Ritchie Assigned to South Bay Area

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

REDDING HQ - Business Manager Chris Darker announced today that Labor Representative III Dave Ritchie has been assigned to the South Bay area bargaining units effective September 1st. Ritchie has worked for UPEC since 2002 as a Labor Relations Representative. Dave has a law degree from the University of Manitoba and is currently completing education requirements to practice law in California at Santa Clara University Law School. Ritchie is also assigned to the Federal sector units in San Francisco. “Dave has done an excellent job representing our public employee members in CIty, County and Federal sectors and has moved up quickly in our organization”, said Darker. Dave replaces Labor Relations Representative Rick Burruss who was hired on a two year plan to assist with the transition of 16 bargaining units from LIUNA Local 270 to UPEC Local 792.’s. Burruss facilitated several meetings with all of the south bay units in July and August to introduce Ritchie and pave the way for a smooth transition. “Rick did a great job representing our members. I am glad Rick was there to pull out of retirement to help with the transition”, said Darker. Ritchie will be attending the Barbeque in Monterey on October 3rd to meet with members informally. He can be reached on his cell phone (voice or text) at 530-604-4874 or by calling the office at 800-241-1890.