Ms. Gloria Salter was born in Orlando, Florida—the eighth of ten siblings. Her mother and father are deceased. Ms. Salter received her B.S. degree in Elementary Education in 1981 from Bethune-Cookman College, which is now known as Bethune-Cookman University, Dayton Beach, Florida. Ms. Salter served in the U.S. Navy for 8 years. She was a Kindergarten teacher from 1980-1991, with the Honolulu, Hawaii school district.

Ms. Salter started her career with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Outpatient Clinic (VAOPC), Orlando Florida, as a Program Support Clerk in 1991. She received a Masters of Social Work (MSW) in 1996 from the University of Central Florida. After attaining this educational goal, Ms. Salter transitioned into a career as a Social Worker with the VA in July 1996 with Readjustment counseling Services, where she worked with returning war veterans in the Orlando, Tampa, and Worcester, MA Veterans Centers; as a Medical Social Worker at Community Living Center, Martinez, Ca; as a Discharge Planner with VAMC; as an Outreach Social Worker for the Homeless at Mather VAMC; and as a Discharge Planner with Mather VAMC.

Gloria Salter is a single Mother of one daughter. She has three dogs: two Dachshunds and one Chihuahuas/Pekinese mix. She is active with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and the Sigma Delta Omega (SDO) Chapter, Elk Grove California. She is a member of St. Paul Baptist Church.

Ms. Salter was elected as President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 1206 in July 2009, and again in April 2010.

"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything"- Alexander Hamilton

Points of Contact:

President Gloria Salter - 916-439-3560

V.P. Marcus Walker - 916-261-3554

Secretary Bill Gemignani - 707-437-1901

Out of Many One Union AFGE NVAC/AFL-CIO

From Article 16, Section 1 of the Master Agreement:

"In an atmosphere of mutual respect, all employees shall be treated fairly and equitably and without discrimination in regard to their political affiliations, Union activity, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age or non disqualifying handicapping conditions. Employees will also be afforded proper regard for protection of their privacy, and constitutional rights. It is therefore agreed that Management will endeavor to establish working conditions which will be conducive to enhancing and improving employee morale and efficiency."

• Asian Pacific Am Heritage Month
• Nurses Appreciation Week
• National Police Week

Take a moment in the near future to see if your area has a Union bulletin board. Article 48, section 5 of the Master agreement states:

"At each facility, the union will be provided space on bulletin boards in areas normally used for communicating to employees".

If there is no union bulletin board, please contact your local steward or president. Or better yet, volunteer to help develop and maintain your bulletin board! It can be as simple as posting a notice of the date of the next local union meeting, or perhaps a pertinent excerpt of the master agreement.

Get involved! Start your local union bulletin board and help get your local 1206 back on the map!

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President Gloria Salter
AFGE LOCAL 1206
SOLIDARITY FOREVER
NEWSLETTER
P.O. Box 1873
Rancho Cordova, CA 93655