OCTOBER- IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Officer and Chief Steward Elections will be coming up soon. Nominations,by phone,will be accepted prior to the Membership meeting until 5:30pm on October 4, 2011. During the meeting, nominations will be taken from the floor. Any member in good standing may nominate, provided the nominee is a member in good standing and agrees to be a nominee. In order to be a candidate for Local Officer or Executive Board of the Local, a member must have attended at least six(6) of the past twelve(12) membership meetings prior to nominations. Please come out and attend. The membership meeting time is shown below:

Executive Board Meeting 5:30pm

Membership Meeting 6:30pm

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Nominations for the offices of:

Local President
Local Secretary-Treasurer
Vice President – AT&T Mobility
Vice President – AT&T Core
Executive Board
Chief Stewards

Nominations will be accepted at the October monthly membership meeting of CWA Local 6203 on:

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
6:30pm
405 50th St

The Election Committee will accept phone nominations prior to the meeting. The committee, during the meeting, will also open nominations from the floor. Any member in good standing may nominate, provided the nominee is a member in good standing, attended at least six (6) of the past twelve (12) membership meetings prior to nominations and agrees to be a nominee. For a list of responsibilities for these positions see the local by-laws. A copy can be provided.

Nominations for the offices of President and Secretary-Treasurer shall also constitute a nomination of the same person as a delegate to all CWA Conventions held during the three year term. The AT&T Mobility Vice President and AT&T Core Vice President shall serve alternately as delegates/alternate as needed.

DeAnn Holcomb—-Chair, Election Committee 793-6203 or 787-2922
Anita Jordan—-Secretary, Election Committee 793-6203 or 535-2957

Union Boards will be posted today(8-26), Monday(8-29), or Tuesday(8-30)

SEPTEMBER E-BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETING

ATTENTION CWA LOCAL 6203 MEMBERS

The regular monthly meeting will be rescheduled from Tuesday, 09-6-11 to the following Tuesday, 09-13-11, due to the Labor Day Holiday

***************405 50th St********************

The meeting times will be as follow:

Executive Board Meeting 5:30pm
Membership Meeting 6:30pm

Please come.

AT&T Mobility and CWA Contract Time

AT&T Mobility Employees: Contract time is upon us once again. Our time to bargain better wages, job conditions and benefist is rapidly approaching. The current contract will expire on February 24, 2012 and early bargaining will begin in November, 2011. It is more important than ever to stengthen our union. Better Union Membership Means a Better Contract – If you are not a member, join today! In the coming months you will see mobilizing/organizing activities at the Mobility call center. Be sure to stop, ask your questions and express your concerns. As always, you may reach us at the union hall 806-793-6203 for an organizing update or any other issue or concern you may have. Please log onto our website for additional information and upcoming organizing events.  Our membership meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Union Hall at 405 50th Street, Lubbock, TX 79404.

Thank you,

David Patton, President,  CWA Local 6203.

AUGUST MONTHLY MEETINGS

Our monthly Executive Board and Membership Meetings will be held on Tuesday, 08-02-11. Please come out and join us so that you can receive the latest updates. Also, if you have questions, problems and/or issues that need to be address we will be glad to provide feedback or assistance. Also, we are gearing up for the Mobility Contract that will expire on February 24, 2012 and welcome the help and support of all of our members. The meeting times are shown below.

E-Board Meeting 5:30pm

Membership Meeting 6:30pm

JUNE MONTHLY MEETINGS

The meetings for June will be Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The times are shown below:

E-Board Meeting 5:30pm

Membership Meeting 6:30pm

Please come out & get updates of what is going on. If you have problems, questions, or concerns please come to the meeting. The officers look forward to seeing you there!

OPPOSING BILL HB 2986

THE TEXAS AFL-CIO IS INFORMING US OF BILLS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR PASSAGE. PLEASE READ BELOW AND CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES & SENATORS.

PLEASE HELP OPPOSE HB 2986, A BILL BY REPRESENTATIVE TAN PARKER, R-FLOWER-MOUND, THAT WOULD MUZZLE LABOR UNIONS WHO WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL PROCESSES.

HB 2986 IS A PARTISAN, ONE-SIDED ATTACK THAT WOULD DENY UNIONS, BUT NOT CORPORATIONS OR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, THE RIGHT TO PROMOTE THE VIEWS OF WORKING FAMILIES IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. THE BILL WOULD FORCE UNIONS TO SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUES MONEY TO OBTAIN ANNUAL WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN OUR REGULAR BUSINESS. AND IT WOULD STOP TEACHERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM VOLUNTARILY ALLOCATING A PORTION OF THEIR PAYCHECKS TO A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.

AS YOU KNOW, UNIONS USE NO DUES MONEY TO CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL CANDIDATES. THAT IS HANDLED THROUGH VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES LIKE THE TEXAS AFL-CIO’S $250 COPE CLUB. BUT HB 2986 WOULD MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO USE DUES MONEY TO LOBBY ANY GOVERNMENTAL BODY, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATURE, SCHOOL BOARDS AND CITY COUNCILS. HB 2986 WOULD STOP UNIONS FROM PUBLISHING A POLITICALLY-RELATED NEWSLETTER OR FLYER FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION WITH DUES MONEY AND WOULD EVEN PREVENT UNION MEMBERS FROM ATTENDING EVENTS WITH OFFICE-HOLDERS

STIFLING OUR VOICE IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. PLEASE TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR TO VOTE AGAINST HB 2986.

MARCH MONTHLY MEETINGS

Our monthly Executive Board and Membership meetings for March will be held on March 1, 2011. We have quite a few things to cover so please come out and join us so that you can be updated. If you have questions and concerns, as always, please bring them. The meeting times are shown below.

Executive Meeting 5:30pm

Membership Meeting 6:30pm

JOIN THE FIGHT – NATIONAL CALL ON WEDNESDAY

OUR CWA STAFF REP, DONNA BENTLEY, IS REQUESTING ALL THAT CAN TO PLEASE READ THE MESSAGE BELOW FROM BETH ALLEN, OUR “ONLINE” MOBILIZATION COORDINATOR, AND JOIN IN ON THE CALL.

MESSAGE:

Across the country, Americans are standing up and fighting for their collective bargaining rights. Photos and videos from Wisconsin have been thrilling. More than 100,000 people have taken to the streets and filled the rotunda of the State Capitol.

CWA members are responding in every state where collective bargaining rights are under attack and we need your voice in this fight. On Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:30pm EST, please join CWA President Larry Cohen and the CWA National Executive Board for a virtual town hall and hear directly from local leaders in Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey. During the call you will learn more about how we are responding and what you can do and have an opportunity to ask questions.

You can register at: http://www.cwa-union.org/cwacall

Our movement is spreading. Sign up for the virtual town hall today with your preferred phone number and we will call you on Wednesday to connect you to the meeting. If you plan to participate using your mobile phone, you can also register by texting CWACALL to 69866.

It couldn’t be easier, or more critical, to participate.