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In 2014 he moved back to Houston and assisted former Secretary Treasurer, Rick Alleman, in the bargaining department and assisted former Grievance Director, Sue Mann, in the grievance department. Brandon has served with the former administration and assisted in all major negotiations for the last ten years and has served on the South-Central Health and Welfare Fund as a Trustee since 2013. He also graduated from the Harvard Trade Union Program in 2015 and successfully completed the Wharton Schools Executive Education Program on negotiations in 2016. Brandon was promoted to Director of Collective Bargaining and Special Assistant to the President in 2018. Upon Bill’s retirement Brandon was elected President of UFCW Local 455 by the Executive Board on April 24, 2020 after fulfilling the 30-day rule per the constitution.
Former Positions Held at UFCW Local 455:
- Texas Special Project Union Representative
- Texas Union Representative
- Louisiana Union Representative
- Louisiana Assistant Field Director (assisted former Secretary Treasure Rick Alleman)
- Texas Assistant Field Director (assisted former Grievance Director Sue Mann)
- Field Director for Texas
- Field Director for Louisiana
- Director of Collective Bargaining
- Special Assistant to the President (Former UFCW 455 President Bill Hopkins)
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In November 2017, Shirley was promoted to Field Director, overseeing all the Louisiana Union Representatives. Today, she serves as UFCW Local 455’s first female Secretary-Treasurer and has been filling this roll since July 2018. It’s been a long 35 years but she hopes to continue in serving the membership and staff she enjoys so much!
“UFCW Local 455 is all about making sure our members are taken care of. That’s why I’ve been with the union for over 35 years!”
Former positions held at UFCW Local 455:
- Union Representative
- Field Director
- Secretary-Treasurer
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