Newsletters
August 2022 Newsletter – Issue 148
We can We will and We must stay focused on the Labor Movement. Great Day Brothers and Sisters of Local 722. The Ocean City Trip has been rescheduled for August 20, 2022. The new time of departure for the buses is 4:00 am. The return time will stay the same. We have started a new…
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Hello Brothers and Sisters of Local 722. Recently several newly elected Executive Board members attended the CBTU Conference in Los Angeles so they can get better acquainted with what the union is all about. Here’s a little something for you to know about CBTU.Since the earliest days of this nation when democracy was built on…
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We Will We Must stay focused and continue to fight for justice. Hello brothers and sisters of Local 722, please pay attention to the union bulletin boards at both hospitals for upcoming events and dates such as: family day at the skating rink, local political issues and candidates who are running for positions in Maryland…
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This is probably my final article as the President of SEIU, Local 722.On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the ballots to elect the new Executive Board Members and Trustees were counted. Mr. Michael Jeter was voted in as the new President. I have been working alongside Mr. Jeter for over 12 years and I can honestly…
Read MoreJanuary 2022 Newsletter
Happy New Year to Everyone. I praise God for all of us that have made it to see another year. Many of our members, families, and friends were impacted by the pandemic and we must not forget those we lost along the way as we move forward. We have survived a challenging year and now…
Read MoreDecember 2021 Newsletter
As many of you are now aware, I will not be running for my position as President of SEIU, Local 722. After being with the Local for over thirty-five years, the majority of which has been as the president, it is now time for me to move on to the next stage of my life.…
Read MoreNovember 2021 Newsletter
The year 2021 is coming to an end. We can either look back on this year or look forward to 2022. I would like to do a little of both. In looking back, the most defining issue was again the Covid-19 virus. Many of us had to make an important decision on how we had…
Read MoreOctober 2021 Newsletter
By now many of you are aware that our current President Dan Fields Jr. plans to retire. Mr. Fields came to Local 722 after serving at the SEIU International office for several years. He has been with Local 722 for 36 years. He has served as a Business Agent, Vice President, and President of our…
Read MoreSeptember 2021 Newsletter
Please, Please, Please!! I don’t know how many times I have said this, but it continues to happen. Many of you are still going into meetings with your management without requesting Union Representation. When I say management, this includes supervisors, directors, Employee Relations, Human Resource officials, Business Partners, the Presidents of the Hospitals, Occupational Health,…
Read MoreAug 2021 Newsletter
It appears that we are still not understanding our rights to Union Representation. Therefore, I am reprinting an article that I wrote on this subject last year. A suggestion is that you take this from the newsletter and put it somewhere that you can always refer to it. Union Representation Every once in a while…
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