IBEW LOCAL 365 Meeting Minutes for April 7, 2009
1)
Opening
Meeting called to order by
President Turner at
2)
Pledge of
Allegiance
3)
Roll Call
of Officers
a)
President/B.M
- Danny Turner II - Present
b)
Vice
President - Roger Mustard II - Present
c)
Recording
Secretary -
d)
Financial
Secretary/Asst. BM - James R Cox - Absent
e)
Treasurer
- Timothy Wilkey - Present
f)
E-Board - Jason Melton (Chairperson) - Absent
g)
E-Board
- David Darnell - Absent
h)
E-Board
- Ronnie Fletcher - Present
i)
E-Board - Travis Grizzle - Present
j)
E-Board - Jason Merritt - Absent
k)
E-Board
- Michael Soderburg - Present
l) E-Board - Sean Cash - Absent
4)
a) Minutes of the March 2009 meeting approved.
5)
Communications
and Bills
a)
Letter from Edwin D. Hill (IBEW International
President) to all IBEW Local Union Business Managers
i)
Subject: National Safety Council’s Labor Division
Meeting -
(1) In addition, an IBEW only safety caucus is scheduled for May 20 - 21. (a) Safety issues and initiatives important to the IBEW members from all trade jurisdictions will be discussed during the caucus, along with specific training/information sessions.
(2)
Deadline
for registration and reservations is
b)
Letter from John K. Craig (International
Representative IBEW 10th District) to David Beckler (Vice President, Labor
Relations TVA) & Jan Jennings (Administrator, Trades and Labor Council for
Annual Employees of TVA)
(1)
Subject:
Request to advance grievance with COMTRAC # 16360 (Jeff May) in accordance with
Supplementary Schedule BV-III, Section C, Subsection 5 of the General
Agreement.
c)
Letter from Robert P. Klein (International Vice
President IBEW 10th District) to Danny Turner II (Business Manager LU 365,
IBEW)
i) Subject: International Representative Rick Ellis is now the Tenth District Membership Development Coordinator. (e-mail - rick ellis@ibew.org)
d)
Letter from Edwin D. Hill (IBEW
International President) to all IBEW Local Unions
i) Subject: Request for information from IBEW Local Unions that have a building corporation and own their own building or other real property. (1) Also included is a new pattern bylaw provision that must be inserted in the local union bylaws for the purpose of property directly owned by local unions.
e)
Letter from Robert P. Klein (International Vice
President IBEW 10th District) to Danny Turner II (Business Manager LU 365,
IBEW)
i)
Subject: Tenth District Progress Meeting
f)
Letter from John
K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District) to David Beckler
(Vice President, Labor Relations TVA)
i)
Subject:
g)
Letter from Robert P. Klein (International Vice
President IBEW 10th District) to Danny Turner II (Business Manager LU 365, IBEW)
i) Subject: IBEW Tenth District Sixth Annual Golf Tournament hole sponsorship form.
(1)
The
golf tournament is in conjunction with the 2009 Progress meeting in
h)
Letter from Edwin D. Hill (IBEW
International President) to all IBEW Local Unions
i) Subject: The notice of Arrears Form (Form 41) is now available electronically on the IBEW Web site.
i)
Letter from
Edwin D. Hill (IBEW International President) to all IBEW Local Unions having
Utility Jurisdiction
i)
Subject: Reminder - 2009 IBEW Utility Conference
Cut-Off Date
j)
6 Letters from
John K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District) to David
Beckler (Vice President, Labor Relations)
i)
Six grievances
appealed to the Labor Relations level
(1)
Comtrac#
18140 filed by Freddie L. Phillips, Senior Instrument Mechanic Bull Run Fossil
Plant having to do with non-consideration in a dual rate foreman position.
(2)
Comtrac#
18141 filed by Freddie L. Phillips, Senior Instrument Mechanic Bull Run
Fossil Plant having to do with filling of a vacant Foreman position.
(3)
Comtrac#
18149 filed by Jeffery A. Daniel, Electrical Tech III, Kingston Fossil
Plant having to do with improper distribution of overtime; violation of
training agreement..
(4)
Comtrac#
18150 filed by Marvin Bailey, Electrical Tech III, Kingston Fossil Plant
having to do with improper distribution of overtime; violation of training
agreement.
(5)
Comtrac#
18551 filed by Willis Millican, Electrical Tech III, Kingston Fossil Plant
having to do with improper distribution of overtime; violation of training
agreement.
(6)
Comtrac#
18152 filed by David B. Pittman, Electrical Tech III, Kingston Fossil Plant
having to do with improper distribution of overtime; violation of training
agreement.
k)
Letter from John K. Craig (International
Representative IBEW 10th District) to Danny Turner II (Business Manager LU 365,
IBEW)
i) Subject: First and Second quarter per capita payment due the IBEW for the Trades and Labor Council for Annual Employees of TVA.
l)
Letter from
David Beckler (Vice President, Labor Relations) to John K. Craig (International
Representative IBEW 10th District)
i)
Response to the Steve G. Cox grievance Comtrac# 17523
heard by Labor Relations
m)
President/B.M - Danny Turner II – 1 Day
wages and mileage (342 miles total) for Panel Meeting in Nashville, TN.
n)
President/B.M - Danny Turner II – 4 Days
wages, lodging and mileage (220 miles total) for Business Manager training
o)
Steve Cox - L.U. 365 Job Steward Training 1
Day wage.
6)
Reports
of Executive Board
a) Reviewed status of current grievances.
7)
Reports
of Officers
a)
IBEW
Panel Meeting
i)
President Turner reported on the March 2009 panel
meeting
b)
New
Business Manager Training 03/17 - 20/2009
i)
President Turner reported on the March 2009 Business
Manager training
8)
Propositions
for Membership
a)
No
proposition for membership
9)
Reports
of Delegates and Committees
a) Ronnie Fletcher reported on the political activities of the Central Labor Council
b)
Anniversary
Committee distributed L.U. 365 70th Anniversary T-Shirts to members.
10)
Accidents, Sickness or Death of Members
a) The charter was draped and a moment of silence observed for Brother Neal Henderson. b) Brother Dennis Martin out of work with leg problems.
11)
Unfinished Business
a)
Trades
& Labor Council for Annual Employees of TVA and TVA will meet to discuss
changes to the Multi-skill and Foreman classifications.
b)
Temporary
replacement needed for the Recording Secretary position until Brother Danny
Melton returns from serving our Country. Anyone interested please come to the
12)
New Business
a)
Vice
President Mustard to represent L.U. 365 at the 10th District progress meeting
June 2009
b)
Next
meeting will be held in
i)
Starting time:
ii)
Location:
c)
Steve
Cox explained the IBEW stance on the “Peer Safety Champion”. Topic discussed by
the membership.
d)
National
Safety Council’s Labor Division meeting in May.
13)
Good of the
a)
Job
Stewards’ training was held on
i)
Steve Cox -
Instructor -
ii)
Brad Guinn - Steward -
iii)
Jeff Daniel - Steward -
iv)
Jason Melton - Steward -
v)
Scott Poore - Steward - PSO/TOM -
vi) Ronnie Fletcher - E-Board LU 365 - John Sevier Fossil
vii)
Jason Merritt - Steward - PSO/TOM -
viii) Patrick Faust - Steward - Cherokee, Douglas & Norris Hydro
ix)
Troy Rosenbaum - Steward - John Sevier
Fossil - Electric Shop
b)
Watched
video from Edwin D. Hill (IBEW International President) on the Employee Free
Choice Act.
c)
Phil
Burnett won the door prize drawing.
14)
Receipts and Expenses
a)
Approved
15)
Closing
The meeting was adjourned at
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