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CWA LOCAL 6200

JANUARY 2007 MINUTES

            PRESIDENT ANGELA GUILLORY CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00PM.

            JOHN RICHIE LED US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

            CHERYL DAWSON READ MINUTES FROM DECEMBER MEETING AND THEY WERE APPROVED.

            JIMMY COOK IS TRYING TO START A RETIRED MEMBERS CLUB FOR OUR LOCAL.  HE WILL HAVE MORE INFO WHEN HE RETURNS.  HE IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING A GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION IN COLORADO.

            PAUL WARD GAVE TREASURERS REPORT AND IT WAS APPROVED.  THE OFFICERS HAD TO GET NEW PHONES BECAUSE  ANGELA BROKE HERS.

            OUR LOCALS WEBSITE WAS AWARDED WEBSITE OF THE WEEK FROM NATIONAL.  THANK YOU PAUL LAUGHLIN FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

            NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE JULY 16^TH AND 17^TH IN TORONTO, CANADA.  THE E-BOARD HAS CHOSEN ANGELA GUILLORY, KAREN COOK, AND JOHN RICHIE TO ATTEND THIS YEAR.  IT  WAS APPROVED.  WE WILL ALSO BE SENDING ONE ALTERNATE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AND WILL TAKE NOMINATIONS AT FEBRUARYS MEETING AND ALSO VOTE AT THAT TIME.  THE ALTERNATE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THEIR PASSPORT.  WE ARE DOING IT EARLY TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE PLANE TICKETS AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THEIR PASSPORT.  THE ALTERNATE HAS TO HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 6 MEETINGS IN THE PAST YEAR. 

            WE HAVING SAVINGS IN TELCO STOCKS AND BONDS THAT WERE PURCHASED WHEN THE BUILDING ON DAYTON WAS SOLD.  THE FUNDS ARE AT PRESENT HANDLED BY MERRILL LYNCH.  WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THEM TO PRINCIPLE FINANCIAL AND HAVE THINGS CHANGED SO THAT WHOEVER IS PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THEM AT PRESENT WE DO NOT HAVE IT THIS WAY.  CHAR MARTELLE MADE A MOTION TO CARRY THRU WITH THIS AND JENNIFER STEWART 2^ND THE MOTION.

            AT&T COPPER, THE VOICE TRANSFER SYSTEM WILL BE DONE AWAY WITH.

            AT&T COPPER SHOULD BE RECEIVING BENEFITS UPDATES SOON.

            AT&T WILL ALSO BE CHECKING CONCESSION ACCOUNTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY BE RECEIVING THE CONCESSION.

            WE HAVE A PENSIONERS REPORT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

            BARGAINING FOR CINGULAR IS COMING UP IN 2008. WE WILL BE HAVING TRAINING ON JANUARY 20 AT 9AM TO 1:30 THIS WILL BE ON YOUR OWN TIME.  EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND.  WE ARE TRYING TO GET DATES DURING THE WEEK SO THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO WORK ON THE WEEKENDS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND.  THIS IS TRAINING TO HELP US GO THRU THE CONTRACT. 

            DISTRICT 6 IS ONLY 54.2% ORGANIZED AT CINGULAR SO THEY HAVE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO HAVE A BARGINING CAUCAS THIS YEAR FOR CINGULAR.  IF THE DISTRICT CAN GET IT UP TO 80%, ANDY MILBURN SAYS HE WILL HAVE ONE IN THE FALL.

            JOHN RICHIE GAVE A CINGULAR REPORT.  MEMBERS AT CINGULAR HAS GOT TO WORK ON GETTING NON-MEMBERS SIGNED UP.  THERE WILL BE A STEWARD MEETING AT 7:00PM ON TUESDAY THE 16^TH.

            SUE SPERRY GAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.  IT WAS APPROVED.

            WE HAVE SOME PRINCIPLE FINANCIAL RETIREMENT BOOKLETS IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED.

            $100.00 DRAWING WAS CRYSTAL SOMES BUT SHE WAS NOT PRESENT SO IT WILL BE $100.00 NEX MONTH.

            MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:20PM