Recapping The Sins of The Loveall's

History of Local 588's Concessions:
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2004 UFCW and the Loveall’s ram worst contract in history up 588 members ass! Massive concessions for members & retirees. Retirees lead picket on the 588 union hall.

See here: News_Item.2005-07-27

2004 LM2's(financial reports) released by DOL. Loveall’s and family members, officers and staff all get hefty raises while members drown in concessions.

Read More: ufcw-588-we-are-worth-more

View 2003 & 2004 LM2 reports:

2003- your_rights/lm2-03
2004- your_rights/lm2-04

Rank n file 588 member Doug Slaydon decides he has had enough of a union leadership that doesn’t put the priority of the membership first and begins campaigning for president of local 588.

Read More: the-modesto-valley-blitz
Another Related Article: labornotes.org/archives

Oct 2005 retired UFCW President & activist Bill Pearson on his dime flies out to Northern Ca to meet with 588 members and presidential candidate Doug Slaydon to hold a campaign strategy workshop. Read More: a-man-who-has-no-tears-has-no-heart

Nov 2005 presidential candidate for Local 588 Doug Slaydon is fired from Safeway on “Bogus Charges”! Is there collusion with the Loveall leadership and Safeway to rid them of dissent Doug Slaydon? Why would Safeway want reform in Local 588 when there already getting what they want from the Loveall leadership? Concessions and more concessions!

Read More: uncharted.ca

Justice Denied for Slaydon: justice-denied-for-doug-slaydon

Doug Slaydon comes out swinging: doug-slaydon-comes-out-swinging

March 2006 Local 588 announces merger with Local 1288.
Shameless in Sacramento: uncharted.ca/content/view

March 21st 588 Members Protest Merger:
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Local 588's Flawed Merger Vote Process: forums.uncharted.ca

June 2006 after dragging their feet Local 588 finally files the LM2 reports for year 2005 some very interesting facts are revealed:
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View 2005 LM2 for Local 588:
groceryworkers.org/your_rights

One final note Doug Slaydon was not the only rank n file member to be victimized by the Loveall's while trying to assert "Union Democracy" in Local 588.
Read Jack Nordby's story: http://groceryworkers.org/violence-harassment-terminations-democracy-for-local-588/

Read More: http://forums.uncharted.ca/viewtopic.php?p=2929&highlight=#2929