REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The regular 1st Shift membership meeting was held on
Thursday, March 28 at
The 58 members present paid their respects to the
flag.
Prayer was held for the membership and for the
local.
A moment of silence was held for two active
employees who recently passed away:
Jimmy Gill and Robert Cochaine.
Roll call was taken with Chris Algren,
Sue Bostwick, Jim Bonner, Dale Shafner, Mark Shinkle
and Steve Shope on vacation, and Lester Knight, Rob
Hollister, David Land, Brian Lyons, Ken Kuneke absent
and Ed Potter and Gary Reagan on sick leave..
Motion made and seconded to dispense with the
reading of the February membership minutes, subject to question.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made and seconded to approve the March
executive board minutes as read, subject to question.
Executive Board Recommendations:
Send 4 shop committeemen and the three officers to
the Conference Board meeting in
Send second rotation of 5 delegates to the division
conference in
Send the Cope Chairman to the Division conference
through June 15th to receive an award.
Purchase one table at the A Phillip Randolph banquet
at a cost of $350.00
Motion made, seconded and approved to vote on the
recommendations separately.
Recommendation #1 – approved unanimously.
Recommendation #2 50 yes votes and 8 no.
Recommendation #3 approved unanimously
Recommendation #4 57 yes and 1 no.
All recommendations passed.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN, DAVE HEIZER:
Reported on the status of the grievance procedure.
Active last month at 3rd: 248
This month at 3rd: 279
Appeal Step:
2
Paragraph 99 – 3
Umpire Step - 13
Zone 1 – 31
Zone 2- 44
Zone 3 - 109
Zone 4 – 94
Reported on Employment Status level.
Active Employment
1985
Leaves - 89
Lay offs – 0
Dave reported on the fish fry for the American
Cancer Society to benefit breast cancer research. The net profit is $7022.59.
Dave reported that he told management that he was
going to put out a leaflet telling the employees everything.
Reported that Gary Gonnella is the new member of the
OET Team.
Reported on the new attendance program that
management offered the bargaining committee. The committee rejected the
program.
Reported that we will more than likely have a strike
vote around
Reported that a fellow member of 801 told him that
they were running a machine they had an appendix F on. While the machine was
running, they send over a millwright and an electrician, told the operator to
step away and they shipped it out right then.
Dave was asked a question about what would happen if
we lose fan clutch.
Dave responded that if we lose fan clutch, die cast
will die.
Motion made and seconded to approve the chairman’s
report subject to question.
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, DAVID HILL:
Reported that the
Reported to the membership on a meeting with
Medicare and about the Medicare website.
The predictions for health care are not positive. More and more of the cost will be shifted to
the employees. Medicare believes that
they can get a handle on health care somewhere in the range of year 2011.
Reported on the IUE-CWA Retirement health fare that
was held at the convention center on
Motion made and seconded to approve the executive
secretary’s report, subject to question.
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, KEITH HAMMOND:
Reported on a COPE meeting we had at District 7
about heading up a campaign for Rick Carne for Congress.
Reported on the average corporate fuel economy sheet
being passed around by the committeemen.
Those will be sent to local politicians.
Reported on AOL. Some of our members have had to pay
long distance charges. He now has a 1-800 number for any member being charged
long distance. Also asked AOL if they
were tracking our employees and he was told no.
Reported on the Appendix F issues.
Reported on the District 7 Meeting, where we learned
there are 16 Locals in trouble, either being moved or closed. Local 622 is being purchased by the
employees. The name of the company is Lakeshore Frozen foods. They are using
the employee stock ownership option and District 7 has put up $250,000 to help
them to get off of the ground.
Reported on the vacation shutdown from July 1-12.
Reported on the Constitution Committee making
progress.
Reported on a COPE meeting to be held on
Reported on a Conference call on April 2nd
with Ed Fire in regards to the Las Vegas Division Conference.
Reported on the Easter party run by the Women’s
Committee. It was a great success.
Motion was made and seconded to approve the
President’s report.
Motion carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Don Brewer reported for COPE that Local 755 had 6
winners in the District 7 COPE Drawing in
NO GOOD AND WELFARE:
NO OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
There is still a locker problem on 3rd
shift for the women cleaners. A woman’s coat was stolen. We need to get this problem worked on.
Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Dave Hill
Executive Secretary