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08.15.24 #25 NUCPP AT WORK - 2025 SLATE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

August 15, 2024

Pension Warriors,

The 4th Annual Meeting of the NUCPP is quickly approaching.  If you haven’t yet made your hotel reservations for September 25th, the Drury Hotel has agreed to extend the cut-off until August 17th.  To make reservations, please call 800-325-0720 and refer to Group #10111225. We hope you will be able to join us!

We will vote on the NUCPP Officer Slate for the next three years at the meeting. The NUCPP Board of Directors met on July 24, 2024,  to discuss the future of the NUCPP and its future leadership. At that meeting, Bernie Anderson, Treasurer and Membership Committee Chairman, announced that effective January 1, 2025, he will be stepping down to spend more time with his family.  As we all know, after receiving his letter from CSPF about the impending pension cuts, Bernie immediately became the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Committee to Protect Pensions co-chairman. He joined the NUCPP at its inception in 2016.  Bernie was chosen as an Advisory Board Member and later accepted the challenge of organizing the membership list, which he did an outstanding job! On January 1, 2022, Bernie accepted the treasurer position and continued to organize the membership.  Bernie has agreed to continue as an NUCPP Advisory Board member.  The Board of Directors thanks Bernie for his dedication and unending contribution to the pension fight and the NUCPP.  We wish Bernie good health, relaxation and happiness as he finally takes a well-deserved retirement. 

As the NUCPP continues its 8th year, the following were nominated for the Board of Director  positions:

NUCPP 2025 SLATE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kenneth Stribling, President. Ken is currently the NUCPP President and Co-Chair of the Wisconsin-Milwaukee/SE Committee to Protect Pensions.

Davey Grubbs, Vice President. Davey is currently the NUCPP Vice President and Co-Chair of the North Carolina Committee to Protect Pensions.

Dale Hanner, Treasurer, and Membership Committee Head- Dale is currently a NUCPP Trustee and Co-Chair of the North Carolina Committee to Protect Pensions.

Dana Vargo, Director of Communications/Secretary. Dana will continue as NUCPP's Director of Communications/Secretary and Co-Chair of the Local 92 OH-Canton Committee to Protect Pensions.

Frank Pastorino, Legal Liaison and Trustee. Frank will continue as Legal Liaison,  Trustee and member of the Finance Committee, and Co-Chair of the Des Moines, Iowa Committee to Protect Pensions.

Tom Schwarzenberger, Trustee.  Tom will continue as a Trustee, member of the Finance Committee, and Co-Director of the Missouri-Kansas Committee to Protect Pensions.

Cynthia McDaniel, Trustee. Cynthia is currently an Advisory Board Member and has accepted the nomination as a NUCPP Trustee and member of the Finance Committee.  Cynthia is also co-director of the Missouri Kansas City to Protect Pensions. 

A Motion by the Board of Directors to Accept the Nominations of NUCPP Officers was made and approved on July 24, 2024. This slate of NUCPP Officers will be submitted at the NUCPP Annual Meeting on September 25, 2024 for approval by the Regular Members in attendance.

Pass/Not Pass: Yay

Submitted by: Dana Vargo, Secretary on July 24, 2024.

Pension Warriors, if you are interested in running for one of these positions, please submit your Slate by August 25, 2024.  Send it to the attention of Dana Vargo, danavargo92@gmail.com. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Ken Stribling, NUCPP President at 414-688-3493 or Davey Grubbs, NUCPP Vice-President at 336-416-4092.

Thank you for your continued support of the NUCPP.

Take care and stay safe!


NUCPP Board of Directors

Dana M. Vargo

Director of Communications



Dana Vargo