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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
OCTOBER 3, 2011
TITLE:
APPOINTMENT OF LABOR
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SANTA ANA
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Appoint Gilbert Davila, Director of Organizing for the United Food and Commercial Workers, as a
labor representative on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board.
WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION
At its regular meeting of September 9, 2011, by a vote of 19:0 (Carter, Didion, Elliott, Everett,
Gonzalez, Jimenez-Hami, Knitter, Korthuis, Lin, Lewis, Nazeri, Ruiz absent), the Workforce
Investment Board recommended that the City Council appoint Gilbert Davila, Director of
Organizing for the United Food and Commercial Workers, as a labor representative on the Santa
Ana Workforce Investment Board.
DISCUSSION
On March 6, 2000, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana Workforce
Investment Board (WIB) and appointed 35 members. In accordance with federal legislation, a
majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. The
remaining Board members represent education, non-profit organizations, one-stop mandated
partners and local labor organizations.
Currently, the WIB has one labor representative seat vacant due to the resignation of Ernesto
Medrano. The Orange County Labor Federation is the only labor organization authorized to
nominate labor representatives locally and has submitted a nomination letter for Mr. Davila, along
with a resume which highlights his qualifications, noted as Exhibit 1.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
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Exhibit: 1. Nomination Letter/Resume
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April 21, 2011
Linda Summers
Executive Director
Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board
P.O. Box 1988, M73
Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988
RE: SANTA ANA WIB NOMINATION FOR GILBERT DAVILA
Dear Ms. Summers,
The Orange County Labor Federation respectfully nominates Gilbert Davila for appointment to
the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (SAWIB). Mr. Davila is currently the Director of
Organizing for the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 324.
Mr. Davila joined UFCW, Local 324, in 1998 as an Organizing Representative and represented
the grocery workers at several major supermarkets in the Orange County and Los Angeles
County areas. In 2004 he was promoted to Director of Organizing. He's built many long-term
relationships with Orange County activists, community leaders and educators. He strongly
believes that collaborating with all community stakeholders is the key to success.
The Orange County Labor Federation currently represents over 89 unions in Orange County,
representing over 150,000 union members in the county.
We ask for your cooperation and speedy action on this nomination.
Sincerely,
Tefere Gebre
Executive Director
Orange County Labor Federation
EXHIBIT 1
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Gilbert Davila
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 324
8530 Stanton Ave Buena Park, CA 90622
0 Born in Dirmuitt, Texas, of Mexican American parents who worked in the cotton
fields as migrant workers.
0 Graduated from Pomona High School and attended Cal Poly Pomona before
pursuing a boxing career,
0 1982-87 Professional Boxing Career and Proud brother of Bantamweight
Champion Albert Davila
0 1991 Began his work in the grocery industry (Carlton's Market) before starting
with UFCW, Local 1428, in Claremont, CA
a 1992 promoted to the organizing department working as a special representative
for five years
0 Started with UFCW, Local 324, in Buena Park, CA, and, in 2004, promoted to
Director of Organizing,
o Completed Labor Study Courses at the Los Angeles Trade-Tech Community
College to earn a Labor Studies degree in the fall of 2011
0 2005-2008 served on the Advisory Board of the Orange County Congregation
Community Organization
0 2011 Co-chair for the CLUE Labor Relations Council
0 Executive Board Member for the United Food & Commercial Union, Local 324
Married to Anette Marie Davila and father of Austin 23, Alexis 22, Trevor 21, Carson 19
Tyler 18, Mekenzie 16, Nicholas 15 and PROUD grandpa of Jeron James Kunzwieler.
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