E-BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETING RESCHEDULED

Due to the weather the Executive Board & Membership meetings were canceled for Tuesday, 02-01-11. The meetings are rescheduled for the following Tuesday, 02-08-11, with same time frames as shown below:

Executive Board 5:30pm

Membership 6:30pm

We look forward to seeing you there.

UNION PLUS SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING

Union Plus Scholarship

A good education is more important now than ever. Some 121 union members and union family members were awarded $150,000 in scholarships this year, ranging from $500 to $4,000. Make sure your members get in on the action next year: The deadline is January 31, 2011, for the 2011 Union Plus Scholarship applications.

The scholarship program is open to students attending or planning to attend a college or university, a community college, or a technical college or trade school; applicants are evaluated according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need, and appreciation of labor.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

There are several scholarships available through AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program. Three (3) are mentioned below with the links. The program is designed to assist students attending two-year and four-year colleges with amounts up to $2,500.00. Some of the requirements are shown below; however, go to the websites to get the full details.

Scholarship America– – apply at
Eligibility criteria: Be 25 yrs or younger as of February 15, 2011
Have a minimum cumulative gradepoint average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Children of officers or senior managers are not eligible

HSF/AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program– – apply at
Eligibility criteria: Must be of Hispanic heritage
Children and step children of senior managers and officers are not
eligible
Must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident
Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
Applicants must enter COUPON CODE: ATT11

UNCF/AT&T Foundation Scholarship Program – – apply at
Eligibility criteria: Applicants must be of African American descent
Applicants must be children or stepchildren, of a full-time actively employed
employee* of AT&T Inc. or its U.S. subsidiaries
Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale
Children and step children of senior managers and officers are not
eligible

CHRISTMAS GET-TOGETHER

It’s that time of year and the Holidays are upon us!

There will be a Christmas get-together on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Union Hall at 7:00pmwith supper being served at 7:30pm.

J&M Bar-B-Que will be catering and we are having a Pot-Luck Dessert, so bring a plate or pan of you favorite goodies to share!

All members are invited.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mack Ray at the address and numbers below.

Mack Ray (806) 744-4062
405 50th Street (806) 744-7852 (fax)
Lubbock, TX 79404 (806) 773-2646 (cell)

NOVEMBER MEETINGS

Although Election Day is November 2nd the monthly Executive Board and Membership meetings will be held on same day, Tuesday, 11-02-10. The meeting times are set as shown below:

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 5:30PM

MEMBERSHIP MEETING 6:30PM

Please make plans to be there. We have lots to discuss and update on what is going on at AT&T.

OCTOBER EX-BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The monthly meetings for the Executive Board & Membership will be tomorrow, Tuesday, 10-05-10 at the following times:

Executive Board 5:30pm

Membership 6:30pm

Please plan to attend & be informed of what is going on as a Local & District.

SEPTEMBER E-BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The E-Board & Membership meeting will be Tuesday, 09-14-10 at the following times:

E-Board 5:30pm
Membership 6:30pm

Please make plans to come and be updated with what is going on in our local & if you have any questions or concerns share them with us

WIN the Manufactured Home That a Governor Declined to Use!

Unions Families May Apply for a Spot in the Drawing for a Single-Wide Manufactured Home, Delivered to You in Texas

Gov. Rick Perry declined to take up the Texas AFL-CIO on an offer to lease him a manufactured home for $1 a year while he waits for the renovation of the gutted Governor’s Mansion in a rental mansion in a gated community 14 miles from the Capitol that has cost taxpayers more than $600,000.

Since then, the single-wide, home has spent time on display in the Texas AFL-CIO parking lot, attended both state political conventions and is making appearances in more venues over the summer.

Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has announced that shortly after Labor Day, the state federation plans to donate the manufactured home to a Texas union family. Eligibility is limited to persons who are current union members, retirees or former union members who lost their jobs and/or suffered through a home foreclosure.

A panel of religious leaders will be convened to consider applications for the manufactured home. Using their best judgment, the panel will select up to 20 worthy entries and the final selection will be determined by a random drawing from among those entries. The result of the panel’s decision and subsequent drawing, to be conducted by officers of the Texas AFL-CIO, is final.

To enter, fill out an application, which asks for your name, a place and method of contact, and include a 100-word statement on why you should receive the manufactured home, Email the document to rickshouse@texasaflcio.org or mail a hard copy of the application to:
Rick’s House Drawing
Texas AFL-CIO
1106 Lavaca St., Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701