Retiring Vice-President Roy Brannam, left, with new Vice-President Ron Fredin, center, and Council 2 President Chris Dugovich.

AFTER SERVING for 18 years, Roy Brannam has retired as Vice President of Council 2. Ron Fredin was elected at the Council 2 convention in June in his place.

Brannam, who was a member of Local 307-CO, also has retired from his position in the Maintenance and Operations Division of the Clark County Department of Public Works.

He became Vice President in 1985 when he was appointed in to fill a vacancy. Two years later he was elected to the position. He served continuously until this year.

In announcing his retirement at the convention, Brannam said he will still spend some of his time working for Council 2 on a limited basis.

“His countless hours of effort and common sense helped us make it through many battles,” says Dugovich. “Over the years, we not only worked well together, but we became good friends.

“I want to thank him for all the valuable advice and counsel he gave me.”

Brannam, who was the chair of the Council 2 Legislative Committee, believes it is important for union members to be politically active.

Indeed, he believes he has done the most good for workers on the political scene.

Brannam also retired after 15 years as President of the Central Labor Council of Clark, Skamania & West Kickitat Counties. He believes that Public Employees should work closely with the other Unions of the AFL-CIO to attain the strongest organization possible.

He says, too, that he likes to think that he helped improve people’s working conditions and monetary well being through the negotiations he has had with Clark County.

Fredin is ardent union supporter

Ron Fredin, Council 2’s new Vice President, is a lead maintenance worker in the Road Maintenance Department for the City of Vancouver.

He started working for the city in 1981 and a year later was chosen to serve on the executive board of Local 307-VC. He began serving as a Council 2 Executive Board member in June 1995.

Fredin, who began his career as a senior maintenance worker, has been a lead worker for nine years. He says he enjoys his job, adding, “I do not want to do anything else.” He describes himself as a “straight shooter, outgoing and friendly.”

An ardent union supporter, Fredin says he wants to fight for all workers and all unions everywhere.

Dugovich re-elected Council 2 president