Hello Local 1585 Members:
I am looking forward to meeting and working with everyone. Please feel
free to call me or stop by the office with any questions or concerns you may
have. Please join us at the next General Membership Meeting to show
your support and let's build a stronger union.
Thank You,
Jim Rhodes
Hello Local 1585 Members:
Here is a little history about your President. Jim Rhodes, started out employed
in the Custodial Department, in the Fall of 1990, as a Custodian II. From
there, he moved to A.H.D.L. as a Laboratory Sanitation Worker, which is in
C.V.M. This position, involved working in the Autopsy Lab in the Vet
Clinic.
Those five years, were very exciting and interesting. It was the time
when Tuberculosis hit Michigan. There has never been so many dead cows or
deer in one place.
From there, I moved to the Large Animal Clinic in C.V.M. as a Animal Caretaker
III / Repair. Along my journey from these positions, I have always been
active in Local 1585 from Steward to Negotiator, and served on the Executive
Board for several years.
Now, as your President, I have been asked, "What do you stand
for?" "What are your goals?" "What are your most
pressing concerns?" Here are some answers to your questions:
I stand for strong union leadership. Without information and
participation, along with smart leadership, no organization can survive.
Some other strong standpoints, to give the membership the best representation
from this Local and Council 25, that it can benefit from.
Goals for this Local President, is to be more mobile on campus and more
interaction with the members. Try to continue a good benefit package at
M.S.U. To get more people to become active by coming to our meetings,
spreading productive information, so that members are informed to the decisions
being made at M.S.U. with Local Unions and Financial businesses.
I hope this piece of history, about your President, is helpful to all 1585
members. I am looking forward to seeing and talking to all of you, at the
next General Membership Meeting.
Thank You,
Jim
Rhodes,
Local 1585 President
Click here or email Jim at
rhodesj@msu.edu