A message from the President

     Let me first say that it is both an honor and a priviledge to be serving as president of Local 1243. I am very excited about the next couple of years, Scott Bryant did a great job of getting our local more active and I look forward to keeping that momentum going. I too have visions of a more active local with members whom are more informed and work closer together. I am looking forward to spending time with each unit and getting to know each of the members. One thing I would like to see is a couple events where we can come together outside of a formal environment and do the family thing. I believe these things are important in keeping our members happy and involed.

     I want to thank Scott Bryant and Marcus Omlin whom have offered their full assistance during my stint as President. I am making it a point to attend as many classes and meetings as I can to further educate myself in relation to labor laws and union contracts, keeping myself informed to better serve the members. I will work hard to represent each and every member of our local to the best of my ability. I also want to thank Ken Dahlenburg from Linden -Peters unit 5-1 for accepting the responsibility of overseeing our local's website and keeping it up to date, thus keeping members informed. This is one of my biggest goals as President, keeping good communication between the units in our local.

     A little background on me. I am 31 years old, I have been with Waterloo-Morada Fire District for over 7 years now. I have served as Local 1243's Secretary and Vice-President. I also served as Union shop stewart for unit 15-1, sitting on the negotiating comittee for our last two contracts. I was married this past September in San Diego to an amazing woman Denise. I have two step daughters, Serenity and Keanna. They keep me both out of trouble and very busy. I also have a 6 month old Bull Mastiff named Bruno, he is definitive of man's best friend. I love to have a good time and like I said, I look forward to putting together some great events for our local in the future.

     Thank you for your time, and please remember, you can contact me at any time for any reason. I am here for YOU!

                                                                                                      Randy E. Burns