REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The regular membership meeting was held on Sunday,
June 30 at
The 159 members present paid their respects to the
flag.
Prayer was held for the membership and for the
local.
Motion was made and seconded to go into a special
order of business for the purpose of taking a strike authorization vote.
Motion was approved unanimously.
David Heizer polled the bargaining committee and
committeepersons and all voted unanimously in favor of the strike
authorization.
Keith Hammond polled the Executive Board and all
voted in favor of the strike authorization.
David Hill polled the benefit reps and all voted unanimously in
favor of a strike authorization.
Keith Hammond asked the membership for a voice vote
on strike authorization. The vote was
unanimous in favor of the strike authorization.
Don Brewer explained to the membership the
procedures that must be followed if we would go out on a strike.
Motion was made and seconded to go back into the
regular order of business at
Motion approved unanimously.
Roll call was taken with Chris Algren
and Gary Reagan on sick leave. Tony Branscomb,
Scott Bowling, Gary Skaggs, Larry Combs and Steve Shope
on vacation. David Land was
excused. The following were absent: Jim
Bonner, Jerry Fyffe, Tracy Kelly, Lester Knight, Brian Lyons, Dan Palmer, Ken Luneke, Mark Shinkle.
Motion made and seconded to dispense with the
reading of the May membership minutes, subject to question.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made and seconded to approve the June
executive board minutes as read, subject to question.
Executive Board Recommendations:
Cancel Executive Board and membership meeting for
July, due to the two week shutdown.
Motion seconded and carried unanimously to approve
the Executive board minutes and recommendations therein.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN, DAVE HEIZER:
Reported on the status of the grievance procedure.
Active last month at 3rd: 285
This month at 3rd: 350
Appeal Step:
4
Paragraph 99 – 3
Umpire Step - 14
Zone 1 – 61
Zone 2- 53
Zone 3 - 131
Zone 4 – 105
Reported on Employment
Status level.
Active Employment
1932
Leaves - 101
Lay offs – 0
Dave reported that the OET team did a beautiful job
of saving $30 million dollars in replacement work – work that will now be kept
here at
Reported on the
apprenticeship orientation that was held this past week at the hall.
Reported on the Quality Meetings this week with
management and reported that they are setting up a hotline for quality issues.
Reported on Full
Utilization. The scheduled arbitrator is
having surgery, so the scheduled date has been delayed. We have not received
the new date yet.
Reported on a letter he had received from Conference
Board Chairman Jim Clark about the status of the full utilization case and
about how an employee from our plant had called the scheduled arbitrator,
Anthony Sinecropi, at his home to question him as to the
validity of his illness.
Reported on the lawsuit
filed by Ed Greenwood. Depositions have all been filed
and it has gone to the judge to determine whether or not there will be a trial.
Reported on skilled trades
problems in the plant.
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 General Motors
and
Reported on United Health
care now accepting home delivery of pharmacy as of
Gm and
Reported that the department
of Labor is allowing Merck-Medco to run a
prescription drug audit.
Reported that Anthem is
doing a maintenance drug home delivery free of charge.
Motion made and seconded to approve the executive
secretary’s report, subject to question.
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, KEITH HAMMOND:
Reported that the local
constitution had been sent to Ed Fire for approval. In turn, Ed sent it to
Peter Mitchell for legal review.
Reported on the voter awareness rally that will be
held July 26
Reported that we will start
local negotiations after the shutdown.
Reported on the survey
results. #1 was pay increase, #2 COLA, #3 Job Security, #4 Benefits, #5 signing bonus and #6 health and
safety. One of the number one write in
comments was “fire John Ward.” Thanked everyone
for filling them out.
Reported on the boycott of Pictsweet
Mushrooms used by Pizza Hut by the Farm Workers of America.
Reported on Excellence in
Action 2002, Quality Challenge that runs for July 1 to August 31.
Motion was made and seconded to approve the
President’s report, subject to question.
Motion carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Don Brewer reported on Cope activities at the
IUE-CWA Conventions.
Motion made and seconded to approve the report.
Motion carried unanimously.
NO GOOD AND WELFARE:
NO OLD BUSINESS:
NO NEW BUSINESS:
Meeting adjourned at
Dave Hill
Executive Secretary