Daniel Reynolds, President

• Bio: Dan Reynolds is a native of Florida, whose family roots date back to the early 1800’s.
  
  He served in the U.S. Navy as a surgical technician during the early 1970’s. After leaving the Navy, he attended the University of Florida, and spent two years of directed study in economics at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. While in Poland, he witnessed the birth and rise of the Solidarity trade union movement. Dan is a journeyman carpenter and a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. As a union carpenter he has engaged in construction job site organizing and brings a personal passion and commitment to our organization.
• Accomplishments: Dan has dedicated his life to building a better community for us all. He serves on numerous boards including; Florida AFL-CIO Executive Council, National AFL-CIO President’s Advisory Council, The Broward County Housing and Finance Authority, Broward Workforce Development Board, and the Board of the Broward County United Way.
• Qualifications: Dan’s qualifications read like a novel. Dan comes to the Presidency after having served as the elected Secretary-Treasurer of the National Federation of Public & Private Employees since 1994. His work with the Federation of Public Employees began in 1985. In addition to his involvement with the Federation, he is the President of the Broward County AFL-CIO. Delegates representing over fifty local union affiliates elected him to that position in 1995.
  
  He has worked extensively with numerous unions, community, consumer and political organizations as a consultant in the areas of organizing, special projects, corporate investigation and legislative affairs. Most recently he served as the Executive Director for the Federation of Public Employees. Prior to that Dan worked for ten years as the Director of Political Action for the Broward Teachers Union.

Glynda Linton, Secretary-Treasurer

• Bio: Glynda is a native Floridian and attended Miami-Dade Community College, studying Early Childhood Education. After one year she changed her major to Business and transferred to Barry University and Nova University, where she also studied Labor Law. She is divorced and has 3 sons, Corey, Darryl and Christopher.
• Accomplishments: Outside of her local union responsibilities, she was also on the Executive Board of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, as well as the Executive Board of The A. Philip Randolph Institute and was later elected President of the Miami-Dade Chapter, which she held until 2006 and currently the Executive Vice President of the State Chapter. The A. Philip Randolph Institute is the affiliate Constituent group of the AFL-CIO, which educates the minority community of issues as it relates to working families; they do community services, voter education, voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities.
  
  She was elected to the Executive Board of the Juvenile Justice Community Services Board for the Miami Halfway House; which housed juvenile offenders, she served 3 years; Executive Board of the Le Jardin Child Development Center, which provided affordable childcare to the minority community; oversaw the Budget and Operations of the Centers. On the Board of Human Services Coalition, which held a drive to bring a Living Wage Ordinance to Miami-Dade County, and after the Living Wage was enacted, Glynda was appointed to serve on the Board of the Living Wage Commission by Commissioner Dennis Moss. She was a key organizer on the March on Tallahassee against Governor Jeb Bush and his onslaught of attacks on the citizen of Florida. Glynda was invited by WLRN-17 to discuss the social security concerns back in 1998 and Channel 39 to give the views on the March on Tallahassee and the impact on the Black Community. She was loaned to the United Way by BellSouth as a Loaned Executive where she spent 3 months on the fundraising campaign, and a Union Counselor trained by the United Way/AFL-CIO. Alumni of Leadership South Dade, class of 93/94, this was a historical class after Hurricane Andrew as they were instrumental into the redevelopment of the South Dade Community. She was a member of the Florida Speakers Bureau, Toastmasters and the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE).
• Qualifications: Glynda was very active in her former local union, Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 3122. Her activism, lead her to hold several key positions within her union, she was a steward who represented mostly the Service Representatives, but she was occasionally called to assist in other units. Because she was such a strong advocate for workers, they elected her to Chair the Women and the Equity Committee within her local, which investigated and made recommendations for correction whenever discrimination was evident. Later, at the Communication Workers of America National Convention in Detroit, MI her Regional Representative for CWA voted her to be the Regional Representative for the Women and Equity Committee which covered nine states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Kentucky). She held that position for 3 terms. While holding those positions, she was also elected to be the Legislative Chair for the Local Union where she traveled extensively between Washington D.C., Tallahassee and all states in between, lobbying Legislators on issues important to Telecommunications and CWA and working families. She held this position until she came to work for the Federation, where she has been a Business Representative since 1999. She has had many Leadership trainings from such schools as Florida International University, University of Georgia, University of Alabama and the George Meany Center.

Linda Lewis, Vice President

• Bio: Linda Lewis a native Floridian, born in Pompano Beach and the youngest of fifteen siblings blessed to the union of the late Frank Blue, sharecropper and the late Inez Blue housewife and church mother. She worked in the fields in Broward, Palm Beach and Dade County on the weekends and days off from schools. Her family traveled to New York every summer to work in the fields digging potatoes and picking apples. After the death of her father, the family continued doing the business until 1961. Linda has lived most of her life in Florida. In her adolescent and teenage years, she would listen to her older brothers who were members of UAW and UTU discuss the benefits of being in a union and what it provides to the members.
• Accomplishments: Linda received her primary education at Coleman Elementary and graduated from Ely High Class of 1970. She attended a correspondence school and became a Certified Medical Assistant, but later discovered that wasn’t it, she decided to further her education by attending Career City College and received an Associate Degree in Business Administration with a GPA of 3.59. Linda was church financial secretary and administrative assistant for 13 years. She use her accounting background skills to handle the accounts receivable and accounts payable, purchase orders, payroll and supervised seven employees. She now serves on the Ways and Means Board, chair new member orientation, Christian education, choir, speaker, soloist and fundraiser assistant. As a service to family and friends and her church, Linda assists them as a guide during tax season and a Notary Public for more than 20 years. She was later employed by the Broward County School Board working in various departments as a teacher’s aide and food service worker. With so much energy stored up that’s when she began her adventure by increasing her knowledge about the employees working for the school board. With a desire for higher learning she began her studies at City College while maintaining her full-time employment, being a mother and a foster-parent. Linda graduated in 2002 earning a B.S. Degree in Business Administration in Management with courses in Human Resources, Accounting 1, 2, and 3, Cost Accounting and Psychology with a 3.29 GPA. Linda is also well-known for her soul-stirring Black History rendition of “Rags to Riches” skit throughout the community and various east coast states such as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and New York. This event included Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Dillard High for NAACP, NAPFE, public schools throughout Broward County and community churches. These events were also published in the Postal Informer and Westside Gazette. She has been recognized as Teenager of America 1970, Upward Bound Program 1969 and 1970, and an honor student at City College. Linda has been a witness to many children being removed from the home of their parents and other family members; she sought out to become a foster parent. After her certification she fostered as many as 75 kids in and out of her home for eight years. This was her way of giving comfort to families known and unknown throughout the county. She was awarded 2007 recipient of the Arlington Park Family Inc., “Women making a difference in the Community and Church”.
• Qualifications: In 1997 Linda was hired in the transportation department as a bus operator. She began utilizing her clerical skills as well and became a general clerk and later a transportation specialist. During the time she was a transportation specialist, she was given a group of approximately 60 drivers and attendants to oversee. She has always been an advocate of people being treated fairly. In the year of 2001 Daisy Mallard made a routine visit to the bus terminal at central area.. She was questioned by some of the employees what would be the likelihood of being hired to do the work she has so untiringly done for many years. Her words in return were “You have to be anointed to do this work.” It was then that Linda became a union member of Federation of Public Employees A Division of NFOPAPE AFL-CIO. The yearning in Linda meant that she could possibly have the opportunity to represent her fellow co-workers. On March 3, 2005 Linda began her mentoring and tutelage with the late renowned “Daisy Mallard.” Three months later, June 6, 2005 the “mantle” was passed from Daisy to Linda and she became the newest Business Representative of the Federation of Public Employees. Malcolm X stated “A man that stands for nothing will fall for anything.” Linda searched for many years and now knows that she is in her rightful place, equipped and ready to serve and work for the rights of the people. She represents approximately 1700 Transportation employees of the School Board of Broward County in five classifications. She has attended the George C. Meany Labor College to aide in her becoming a more effective representative to negotiate, write and interpret contract language. She has served two years as a lobbyist to the Florida Legislature in Tallahassee while working with the local Florida AFL-CIO, volunteered and attended the Shop Stewards College; she donates to the Political Action Committee monthly, an active member of the A. Philip Randolph, Institute and serves as Committeewoman of precinct R069. Linda was instrumental in transportation employees being a part of the campaign of 2008 Presidential election drive in Polk County, volunteered during election day to serve the precincts with water and handouts. She works diligently every year with the Oktoberfest handing out gifts to everyone who attends the picnic. Linda has in the passed five years with the assistance of the shop stewards and our retirees added 365 new members. She has had the opportunity to stand against the very best and after carefully negotiating several contracts the outcome was positive for the good of the unit. As the representative for transportation Linda has stood firm on making the right decision for the members and came out victorious. She has demonstrated what it means to resolve any issue, gripe or complaint at the lower level of management if possible without having to file a grievance. She will explore every avenue before filing a grievance. Many of the transportation concerns have been handled during management meetings. She is also aware that some situations will go to the higher level of management. Linda is also known to go passed the end of the road for fair and just treatment for all employees. Your support and vote is solicited as you elect Linda Lewis as the next National Vice-President of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees. Motto: “The task ahead of us is not as great as the power behind us.

Guy T. Masters, Vice President

• Bio: In the 1970’s, Guy attended Community College in New York State for an Associates Applied Science degree, during which he worked for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
  
  In the early 1980’s, he attended night courses for Labor and Industrial Relations at Cornell Extension University in Long Island, New York, while he worked as an Organizer, Assistant Director, and then Director of Organizing for the Nursing Home & Hospital Employees Union (District Council 1115, HERE) Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees AFL-CIO.
  
  In 2004 he attended negotiating and contract writing courses at the National Labor College (George Meany Center). Guy came to work as the National Director of Organizing for the National Federation of Public and Private Employees (NFOPAPE) in September 2000.
  
  In 2006 the membership voted Guy in as President of the Private Division and also became a National Vice President as a result of that membership vote.
• Accomplishments: Guy organized approximately 10,000 workers in a ten year period for Nursing Homes and Hospital Employees Union District Council 1115 HERE, AFL-CIO of New York and New Jersey.
  
  Guy kept a 75 percent winning average at National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) elections and was able to negotiate contracts in 99 percent of the elections units won.
  
  While working at the Federation as National Director of Organizing, Guy organized and supervised several Union elections within the Public and Private Sectors. The elections totaled a combined 91 percent win rate. Contracts have been negotiated in all organized units won.
  
  “What I would like to accomplish in the long term is to grow the Private Sector three fold from its 2000 year size level and the Public Sector increase its membership by 1500 members within the long term.”
  
  
• Qualifications: Guy has been active in the Labor movement for over 25 years. He was influenced to join the labor movement due to a desire to educate workers on how organized labor can improve workers’ lives by giving them a voice and protecting their rights in the workplace, something that is taken for granted by too many American workers today.
  
  Guy started out as an Organizer and moved up through the ranks to Assistant Director and Director of Organizing. As Assistant and Director of Organizing at District Council 1115, he supervised seven to twelve organizers in the 10 year period of active organizing.
  
  “The qualifications I have for my position is what I have learned, experienced and accomplished through my years in the labor movement and life in general, with a belief of holding true to the philosophy of teamwork, solidarity, union brothers and sisters uniting for one common cause as the betterment and enrichment of working families’ voices, rights and lives.”

Frederick W. McCrone, Vice President

• Bio: “I promise to always display the Federation’s indomitable spirit.” That was the promise and pledge that I made to our former National Vice President Pat Lambert. That credo has served as my motto ever since he appointed me as a Union Steward. I reiterated those same words to our National President, Dan Reynolds as a pledge of my loyalty to him and the Federation, when he appointed me a Business Representative. I believe that the very face of the Federation is changing to more directly reflect our diverse membership. Since my appointment as a Business Representative, I have worked hard to ensure and continue to personify the Federation’s commitment by initiating my own credo: “The purpose of leadership is to make more leaders, not more followers.” I am Frederick William McCrone and I am a nominee for the position of National Vice President of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees. I served seven years in the United States Marine Corps as a Communications Operator and as a Cryptographic Specialist. While in the Marine Corps, I was selected for, and accepted into, the Marine Security Guard Program in Quantico, Virginia by the U.S. Department of State. While serving as a U.S. Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India and at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, I worked closely with the U.S. Ambassador, the Charge’ d’Affaires and other high ranking U.S. and foreign dignitaries. I was privilege to meet American actor Harrison Ford while serving in New Delhi and President William Jefferson Clinton while serving in Geneva.
• Accomplishments: I have honorably served the Federation as a Union Steward, as a Business Representative for 3,000 employees within our collective bargaining unit at the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) and as a member of the Federation’s Contract Negotiating Team. During my tenure, the Federation’s Contract Negotiating Team has successfully negotiated a full contract and we are in the midst of re-negotiating year three of our current contract (due to re-openers and impasse). We are also preparing to start negotiations on a new three year contract with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti and his staff. I have established the Federation’s own Facebook page specifically designed for our BSO membership and I have also created a bi-weekly newsletter called “The Federation Herald”. I communicate frequently with our BSO membership via text messaging and phone calls, and personally update the Federation’s bulletin boards to provide current Federation news updates. I firmly believe that the Federation’s hierarchy should be as transparent as possible so that all of our members will feel included and represented. I have also created the Federation’s “Thank You Retirement Program” to show our appreciation for our retiring members. Upon retiring, our members are taken out to dinner and are given a Federation gift (i.e. a Federation watch or gift card). As a Federation Business Representative, my focus has been on “growing the business” by adding new members. The BSO Unit has seen the largest growth of new membership to the federation within the previous year (111 new members). Also, our ratio of members (85%) to non-members (15%) is one f the lowest within the Federation. I also consider the amount of “potential revenue” that the Federation would earn if the BSO Unit were at 100% Federation membership. I am proud to report that it would be among the lowest when compared to other units within the Federation (roughly $100,000).
• Qualifications: The members of our union are people that I care emphatically for and will go out of my way to ensure that they receive fair and just treatment. I have served the Federation’s membership by sitting on BSO’s Administrative Appeals Board (AAB) and have coordinated federally protected union activities with our General Counsel. In addition, I have represented our membership in BSO’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Division, Employee Assistance (EAP) Division and Human Resources (HR) Division. I am an active member of the Broward County Democratic Executive Committee and I serve as a Committeeman for the City of Plantation’s Democratic Party in Area 7. I have served as a Federation delegate and lobbyist to the Florida Legislature in Tallahassee while working with the Florida AFL-CIO. I also regularly donate to the Democratic PAC Fund. While working within a quasi-military style of local government such as the Broward Sheriff’s Office, my Federation membership has shown me just how important it is to be a union member. As a Sergeant of Marines I found my voice, as a Federation Steward I projected my voice, but as a Business Representative I volunteer my voice for the welfare of our membership. I have always been an advocate for the abused and oppressed. Through my union activities, I have been able to confound various levels of management within BSO and have forced them to recognize the Federation. I have filed (and won) several significant grievances and unfair labor practices on behalf of the Federation. I have had the honor of writing appeals, on behalf of our membership, to BSO’s Internal Affairs Division and grievances or memorandums to BSO pertaining to the rights of our Federation membership. Due to my vigorous unionized actions, the Federation’s General Counsel has established an “understanding” with BSO Legal and the various echelons of management. Referred to as the “McCrone Pact”, the understanding establishes that BSO has agreed to acknowledge the Federation’s Business Representatives’ and Union Stewards’ federally protected status, and therefore will not treat us as lay employees. After meeting with Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti, I designated myself and my Master Steward to schedule meetings with the Broward County Board of Commissioners. These meetings are designed to discuss and establish every Commissioner’s position on privatization and layoffs within the Broward County Jails, the Seaport (Port Everglades) and the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. The Federation is currently fighting for our membership at all three locations. I have met with Broward County Vice Mayor Susan Gunzburger, Commissioner John E. Rodstrom and Commissioner Albert C. Jones and have garnered their support to vote “NO” to any aspect of privatization or layoffs. I have given several depositions to our General Counsel for participating in a union protest conducted in front of the Broward Sheriff’s Headquarters. I have made arrangements with BSO to give a “Federation Presentation” to all civilian new hires. This ensures that an application and an invitation to join the Federation are presented to them personally, by me, the Business Representative. Over the previous year, due to vague contractual language, I have donated my own time to address and complete union related issues required of me as a Federation Business Representative. If elected to the National Vice President position, I promise that I will continue to fully commit myself to the responsibilities and duties thereof and to always display the Federation’s indomitable spirit.

Willie F. Bailey, Vice President

• Bio: Willie Bailey is a native of south Florida, being born and raised in Miami, Florida. His father and uncles were all members of the Teamsters Union. Therefore, the value, ethics and principles of the union ideology were instilled in Willie at an early age. This helped Willie to better understand and appreciate the working class of America. Shortly after graduating from high school, Willie went to work full time for Miami Shores Village an organization which is represented by the Federation of Public and Private Employees. It was there that Willie really understood the importance of unions in the public sector as well as the private. As soon as he was eligible, he became a member of the Federation of Public Employees.
• Accomplishments: Willie began working for Miami Shores Village in 1990, and became a member of the union after his probationary period was completed. Willie was one of the few who could read, explain or interpret the disciplinary actions brought against his colleagues and what the union could do to help them, therefore gaining their trust and confidence as being part of the team, especially after realizing some of them still signed their names with an X. This helped him to successfully move through the ranks by first becoming one of there Shop Stewards, then Negotiations Team Leader, and later appointed Chief Steward. He also worked his way up from a grounds keeper to senior Equipment Operator III and Crew Leader while employed with Miami Shores Village! Willie was often tapped to head special projects within Miami Shores. He was the Emergency Response Team Crew Leader. Whenever they were faced with natural disasters such as, hurricanes, tropical storms and any other emergency situations Willie did not hesitate to respond. He was called upon to head most of their special projects for he possessed the knowledge, skills and kept everyone safe while working within the guidelines of the Union’s Bargaining Agreement. After eighteen years of employment, and the respect of his colleagues and management, at Miami Shores Village, Willie decided to step out on faith and take his aspirations for equal fair treatment and better working conditions further than he had ever gone before. He decided to leave those eighteen years behind and become a Business Representative for The Federation of Public and Private Employees. Nevertheless, Willie continues to work diligently for those same colleagues at Miami Shores. He now represents the Broward County Clerk of Courts and The City of Oakland Park, and still continues his union membership with the Federation. Willie is a member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) and he serves as an APRI Gentle Warriors Assistant Youth Coordinator for 65 local youths doing community service activities while helping them understand the importance of higher education and preparing them to be Future Labor Leaders. Willie also serves as a delegate of the AFL-CIO. He was very much involved in the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign by assisting with phone banks, volunteering as a driver in Polk County as we targeted the I-4 corridor of likely voters and other local labor walks that helped the state win the 2008 election. He went to Tallahassee to serve as a lobbyist against several Senate Bills that would have negatively impacted Florida’s workforce.
• Qualifications: A man once said, "A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess." That man was A. Philip Randolph who helped establish Willie’s position on unions and the people he represent on a daily basis. Willie has worked emphatically as an employee in the field serving as a steward, chief steward and negotiations team leader for 18 years, and 3 years as a Union Business Representative. Therefore, giving him 21 years of understanding the needs of his colleagues and the people that he represent. Willie possesses a tenacious spirit when it comes to standing for fair and equal treatment of all employees and understands the groundwork that must be laid in any organization to gain the trust of unions. Willie has shown and demonstrated what it means to be committed to an organization throughout his past and present employment. He has received the proper training with negotiating and writing contracts by attending the George Meany Labor College. He also spends countless hours working to support any ongoing projects or situations that may occur. His commitment has been exemplified by going the extra mile to do what ever is necessary to make it happen he even helped with the first attempt to organize the City of Miami Gardens. Whenever he’s called upon he just says, “What do you need me to do.” Willie’s experience in the field has taught him that we all need someone to stand up for us, no matter whom or where we work. My name is Willie Bailey and I humbly ask for your support and vote as your next National Vice President of the National Federation of Public and Private Employees.

Marilyn Swank, Vice President

• Bio: Marilyn Swank was born in Boston, Massachusetts where her father was a union truck driver and union bus driver. She moved to Florida when she was eight years old, where her father later became a police officer for Dade County. Her uncle, John McCormick was the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Another uncle became the Captain of Police for the City of Boston. It would be safe to say that politics and human rights were at the forefront of her life from an early age.
  
  As a teenager, Marilyn became involved with the campaign for John F. Kennedy, this was to be the first of many campaigns. She worked various jobs that were non-union, and quickly realized the many benefits that unions provide to workers.
• Accomplishments: After the birth of her children, Marilyn became involved with the PTA and Girl Scouts. She became a recruiter, leader, trainer, and ran summer camp. She was an assistant to a comptroller prior to going to work for the Broward County School Board in 1984. During this time she was active in the Civic/Homeowners Association and went on to become an elected official for two consecutive four-year terms. When her district was mandated to be annexed she wrote the bill for the legislature to protect her district before being annexed. She also helped her husband at that time to build two houses -- one of them being a two year project from the ground up. After becoming a single parent, she began working three jobs. Through all this she found time to resume her college studies. It took her sixteen years to finish her degrees. Her major at the Associate’s level was Clinical Psychology and Social Work. One of her two Bachelor ’s degrees is in Human Resources Management. She has taken classes at the Master’s level in labor relations at FIU from which she has earned a scholarship. She was a volunteer counselor for twelve years for the Broward County School Board for troubled children. She is a past member of the Florida League of Cities and a past member of Florida Government Finance Officers Association.
• Qualifications: After becoming an employee for the Broward County School Board, Marilyn became a member of the Federation of Public Employees. In 1999, she went on to become the Business Representative for the clerical employees of the School Board of Broward County. She now also represents the City of Ft. Lauderdale professionals and supervisors. She has been chipping away at the many outstanding issues that have faced the clerical employees for years. She has been instrumental in making many positive changes in the clerical contract. She also is on numerous committees that have benefited the union and its members such as the Policy Review Committee, the CAP Committee, and the Calendar Committee.
  
  Marilyn has always had a passion for what is right and has continuously fought the underdog. She never takes “no” for an answer but asks instead “Why Not?” She now finally has a place to put her passion to work for people and their rights. She had been that voice in everything she has ever done. Marilyn became the National Vice President of the Federation in 2005 and was re-elected in July of 2006 at the National Convention. Marilyn takes her position as an officer seriously. In the many committees she serves on she makes her decisions with all of the units in mind -- not just the ones she represents. Marilyn would like to see the union have more communication with its members by way of the website and move on with the newest technology to give the members the best service ever. To give our members every available advantage and to help them in any way she can is now an added passion to Marilyn’s already long list of impressive accomplishments.