Ada Briceño
IS NOT
WHO SHE CLAIMS
TO BE
Ada Briceño puts herself, political insiders, and her union ahead of workers and the broader community.
She has a pattern of poor leadership and workplace dysfunction. And when workers needed help most after COVID, she made things worse. Workers paid more while she paid herself more, using worker dues to benefit her family.
Her record reflects:
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● Over $800,000 paid to family members of union leadership
● Family members received rapid salary increases -
● Union dues increased 44%
● Her salary increased 65%, including during COVID
● Earned $144,493 (2024)
● Threatened to withhold benefits from members not paying dues -
● Supported exemption to pay workers below minimum wage
● Backed limits on overtime opportunities
● 370 unfair labor practice cases under her leadership -
● Multiple lawsuits for discrimination and unpaid overtime ● One case resulted in a $774,244 jury award; others settled
● Accusations of racial discrimination and mismanagement ● Major internal division, including membership breakaway
● At OCCORD: nearly half of staff quit amid “toxic” conditions -
● Fired 51 of 110 employees
● Raised dues during the pandemic
● Cut or threatened health benefits
● Failed to rehire many workers post-COVID -
● Directed $750,000+ to a group tied to harassment allegations
● Leads a union that lobbies the state ($215,000+ in spending)