8/8/07

 

Ok Gang, here is today's update,

Micheal Gan talked about the supplimental Eichen award and the upcomming contract arbitration.

Next were nominations: President: Donnie Pitts

Vice president: Don Cantriel

Sec/Tres: Clifford dailing

Dir of Labor Relations: Randy Anderson

Dir of Steward Operations: Ronnie Stutts

Executive committeeman:

Thomas Keys

Steve Traylor

Gil Sreaves

Mike Swain

Gareth Settle

Terry Leaper

Bridget Boseak

Site for the 2012 Convention: Buffalo, NY Pittsburg, PA

Next came the report of the Constitution and Bylaws Revision Committee.

This committee revised the C&BL to streamline it into one document.

After the Parlimentarian explained on how the process would work and an hour dedicated to go through the document article by article, the vote on the entire document was called for and passed without debate.

This revision did not exclude us from going through Constitution changes.

As to those, only 2 changes passed:

1. $1 per member will be paid to the host states of the conventions instead of $30,000. There was no dues increase associated with this.

2. The National Board will get a annual wage increase. The increase will equal to the amount that a 43K step 12 would recieve.

Some of things that failed:

1. Elimination of the Ratification Meetings

2. Biennial Convention

3.National Board votes on Contractual Matters posted on the website for 180 days.

4. Mileage and per Diem being based on the quickest route. (Quickest route to this convention for me would have me go across Lake Michigan).

5. Per diem increase for staying at the Nationally sponsored hotels (Don't get me started)

6. Emergancy appointments of local stewards (I will explain this one at a later time, if asked)

7. Ratification ballots to be mailed after the Ratification meetings are held.

2 were postponed:

1. Having the NRLCA not acctept the liabilites of dissolved state associations or where the state charter is revoked.

2. Having an independant accounting firm count National Delegate Ballots.

Tomorrow will be resolutions along with the Caucsus so tomorrow will be a long day.

 

 

 

8/9/07

 

Sorry to take so long to report. As some of you read, we spent more time arguing about a courtesy resolution (almost an hour, actually) and we ended up passing all 144 non-binding resolutions without debate. Needless to say I was fit to be tied (Honestly, I was ready to put a hole in some walls). All this because some people wanted to go home early. Boy are they in for a suprise

Caucus went well. Donnie and Don both said that the moritorium that the NALC got will not hurt or efforts on CDS routes, and that Donnie and Don have seats on said committee.

Also something of note, Roonnie Stutts told me that within 3 or 4 months (it's a projection folks so don't hold him to it) the website will be redone to a server with more memory so more info can be held on there and that they will also have a email list that members can sign up for so that they can get flash message from the union similar to the eActivist system that the NALC and the APWU have.

Randy Anderson has stated that the "fletters" Arbitrator decision is hopefully in the mail. No one is pushing the Arbitrator in fear that it would create and adverse decision on our part.

Today is the elections and the appeals committee along with new business. Promises to be fun.

 

 

8/10/07