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CWA LOCAL 6200

APRIL 2008

    THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7P.M. BY PRESIDENT ANGELA GUILLORY.

    JOHN RICHIE LED US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

    SECRETARY KAREN COOK READ THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH MEETING AND THEY WERE APPROVED.

    PAUL WARD GAVE A TREASURERS REPORT AND IT WAS APPROVED.

    THE CWA NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE JUNE 21 AND OUR LOCAL IS ALLOWED 3 DELEGATES.  OUR CHAIRPERSON IS THE PRESIDENT WHICH LEAVES 2 DELGATE SEATS.  JOHN RICHIE, KAREN COOK, AND JIMMY COOK ARE ALL ELIGIBLE FOR THEESE POSITIONS. THE EBOARD RECOMMENDATION IS FOR JOHN RICHIE AND KAREN COOK TO ATTEND.  DAVID MCMILLAN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND TAMMY SUMMERS SECONDED THE MOTION.  AT THE NEXT MEETING WE WILL BE CHOSING THE ALTERNATE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP BY SECRET BALLOT.  TO BE ELEGIBLE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 6 MEETINGS IN THE PAST YEAR.

    THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION IS JUNE 5-7.  JIMMY COOK, JOHN RICHIE AND DAVID MCMILLAN HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY THEIR PRECINTS TO ATTEND AND THEY ARE TAKING THEIR OWN TIME.  THE EBOARD RECOMMENDS THAT WE PROVIDE 2 ROOMS AND MILEAGE FOR 1 VEHICLE AND PER DIEM.  VICKY MADE A MOTION TO ONLY PROVIDE 1 ROOM AND THE DELGATES SHARE.  DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON THAT MOTION.  AT THE VOTE THAT MOTION FAILED 7 TO 5.  BEN WHITE MADE A MOTION TO VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL EBOARD RECOMMENDATION AND IT WAS APPORVED.

    THE MOBILITY CONTRACT HAS BEEN RATIFIED.  OUR LOCAL HAD THE BEST VOTING TURN OUT FOR THE DISTRICT.  APRIL 11 WAS TO BE THE 1^ST PAY RAISE AND THE RATIFICATION BONUS ON APRIL 29 WITH THE RETRO BACK PAY ON APRIL 25.  AT THIS TIME PEOPLE SOFT IS INCORRECT AND THE COMPANY IS WORKING ON GETTING EVERYTHING STRAIGHTENED OUT, WITH THE NEW WAGE SCALES AND THE PROGRESSIONS.  THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE SOFTWARE AND THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO WORK THESE OUT.  WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE COMPANYS INTENT IS AND LET THEM WORK ON THE PROBLEM.  AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO DEFINATE ANSWERS.  WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COMPANY TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM SO PLEASE WATCH YOUR UNION BOARD FOR MORE INFORMATION AS IT COMES AVAILABLE.

    ON THE LANDLINE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WE WILL BE RECEIVING OUR CONTRACTUAL RAISE AND OUR COLA.  THIS WILL BE MORE THAN WAS ANTICIPATED DUE TO FIGURING ERROR.  WE HAVE THE NEW WAGE SCALES IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM.

    REMEMBER THAT THE MOBILITY HEALTHCARE CONTRACT IS COMING UP AND IT IS A NON STRIKEABLE ISSUE.

    IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT WE DO NEED TO CHANGE OUR BYLAWS BECAUSE THEY STILL CONTAIN THE VERBAGE SBC AND CINGULAR.  IN ORDER TO DO THIS WE HAVE TO HAVE A WORKING EQUITY COMMITTEE OR WE CAN’T CHANGE ANYTHING DUE TO NEW NATIONAL RULES.

    JOHN RICHIE GAVE A MOBILITY REPORT.  WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOHN AND ALL THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK ON THE CONTRACT AND FOR CONTINUED WORK ON GETTING THE PAY PROBLEM RESOLVED.

    AT THIS TIME AT&T HAS 87 VICE PRESIDENTS ON LANDLINE SIDE AND THAT ONLY IS COUNTING INSTALLATION AND REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION.  THE COMPANY IS TELLING US THAT THEY DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY AND NEED TO SURPLUS EMPLOYEES.  WITH THAT MANY PEOPLE SUPPOSEDLY INCHARGE IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS WHERE THE SURPLUSES NEED TO BE.

    GARVIN SPEED GAVE A COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT AND IT WAS APPROVED.

    A MEMBER AT MOBILITY LOST A CHILD LAST YEAR AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING WITH CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORK TO RAISE MONEY.  THEY ARE CONSIDERING HAVING AN INDOOR GARAGE SALE TO DO THIS.  THE EBOARD HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY WORK WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES ON THIS AND THAT THE BUILDING COMMITTEE DONATE HALL FOR THIS PURPOSE DEPENDING ON THE DATES. 

    AT THIS TIME WE ARE 20% COPE SIGNED UP FOR OUR LOCAL AND WILL BE RECEIVING OUR 49^TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR COPE AWARD AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

    THERE WAS AN ARBITRATION WON IN KANSAS WHICH DEALT WITH THE COMPANY CALLING A SERVICE EMERGANCY WHEN THEY REALLY DIDN’T NEED TO AND TRYING TO CIRCUMVENT THE OVER TIME RULE TO DO THIS.  IT WAS RULED THAT FROM NOW ON IT HAS TO BE AN ACTUAL SERVICE EMERGENCY.

    WE WILL BE HAVING FAMILY FUN DAY AGAIN THIS YEAR BUT AT THIS TIME WE HAVE HIT A SNAG ON THE ACTUAL DATES SO WE WILL BE GETTING BACK WITH THE DATES AS SOON AS WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.  CHERYL DAWSON WILL BE THE CHAIRPERSON AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP IN ANY WAY GET WITH AND LET HER KNOW.

    WE HAVE AN 800 NUMBER FOR PENISION INFORMATION AT MOBILITY IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE IT.

    WE WILL BE SHOWING “SICKO” AFTER THE MEETING NEXT MONTH.

    MEAGAN STRICKLAND WAS CHOSEN FOR THE $100.00 DRAWING BUT WAS NOT PRESENT.  WE WILL DRAW A NEW NAME NEXT MONTH FOR $100.00.

    THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:21 P.M.