Lalumondier began working at St. Joe/Doe Run lead smelter in 1973 as a laborer, working his way up to the machine shop as a sheet metal worker. After rising to chief steward and leading contract negotiation committees, Local 688 hired him as a business representative in 1992. Lalumondier has extensive National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) experience. He became Vice President and Director of Negotiations in January 2001 and President in December 2004. Lalumondier manages staff negotiation of more than 100 collective bargaining agreements. He is Labor Health Institute President, providing health care for 6,000 active and retired members and their dependents.

“Unity sounds so simple that it can be taken for granted, but the power of a union contract is real,” Lalumondier said. “We must work to negotiate agreements that set high standards for industries.”

Lalumondier can empathize with challenges workers face when they do not receive compensation and working conditions they deserve. Lalumondier spent 19 years working for Doe Run Company (originally St. Joe Lead Company), a lead smelter that has received much criticism for its environmentally harmful practices that have made it the biggest polluter in the state of Missouri, according to the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory.

Lalumondier has helped many members improve their job quality in his roles as Business Agent, Vice President and now President - though he avoids taking individual credit for any accomplishment. He said he especially enjoys getting to know members. "When you know people and their families, then you understand the impact it has when you help them," Lalumondier says. "It makes me proud to know those I represent are able to enjoy a better quality of life."

Career Overview:

• Current Roles in Local 688:
  • President
  • Business Representative
  • Director of Negotiations
  • Political Director
• Appointments:
  • President, Saint Louis Labor Health Institute
  • Trustee, Insurance and Welfare Fund
  • Alternate Trustee, Teamster Medicare Trust
• Labor Experience
  • 1973-1992: Doe Run Company
  • 1978-1992: Shop Steward, Doe Run Company ( Chief Steward, 1982-1992)
  • 1992-Present: Business Agent, Local 688
  • 2001-2004: Vice President, Local 688
  • 2004-Present: President, Local 688
• Personal
  • Family - Married wife Karen in 1972. They have three grandchildren, Abbie (daughter of Kristine, born in 1995), Garrett (son of Jonathon, born in 2005) and Gracie (daughter of Jonathon, born in 2007).
  • Hobbies/Interests - collecting union memorabilia (Posters of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, framed Teamster magazine covers and other memorabilia line Lalumondier's office walls.)

Contact:
314.513.5802
dLalumondier@688online.org