Notes from the January Membership Meeting

Attendance was good for the January membership meeting, during which the swearing-in of all of our current officers occurred.  Top among the issues of discussion were workplace security, mobility bargaining and attendance policies.  Additionally, a committee of retirees is being formed.  If you or anyone you know is retired from an AT&T company and would like to participate, please contact the Union Hall at 806-793-6203.

Have a question or concern?  Please consider attending our next meeting which will be held on Tuesday, February 7th at 6:30 PM.  If you are unable to attend and want to make sure your issue is addressed, please contact us at the Union Hall to make sure your concern is part of our discussion.


Who do you support for President?

Right now our national organization has a poll in place to determine who, if anyone, we would like to endorse in the upcoming presidential election.  If you have not already done so, please take a few moments to visit cwavotes.org and participate in the poll. Your opinion is extremely important on this matter, and this is the best way to make sure your voice is heard. Also, you can visit the main page for a summary of where the candidates stand on the issues.


JANUARY E-BOARD & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

This is a reminder that the monthly E-Board & Membership meeting has been moved to Tuesday,January 10, 2012. Please come out & attend. All of the new officers & Chief Stewards will be sworn in. Meeting times are shown below:

TUESDAY – – JANUARY 10, 2012

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 5:30PM

MEMBERSHIP MEETING 6:30PM


CWA AT&T Mobility Locals in D6 Set Bargaining Goals

Cora Ward and Penny Parker, stewards, at our call center attended the Mobility Bargaining Caucus last week. Below is an encerpt summary of the meeting.

At the AT&T Mobility local leadership conference, D6 staff join VP Claude Cummings, center, and CWA-TU members Blake Poindexter and Jamone Ross, 4th and 5th from left.CWA AT&T Mobility local leaders from across the Southwest met in Dallas Nov. 7-8 to discuss and vote on bargaining goals and priorities. The contract covering 9,400 Mobility workers in District 6 expires Feb. 24.
CWA District 6 Vice President Claude Cummings joined participants in discussing ways to build membership mobilization and support for organizing, and pledged support for T-Mobile workers trying to get their union.
Also at the meeting were two CWA-TU organizing committee members, technical care spets from T-Mobile in Frisco, Texas. Jamone Ross and Blake Poindexter talked about problems at their call center, including unattainable and constantly changing metrics, mass terminations and the lack of respect for workers on the job.
Ross and Poindexter got a firsthand look at CWA democracy in action, as Mobility members set bargaining goals, planned mobilization and moved forward on bargaining.
CWA will hold a Mobility leadership training session in December in Detroit; CWA President Larry Cohen and UAW President Bob King will be on hand.


NOTICE OF ELECTIONS

ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD FOR THE POSITIONS OF AT&T CORE VICE PRESIDENT AND (2) BUSINESS OFFICE CHIEF STEWARDS. LISTED BELOW ARE THE CANDIDATES:

AT&T CORE VICE PRESIDENT

KIMBERLY ROBINS DEANN HOLCOMB

CHIEF STEWARD (2ND FLOOR)

CODY FOLKNER TINA RUIZ

CHIEF STEWARD (4TH FLOOR)

ANITA JORDAN TREVA HITT

THESE ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON:
THURSDAY 11-09-11 &
(MAKE UP DAY) WEDNESDAY 11-10-11

LOCATIONS: UNION HALL
405 50TH ST

PLEASE COME OUT & VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE IN CANDIDATES


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