Derrick Hernandez

Running for:

  • President

  • Senior Board (Negotiating Committee)

Are you running for more than President?

Yes, I am running for Senior Board (Negotiating Committee) as well.

Why do you want to be President?

I am running for President to do my part and lead our Local. I intend to lead our Local in a direction of growth so we can better provide the resources our members deserve.

What are your goals if you become President?

Some of the goals I have are to try and improve the knowledge of our membership. By improving that knowledge it will help us grow and strengthen our local and our membership. I want to push to bring our local to the new age and utilize modern resources to better help our membership. I will also fulfill the duties of the President to the best of my abilities as defined within our ByLaws and the IAM Constitution.

Such Duties are as follows...

  • To preside over all meetings of the Lodge and preserve and ensure the orderly conduct of business.

  • To enforce the ByLaws and all provisions of the IAM Constitution and District Lodge ByLaws that apply to our Lodge.

  • To decide all points of order and in case of a tie shall cast the deciding vote for what I believe to be the best interest of the Local and Membership.

  • I shall appoint all Committee Members who I feel will best represent that committee's responsibilities and the membership.

  • I shall also serve as an ex officio member on all committees and make sure that all committees function properly.

Why should the membership choose you over the other candidates?

Serving as the Communicator, I learned a lot about how we operate as a local. With this knowledge, I stepped into the Vice President position upon a vacancy and have continued to work towards improving our local. Trying to give back with both information and fun. Our Union Picnic we held in July was one of those things we are an Executive Board pushed to give back to the membership. As President, I would like to continue to give back and plan more fun activities for the membership to enjoy.

Additional information you’d like the membership to know?

I wrote an entire post on my personal site with details of my goals and aspirations. If you’d like to learn more click the link below.

Why do you want to be on the Senior Board?

As the Communicator for our Local, I was involved in the Negotiations between Lockheed Martin and our Membership of 727P in relaying the information that was discussed daily between our Senior Board and Lockheed. Now I want to be on the other end of that and be at the table fighting for a better contract our next time around.

What are your goals if you elected to the Senior Board?

Since we ratified our last contract I have already been combing through looking for changes and improvements I would hope to see for our membership the next time around. My goals are to get some of those changes in the next contract

Why should the membership choose you over the other candidates?

I am someone who thinks very rationally in all situations. I always look at both sides of a story and make decisions based on what is right. I am also someone who likes to solve problems. As a steward, I have been involved in assisting with many issues between our membership and Lockheed. I have been shadowing our Chief Steward Brett Martin who is currently on the Senior Board and I feel like I have the knowledge to make a great member of the Senior Board.