Local 7032
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Executive Board Meeting
Full Membership Meeting
Welcome from the Secretary/Treasurer
"Call
To All Members "
Your Local is looking for members for the following
committees:
Membership Committee:
Shall accept or reject membership applications in accordance with the Bylaws
and rules of this Local and policies of the C.W.A. Constitution.
Legislative-Political Committee:
Shall assist in developing and pursuing the program of the Union and the Local
in the legislative-political field.
Organizing Committee:
Shall assist the Local Officers and the members in organizing all non-union employees
within the Local's jurisdiction as well as unorganized workers in external units.
Election Committee:
Shall conduct all nominations, elections and referenda in this Local and shall
consist of at least three (3) members.
Education-Mobilization Committee:
Shall assist in developing the Local's education program with the Local Executive
Board.
Community Services Committee:
Shall assist in developing all community service programs.
Committee on Equity:
Shall study and report to the Local on the ways and means of eliminating
discrimination on the basis of sex,race,or any other basis.
Other Committees needed:
Bylaws Review Committee:
Shall review the Local's Bylaws and report to and assist the Local Executive
Board on ways to improve them.
Collective Bargaining Agreement (C.B.A.) Review Committees:
Shall review the C.B.A. and report to and assist the Local Executive Board on
ways to improve on them. Each Unit shall have its own C.B.A. committee.
It's time to get off the line, you know that line where you don't know if you're
going to step on a toe or two to do what is right. This is a time to help yourself
by helping your Local. Most of the committees take very little time and its not
all work.
See your Unit President today and give him your name, ask him about the committee
you would like to be on and tell him you want to help the Local, YOUR LOCAL.
John Feireisel
Sec./Treas. Local 7032
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Money-Saving 'Tips' Add Insult to Injury at Northwest
Never let it be said that bankrupt Northwest Airlines doesn't care about its workers: Along with deep wage cuts and layoffs, it offered its beleaguered employees a handy little guidebook filled with 101 ways to save money — including dumpster diving.
Tip number 46 reads, "Don't be shy about pulling something you like out of the trash."
The booklet was included in a layoff packet given to dozens of workers, but was quickly pulled from the packets when workers expressed outrage, according to the popular website http://thesmokinggun.com which posted the booklet online.
Other suggested ways to pinch pennies included renting out a room, shopping in thrift stores, taking fewer showers, using old newspapers for cat litter and searching the Internet for freebies.
"There's no way we could make this up," flight attendant union leaders at Northwest said on their AFA-CWA webpage. "The rocket scientists in the executive suite actually sent these 'helpful hints' to Northwest flight attendants after picking our pocket for $195 million."
Under a contract imposed by Northwest in July, the 9,200 flight attendants represented by AFA-CWA have seen their starting pay shrink to $16,000, with the most senior employees earning just $43,000. The flight attendants have threatened to strike unless the airline agrees to negotiate a new contract.
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IUE-CWA SIXTH ANNUAL DIVISION CONFERENCE
Las Vegas, NV.
Some financial news from the conference
Money Talks
May 1, 2006
Big business means big money for politics. Corporations pour tens of millions into campaigns and lobbying to support an anti-worker agenda. Here's what some of CWA's top employers and employer groups spent on lobbying in 2004, based on federal reports lobbyists are required to file. CWA's expenditures are also included. The data is compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics and posted on their public information website, www.opensecrets.org.
