Labor News From Our Region Union leaders meet with legislators at Missouri AFL-CIO Joint Legislative Conference April 8, 2013 0 642 AFT AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (AFT) Local 420 Project Director Byron Clemens (right) with State Rep. Jay Swearingen (D-Kansas City). CWA with Karla May STATE REP. KARLA MAY (D-St. Louis)(center) met with Communications Workers of America District 6 Representative A.J. Villegas (from left) with CWA Staff Representative Kara Hutchason, President of CWA Local 6300 Mike Mehringer, (May), CWA District 6 Vice President Claude Cummings Jr., and CWA District 6 Assistant to the Vice President Sylvia Ramos. Jake Hummel HOUSE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis) (center) with (from left) President of Machinists Lodge 777 Calvin Davis, UFCW Local 655 Joint Labor Management Committee Lobbyist Kyna Iman Soutier, (Hummel), and Vice President of Machinists Lodge 822 Steve Booher. McKenna with Machinists MACHINISTS LODGE 688 and District 9 representatives met with Sen. Ryan McKenna (D-Crystal City) (center) just off the Senate floor. Pictured are (from left) Lodge 688 Recording Secretary Charles Groeteke, Lodge 688 President Steve Kortz, (McKenna), District 9 Assistant Directing Business Representative Mark Conner and District 9 Business Representative Joseph Eccardt. Pat White and Bob Burns GASWORKERS LOCAL 11-6 Business Representative Pat White (left) with State Rep. Bob Burns (D-St. Louis). Roorda IBEW LOCAL 1439 Political Registrar Russ McCreary (left) with State Rep. Jeff Roorda (D-Barnhart) (center) and Vice President of Machinists Dist. 9 Retirees Club Mike Ribbert. UAW w: Gina Walsh STATE SEN. GINA WALSH (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) (center) was happy to meet with members of the United Auto Workers Local 2250 of Wenztville (from left) CAP Chair Mike Melson, Executive Board Member Stan Stevenson, (Shaw), Van Simpson and International CAP Representative Clint Harris. UFCW with Mike Butler STATE REP. MICHAEL BUTLER (D-St. Louis)(center) met with UFCW Local 655 officers (from left) Local 655 Union Representatives Karen Berg, Rick Glidewell, (Butler), Political Director Merrie Berry and Union Representative Nick Trupiano. Share this story: