REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETING NOVEMBER 23, 2003       12:00 P.M.

 

The regular membership meeting was held on Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 12:00 p.m. with Keith Hammond presiding.

 

The 110 members present paid their respects to the flag.

 

Prayer was held for the membership and for the local.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Roll call was taken with Latrice Dewitt and Ed Potter on sick leave.  Jerry Fyffe, George Kleinfelder, Gary Reagan, Bonnie Sturgill, Gary Gonnella, Dwayne Meyers, Von Fessler absent.

 

Motion made and seconded to dispense with the reading of the October membership minutes, subject to question.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion made and seconded to approve the November executive board minutes as read, subject to question.

 

Motion approved unanimously.

 

Recommendations:

 

Sending the Shop Committee to the conference board in February.

 

Recommendations carried unanimously.

 

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN, DAVE HEIZER:

 

Reported on the status of the grievance procedure.

 

Active last month at 3rd:   252

 

This month at 3rd:    269

 

Appeal Step:   2

 

Paragraph 99 – 0

 

Zone 1 – 23

Zone 2- 12

Zone 3 -157

Zone 4 –77

 

Reported on Employment Status level.

 

Active Employment   1355

Leaves  - 105

Lay offs – 314

 

Dave reported that unused EDO days would be paid in February.

 

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 Open enrollment has been pushed back and the corporation set a new deadline.

 

Deferred the rest of the report until the highlights of national negotiations.

 

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 some voting machines that we might want to use for our election.  They won’t cost us anything.

 

Reported on the election schedule for 2004.  To be posted in the plant.

 

Reported on the children’s Christmas party on December 14th.

 

Thanked the members who made the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk a success.

 

Reported that we will have a new bingo coming in the first of the year, through Lancaster bingo. The Charity is Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Dayton.

 

Reported that at the District 7 meeting the IUE Division passed a motion to have a tri-annual convention. 

 

Reported that we received an award at the District 7 meeting for coming up with $17958.25 cope.

 

Motion was made and seconded to approve the President’s report, subject to question.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

NO COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

NO GOOD AND WELFARE: 

 

NO OLD BUSINESS: 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

The officers reviewed the proposed constitutional amendments with the membership.

 

Motion was made to vote on the proposed changes.

 

Vote was 41 for and 70 against.

 

The proposed changes were not adopted.

 

Steve Shope reported that he is going to bring back the stress management course.  He’ll get back with us with details.

 

Meeting adjourned at 1:27 p.m.

 

Dave Hill

Executive Secretary

 

 At 2 p.m. a special meeting was held to discuss the highlights of the National Agreement.  The meeting adjourned at 5 p.m.