Local Reelects County Planner as President
Ventura County’s largest labor union has reelected a county planner as its president and chosen five other officers for 1994.
In elections last week, Service Employees International Union Local 998, which represents about 6,000 public employees, reelected Steve Wood to serve his third consecutive term as president.
Wood and other officers of Local 998 pledged to devote themselves to boosting union membership and working to elect pro-labor politicians.
The other officers are Francis McElroy, a county health care fiscal assistant, who will be serving her third consecutive term as first vice president; Rupert Oropeza, who works for the city of Ventura, serving his second term as second vice president, and county pesticide specialist Elzie Daniel, in her third term as past president.
Two new officers were also chosen. David Hartsuck, an employee of the city of Oxnard, became secretary, and Darrel Moon of the Oxnard Harbor District was elected treasurer.
Local 998 represents workers for county government, cities and other public agencies.
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