IBEW LOCAL 365

Meeting Minutes for November 3, 2009

 

1)    Opening

Meeting called to order by Vice President Roger Mustard II at 6:55 p.m.

 

2)    Pledge of Allegiance

 

3)    Roll Call of Officers

a)     President/B.M - Danny Turner II - Absent

b)     Vice President - Roger Mustard II - Present

c)      Recording Secretary – Jerrod W. Smith (Interim) - Present

d)     Financial Secretary/Asst. BM - James R Cox - Present

e)     Treasurer - Timothy Wilkey- Present

f)        E-Board - Jason Melton (Chairperson) - Absent

g)     E-Board - David Darnell - Present

h)      E-Board - Ronnie Fletcher - Absent

i)        E-Board - Travis Grizzle - Present

j)        E-Board - Jason Merritt - Sick

k)      E-Board - Michael Soderburg - Absent

l)        E-Board - Sean Cash - Absent

 

4)    Reading of the Minutes

a)     Minutes of the October 2009 Approved and reading was suspended.

 

5)    Communications and Bills

 

a)     Letter from David Beckler (Senior Vice President, Labor Relation TVA) to R. Jan Jennings (Administrator-T&L Council for Annual Employees of TVA)

i)        Subject: TVA Annual Benefits Open Enrollment

(1)   Notifying Council of the TVA Annual Benefits Open Enrollment.

 

b)     Letter from John K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District) to all IBEW Local Unions with TVA Jurisdiction

i)        Subject: Dates and sites to conduct the TVA and T&L Council 74th Annual wage meetings

(1)   Pre-meeting - August 8, 2009 Knoxville

(2)   Data Meeting - November 12, 2009 Knoxville WT 402

(3)   74th Annual Wage Negotiations - December 9 - 12, 2009 10:00am West Tower Knoxville 402


 

 

c)      Letter from R. Jan Jennings (Administrator-T&L Council for Annual Employees of TVA) to Phillip L. Reynolds (Vice President, Human Resources for TVA)

i)        Subject: Fossil Employee Expectations document

(1)   Many topics discussed in the Fossil Employee Expectations usurp the language found in the General Agreement.

(2)    Concerns raised by the T&L council have not been addressed and the roll-out for the program continues.

(3)   The Council is therefore requesting a conference with TVA to discuss specific issues with regards to the Fossil Employee Expectations document.

 

d)     Letter from David Beckler (Senior Vice President, Labor Relation TVA) to John K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District)

i)        Subject: Labor Relations ruling on Comtrac# 18140

(1)   Ruling: Grievance not found subject to the General Agreement grievance adjustment procedure or that a grievant was named.

 

e)     Letter from John K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District) to all IBEW Local Unions with TVA Jurisdiction

i)        Subject: Approval for leave transfer program

(1)   Geoffrey K. Pickens - CCDO Kingston Fossil Plant Yard Operations

(2)   Adgie W. Allen - Nuclear Electrical Tech III BFN

 

f)        Letter from John K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District) to IBEW Local Union 365

i)        Subject: Third and Fourth quarter per capita

(1)   Due by December 15, 2009 in the amount of _____ reflecting 353 members in the bargaining unit.

 

g)     Letter from John K. Craig (International Representative IBEW 10th District) to Andy Wright(FPG), Jill Wallace(NPG) & Mike Pope(RSO&E -  TOMS) Central Joint Training Committee Secretaries

i)        Subject: Request for a meeting of the Central Joint Training Committee to discuss the fact that training managers are appointing themselves to unilaterally oversee our joint training programs.

 

h)      Steve Cox reimbursed for printing of presentation handouts for the Progression of Excellence Program, FedEx/Kinko’s 10/01/2009.

 

i)        Steve Cox reimbursed for room rental for the Kingston Meeting at the Kingston Civic Center, 11/03/2009.

 

j)        Roger Mustard II reimbursed for shipping of IBEW T-shirts.

 

k)      CLC Hall of Fame Dinner paid for 2 tables for 16 people at the November 7th, 2009 Dinner.

 

6)    Reports of Executive Board

a)     E-Board: No E-Board Meeting

 

7)    Reports of Officers

a)     None to Report

 

8)    Propositions for Membership

a)     Jeff Ring - Honorary Withdrawal

b)     Greg Williams for Participating Withdrawal – Tabled until December meeting

 

9)    Reports of Delegates and Committees

a)     Status of the EA organizing campaign

 

10)          Accidents, Sickness or Death of Members

a)     Jason Merritt off sick

 

 

11)          Unfinished Business

a)     Vote on Amendment to Article III of the IBEW Constitution

§         Discussion and Vote: 1 voted “Yea” and 24 voted “No”

§         Vote form sent to the International

 

12)          New Business

a)     Donald Carter bought forward that Kingston Fossil Plant is trying Dual Classify AUOs and Scrubber Board Operators. A brief discussion was held and the matter will be brought up later, when more information is available.

b)     J.R. Cox talked briefly about Retirement Board Issues

c)      LU President Danny Turner II requested if Steve Cox could make the Wage Data President for the next meeting.

 

13)          Good of the Union

a)     Door Prize – J.R. Cox won door prize.

b)     Recording Secretary Danny Melton attended the meeting. Danny was back from Iraq for 15 days. Danny thanked everyone for the care packages that was sent to him.

 

14)          Receipts and Expenses

a)      

 

15)          Closing

a)     Meeting was closed by Vice President Roger Mustard II at 7:36 p.m.

b)     Next Meeting will be in Knoxville at LU 760, on December 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

 

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