Solid Leadership. Real Servitude.

I will not be using the position to settle personal scores with members, the training director or our contractors (I have none).

I will not engage in union affairs and business in a retaliatory nature or to satisfy my personal agenda.

I’m not going to behave emotionally or unreasonably, especially when engaged in union business.

Both the local’s staff and I will not obfuscate important union business from anyone that serves on the E-board or our Locals President and I will not threaten to press charges on him or her when they disagree with me.

I will not construct narratives and use staff members to push them.

I will never take credit for the work of others.

I will not use the hall as an unemployment office for my friends and relatives.

I will not treat staff with an "I’m the Boss" attitude and mandate conformity to my opinions.

I will not send back, reject, impede or deny dues payments from our members.

I am not directly or indirectly promising anyone a job at the hall in exchange for their support.

I will not act paranoid and distrusting towards my staff and I most definitely will not use surveillance cameras to spy on them, the apprentices or members in conversation.

I will not act elusively towards a members’ concerns.

I will not under any circumstances indulge in mind altering substances in or outside the office during business hours or after hours.

I will not let my personal issues, if any, become the local’s problems.

I will not ignore newly organized members.

I will not wait to do the most for our members right around elections.

I will not let those that have already served in the role impose their will upon me and our staff.

I will not justify poor and unjust behavior towards anyone with the phrase "it’s not personal it’s just business".

I will never be bought.

Beyond all, I will never put myself above the members.

I like to think that I respect individuals as far as their behavior allows me to. Those that know me, know my sense of humor and the difference between not taking an opponent seriously and not taking a job seriously. The Business Manager role is serious business. It is a privilege in which bad behavior should face consequences. It is a role of responsibility, accountability and servitude, not intended to be filled by someone with poor business acumen, bad social skills or a lust for control and power.

The Business Manager should be forward-thinking, industrious and knowledgeable. Ideally, the business manager should be someone who is constantly evaluating what the local and its members need and how to provide it for them. Someone that recognizes that they serve at the mercy of the membership with transparency, not someone who responds to concerns from members with hostility. The hall belongs to the members and it should be protected from individuals that use it to pursue their own interests. This protection could be implemented with a few simple bylaws changes, if the members wished it.

Here's one change I feel really strong about: Drug testing to be a condition of the Business Manager position. If our members have to be subjected to drug testing as a condition of their employment, I believe that the Business Manager should be held to the same standard and to the same extent. Members should be able to request a drug screening at random and the Business Manager should fulfill that request cheerfully. Its a real form of direct accountability that at minimum should be expected from someone that is running a multi-million dollar local. Future Business Managers should lead by example, so I took time off work, money out my pocket and hair off my head to show how strongly I feel about this. See the documents below:

4/24/25 Follicle Screening

I am here now because I was motivated by those of you that were vocal about your support. Brothers and sisters, I thank you greatly for it. At the risk of sounding boastful, I will say that in my career highlights as an electrician, I am not known for getting all the easy jobs. In fact, it has been consistently quite the opposite. You would not believe the number of obstacles that surface just to keep jobs from being successful. In the field we deal with customers, management, supply issues, manpower issues, working in remote areas, vehicular mishaps, I could go on and on not to mention the pressure.

The most extreme and recent example of this for me as G. F. was the SpaceX job some of you worked on down in Boca Chica. Hands down, that job couldn’t have been completed nowhere near on schedule without these key factors: maintaining a good relationship with the G.C., the support from the PM and most importantly all the L.U. 278 electricians that showed up and took care of business. As electricians we embodied a well-oiled machine amidst the chaos of that place. It was moving to see how we came together as a team to achieve what at times felt impossible. For that I am eternally grateful. Every day we were tested but there was nothing anyone could throw at us. We ate together, lived together and took care of each other. Similarly, at its core that's what our local should be about: leadership invested in the good keeping of industry relations, taking care of members and looking out for one another as a solid team while making some real money.

I cannot overstate my gratitude, that job couldn't have been done without all of you and this job can't get done without you either. With different candidates to choose from, we won’t all agree on which is the best choice. However, something we can agree on is that our Local Union, its role in construction, the electrical industry and what makes it all go round is much bigger than any one person, but all it takes is one person to make a difference.

The time for growth is now. Opportunities seldom fall from the sky, they are created with intent by those willing to seize them. There’s is so much potential for us here, but it will take drive and hard work to get us there. Same as the photo at the top of this page, I'll be at the front of the pull if you elect me. Lets go to work.