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New Officers Elected

83e4c1_dd7ba368b26044c482aed62bf72a447dWe are excited to announce that Labor United for Universal Healthcare has two new Co-Chairs who were elected at our May General Membership meeting: Leslie Simon (IATSE Local 871) and Kerry Woods (CSEA). Bonnie Janofsky (AFM Local 47) was re-elected to the position of Treasurer, and Leslie Gersicoff (JLC-WR) was re-elected to the position of Secretary.

To contact our new Co-Chairs, please email or call Leslie at 818-509-7871 x. 105, or email or call Kerry at 714-381-6612.

Please join us in thanking outgoing Co-Chairs Lenny Potash (AFSCME 36 Retirees) and Ben Valdepena (CSEA) for their leadership, dedication, and service to Labor United for Universal Healthcare and our mission to establish a sustainable, secure, and just healthcare system through education, mobilization, and advocacy within the Labor Movement and beyond.

Published May 10th, 2016

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