  “It gave workers a real chance to achieve the ‘American Dream,’ and helped to create a large, stable middle class,” San Bernardino County Democratic Chairwoman Carol Robb observed.

   Currently, employers can choose to accept – but are not bound by law to accept – the signed decision of a majority of workers. That choice should be left up to workers and workers alone.”

    The Act would also help to shift the choice for unionizing from the employer to the employees, and make unionization mandatory, if a majority of employees choose to unionize.

   It would enact stricter penalties for employers who violate provisions of the NLRA when workers seek to form a union, and require new mediation and arbitration procedures for disputes.

   The Act also ensures that workers who choose a union can obtain a contract promptly. A union can demand that a company begin bargaining, within ten days after certification of the union as the exclusive bargaining representative.

   According to Human Rights Watch, a nonpartisan international human rights organization, any employer intent on resisting workers' self-organization, can now drag out legal proceedings for years, fearing little more than an order to post a written notice in the workplace, promising not to repeat its unlawful conduct.

     Some employers have used spies, threats, intimidation, harassment and other illegal activities, in their campaigns to oppose unions. The current penalty for illegal activity, including firing workers for engaging in protected activity, is so minimal that it does little to deter lawbreakers.

       

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Press Release 05/17/2009

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY HONORS VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR

Diane and David Raley of Redlands were named San Bernardino County Democrats of the year, at the annual Awards Banquet on Saturday in San Bernardino.  The Raleys were recognized for their unswerving dedication to Democratic values and candidates in numerous political campaigns, and as active leaders in local Democratic clubs.

Also honored were 15 outstanding Grassroots Volunteers from each of the Assembly Districts in the county:

                Apple Valley:  Richard Turnbull

                Barstow:  Eddie Garcia and Larry Halstead

                Chino Hills:  Denise Clendening

                Colton:  Vickie Wilson

                Fontana:  Eddie Velasquez

                Forest Falls:  Trish and Pat Meagher

                Hesperia:  Rose Close

                Hinkley:  Bob Conaway

                Ontario:  Melody Kelly and Michael Weilein.

                Rancho Cucamonga:  Grant Acosta and Eric Jimenez

                Victorville:  Elise Brown

 

Keynote speaker at the annual event, which is held in memory of local Democratic Congressman George E. Brown, Jr., was Senator John Burton, newly-elected Chairman of the California Democratic Party.  CDP Vice Chairman Eric Bauman also spoke at the event.

 

Certificates of appreciation were presented to 18 other Democratic activists in the County:
                Fontana: Ann Knickerbocker and Eddie Velaszquez

                Grand Terrace:  Ladd Seekins

    Highland:  Ron Fletcher and Patrick Kahler

    Ontario:  Ron Wall

    Pinon Hills:  Diana Bowling

                Rancho Cucamonga:  Terry Masl

    Rialto:  Mark Alvarez, Lillie Houston, and Grace Vargas

    Redlands:   Gene Hinds, Sally Ann Maas, Laura Palmer, and Nancy Ruth White

    San Bernardino:  Rebekah Lopez

    Upland:  Linda Baker

                Yucaipa:  James Ewing

 

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