Richard James

Richard James passed away in May at age 60, following a courageous 14-month battle against cancer.

James had worked as a Meat Cutter at Bel Air Markets 512 in Roseville. His family and colleagues remember him as a strong and proud Union supporter.

“My dad always told us how important it was to him to be a member of UFCW 8,” said his daughter, Lisa Wahoviak. “He

often spoke to my sister,

Christine, and me about the

benefits of being in a Union and how those benefits helped our family enjoy the quality of life we had.”

James worked with District

Union Representative Mark Berns and mentored many other Meat Cutters, including Regional Coordinator Rick Salton.

Richard James

He enjoyed spending time with

his family and was an excellent

cook, specializing in Sicilian

cuisine.

James is survived by his wife

of 38 years, Josephine, his daughters, Christine and Lisa, and five grandchildren.

UFCW 8 Three-

Time Winner in

ILCA’s Media

Contest — Again

UFCW 8 continued its awardwinning

tradition when it captured three top honors in the

International Labor Communications Association’s 2007 Media Contest. In the latest competition,

Voice of Action won an award for General

Excellence in the category of publications by

Local Unions with more than 20,000 members.

Voice of Action also won the First Award for

Special Performance in Magazine Design for its

Winter 2006 issue.

Finally,

UFCW 8 won an award in the Television,

Video and Film, Documentary/Social Issues

category for its video, “Tribute to Jack L.Loveall.”

In the 2006 competition, UFCW 8 took First Place in Special Performance for Best Cover or Front Page; Special Performance for Best Newspaper Design; and Television, Video and Film, Long Format. The ILCA Media Contest is the most

prestigious competition of its kind in the world of labor communications.

Official publication of UFCW 8-Golden State Jacques Loveall, President