Union shop steward embraces leadership roles

UFCW Local 1994 member Clint Sobratti's impressive list of accomplishments keeps growing with his recent installment as a member of Progressive Maryland's 2020 Leadership Institute Cohort. "I wanted to be a part of a group that wants to shape the world into how I believe a country and state should be run," Sobratti said. He’s worked for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s Ride-On division for the past nine and half years. He’s a shop steward for Local 1994, and served on the union’s bargaining committee team, where he’s helped advocate for better working conditions including the need for adequate amounts of PPE during the pandemic as well as for core member needs like higher wages, lower medical costs, and sustainable retirement plans. A member of the Montgomery County Sierra Club’s Executive Committee, Sobratti was involved in some of the 2019-20 Fire Drill Friday events led by Jane Fonda and he was a candidate for State Delegate in District 39 in 2018.

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