Public Safety Employees Union 519

Office Staff

Business Manager

Dustin Frederick Cell Ph: 425-444-1710 E-mail: dustin@local519.org

Business Manager Dustin Frederick has thirty-six years of experience in public sector Labor negotiations, grievance resolution and collaborative Labor/Management relations. He is a leading Labor representative in Metropolitan King County’s efforts to create an effective Labor/Management partnership receiving specialized training at Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Mr. Frederick is a certified mediator and member mediator of the King County Inter-Local Conflict Resolution Group. He has been a guest lecturer on effective Labor relations at the University of Washington and Green River Community College.

Dustin holds a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Puget Sound and a Bachelor of Commercial Science from Seattle University.

Key appointments:

  • Executive’s Labor/Management Partnership Committee - Invited by King County Executive Ron Sims to participate on Oversight Committee responsible for implementing organizational change in King County government in order to meet the challenges and demands of a high performance regional government. 1998 - present.
  • King County Performance Measurement Oversight Committee - Appointed by King County Executive Ron Sims and confirmed by Metro King County Council to provide oversight and direction to King County’s efforts in the area of performance measurements. 1999 - present.
  • Metro King County Joint Labor/Management Insurance Committee - One of six Union officials elected by peers to represent Labor in the negotiation of changes to the County-wide benefits package. 1990 - present.
  • King County Union Coalition - Elected Co-Chair by peers to represent Labor before the Metro King County Council Labor Policy Committee. 1990 - present.
  • As a Labor official representing approximately 600 public employees, Dustin has special expertise in effective resolution of hostile work environment claims and internal employee disputes, particularly between supervisors and subordinates, in a law enforcement or governmental environment.

 

Administrative Assistant / Office Manager

Mary MartinsonE-mail:mary@local519.org

Mary was hired by the Union in July of 1980 to work 4 hours a day. Before long it turned to full-time hours and 32 years later… She values and appreciates the privilege and opportunity to work for a professional, highly-respected Labor organization and embraces the challenges and rewards associated with working for the Executive Board and PSEU members. She especially enjoys meeting the members we represent—putting a face to a name.

Bookkeeper (Part time)

Suzy Chatterton

Suzy has worked as the Union’s part-time bookkeeper since May of 2006.

 

 

Public Safety Employees Union 519 is an independent Labor Union representing King County employees in: the KCSO, DAJD, DJA, DCHS, DDES, Civic-TV as well as Kirkland Police Lieutenants and Bothell Police Captains. PSEU 519 is a "service" model Union whose primary mission is to represent its members in unparalleled fashion providing the highest quality service.