Convention delegates elect OCSEA Pres. Parks to International Vice President post

Archive of AFSCME's 38th International Convention July 28 - Aug. 1, 2008 News stories, video clips, photo galleries, and more.

Aug. 1, 2008 - OCSEA leaders are among the 6,000 delegates and guests in San Francisco this week for AFSCME's 38th International Convention, where OCSEA Pres. Eddie L. Parks was elected International Vice President.

He joins a distinguished group of IVPs who hail from AFSCME locals and councils from across the nation.

Parks will serve on the national union’s 35-member executive board which charts the overall course and sets policy for 1.6 million AFSCME members across the nation.

OCSEA President Eddie L. Parks, elcted to AFSCME International VP post, stands(front left) with International President Gerald W. McEntee (front right) as they take the oath of office along with following officer elections.

President Gerald W. McEntee and International Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy were both re-elected by delegates to another four-year term.

Delegates also considered key resolutions and constitutional amendments that impact the union's governance and policy decisions.

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