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CWA LOCAL 6200

MAY 2008

    THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MOBILITY VICE PRESIDENT JOHN RICHIE.

    GARVIN SPEED LED US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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

    PAUL WARD GAVE THE TREASURERS REPORT AND IT WAS APPROVED.

    PAUL WARD WANTED TO REVISIT THE ELECTION OF THE DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.  THE MOTION IS TO RESEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION FROM THE APRIL MEETING TO SEND JOHN RICHIE AND KAREN COOK AS DELGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.  WE WOULD THEN HAVE ANOTHER ELECTION BETWEEN JOHN RICHIE, KAREN COOK AND JIMMY COOK FOR THE DELEGATES.  CHERYL DAWSON SECONDED THE MOTION.  THE MOTION FAILED WITH 13 AGAINST AND 4 FOR.  THE DELEGATES WILL REMAIN AS KAREN COOK AND JOHN RICHIE.

    THE VICE PRESIDENT THEN CALLED FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF ALTERNATE TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

    CHELSEA BILODEAU NOMINATED CHERYL DAWSON

    JERRYE HARGROVE NOMINATED JIMMY COOK

PAUL WARD MADE THE MOTION TO CEASE NOMINATIONS AND THAT WAS JERRYE HARGROVE.  AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE JERRYE HARGROVE HANDLED THE SECRET BALLOT ELECTIONS.  ALENA HICKS MADE A MOTION TO HAVE SUE SPERRY OVERSEE THE COUNTING OF BALLOTS AND THAT WAS SECONDED BY CHAR MARTELLE.  CHERYL DAWSON WAS NAMED ALTERNATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.

    THE LOCAL HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT FORMER DISTRICT 6 VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL CANCER.  A CARD HAS BEEN SENT FROM THE LOCAL.

    THERE WERE SURPLUSES ANNOUNCED ON THE LANDLINE SIDE.  MOST ARE AFFECTING KANSAS AND HOUSTON, NONE OF THEM FOR OUR AREA.  WE HAVE THE COMPLETE LISTINGS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

    A LISTING OF TITLES THAT REQUIRE WORD XCEL AND SPANISH HAS BEEN SENT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

    WE ALSO HAVE A LANDLINE REORGANIZATIONAL CHART IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

    AN ARBITRATION REGARDING EMAIL WAS OVERTURNED.  ONE OF THE TERMINATED EMPLOYEES WAS SHOWN NOT TO HAVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTUAL EMAILING.  THEY DID RECEIVE THEM BUT DID NOT SEND OR INITIATE THEM.  THE ARBITRATOR AGREED WITH THE UNION AND THAT EMPLOYEE WAS MADE WHOLE.

    WE HAVE A COPY OF THE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT PLAN IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW IT.

    WE HAVE A NEW HIRE BENEFITS GUIDE IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

    THERE WAS A POSTAL VEHICLE FIRE IN SAN ANTONIO INVOLVING CAREMARK PRESCRIPTIONS BEING SENT OUT IN MARCH.  ALL OF THOSE PRESCRIPTIONS ARE BEING REFILLED AND WILL BE SENT OUT.

    LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT REGARDING THE WORKING SPOUSE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE NOT TAKEN OUT OF SEVERAL EMPLOYEES PAY CHECKS.  THEY WILL BE RETROING BACK SO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN GET CAUGHT BACK UP.

    WE HAVE A LANDLINE VSC LIST IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

    OUR LOCAL RECEIVED A LETTER OF THANKS FROM LOCAL 6203 FOR HELPING GET THEIR MEMBER GUY STEWART NAMED TO THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE FOR LANDLINE.

    MOBILITY HAS A NEW 2008 WORLD ACHEIVEMENT AWARD THAT WILL BE HANDED OUT TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THEIR WORK.  THE FIRST AWARD WILL BE HANDED OUT IN JULY.  WE HAVE A LIST OF THE ELIGIBILITY RULES IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED.

    AT THE RETAIL STORES THEY ARE AGAIN THIS YEAR ASKING FOR EMPLOYEES TO NOT TAKE ANY TIME OFF FROM JUNE 15 TO JULY 12 FOR THE ROLL OUT OF NEW PHONES.  IT WORKED WELL FOR THEM LAST YEAR. 

    JOHN RICHIE GAVE A MOBILITY REPORT.  THE PAY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY RESOLVED.  IF WE GET NO RESOLUTION ON THIS ISSUE IT WILL GO TO ARBITRATION.  PLEASE KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TIME SO THAT IT WILL BE EASIER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.  THANKS TO CHERYL DAWSON FOR ALL HER HELP WITH THE RETRO PAY PROBLEM.  IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE FIGURING YOUR PAY SEE CHERYL FOR HELP.  THE IT DEPARTMENT RETRO PAY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME.  THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF SENIORITY PAY PROBLEMS AS WELL.  IF YOU NEED HELP FIGURING YOUR SCALE ALSO GET WITH CHERYL AND SHE CAN HELP YOU.  PLEASE BE PATIENT WE WILL GET THIS WORKED OUT.

    AT THIS TIME WE STILL HAVE NO DATE FOR THE FAMILY FUN DAY.  AS SOON AS WE KNOW WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.

    THE CHILI COOK-OFF IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 18.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNNTEER FOR ANY ASPECT OF IT PLEASE LET CHERYL DAWSON KNOW.

    THE ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY SERVICES WILL BE COMING UP.  AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO DEFINATE DATE BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP PLEASE GET WITH CHERYL DAWSON.

    THE INDOOR GARAGE SELL TO BENEFIT CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORK RAISED APPROXIMATELY $1100.00.

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

    2 OF OUR MOBILITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN HOSPICE.  PLEASE KEEP RAMONA HALL AND ROBERT MILLER IN YOUR PRAYERS.

    GENIE BIENICEWICZ NAME WAS DRAWN FOR THE $100.00 DRAWING.  SHE WAS NOT PRESENT SO NEXT MONTH WE WILL DRAW FOR $100.00 AGAIN.

    THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:49PM