IAMAW Local Lodge 1930

Is SBE Administrator at the

Long Beach Harbor Department

“I run the Port’s small business program which enhances contracting opportunities for small businesses.  Small businesses create the new jobs. Being an active member of the union makes me part of the solutions for improved working relationships and environments.”

is the Multicultural Health Equity Coordinator with the Long Beach Health Department 

“ During her almost 12 years as a stay-at-home mamá, Maricela focused her volunteer efforts on equity and inclusion for queer and  BIPOC parents and families. These activities included founding and  running Long Beach Breastfeeds, serving as a City Commissioner with Long  Beach Transit and the Equity & Human Relations Commission, on the  steering committee to establish Long Beach’s Women & Girls  Commission, on LBUSD’s Equity Leadership Team, LA Metro’s Public Safety  Advisory Committee, served elders with The Heart of Ida, and on the  nonprofit boards of Leadership Long Beach, BreastfeedLA, and APLA  Health. A native of Boyle Heights, Maricela was a  foster youth who lived throughout Southern California before making  Long Beach her home over 20 years ago. With associate and bachelor’s  degrees from Mount Saint Mary’s University, Maricela is a proud queer neuro-divergent Latina, raising two young children in north Long Beach, with her husband of 17 years."

Is a Communication Specialist in the Technology & Innovation Department.

He maintains radio/data communications & wireless systems citywide. “I have 25+ years involvement in our union because it is the vehicle through which I have a voice at the workplace, my union has been there for me when I needed them.”

Is a Library Clerk IV at the

Long Beach Public Library

“I work for Library Services at Billie Jean King Main Library, my primary duties are supervising Library Pages. I'm involved with the union because I believe in favorable working conditions for all. “