LOCAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
AUGUST 1, 2000
Normally, I use this space to provide you with a blow by blow
description of events that take place at the membership meeting, i.e. reports,
old business, new business etc., etc. This month I can’t provide you with
the usual format because there were no Officer Reports. The President was not
in attendance nor was the EVP. [Trying to reach the President during the day is
a challenge but when she doesn't even show up to membership meetings sets a new
low for 9510] The Secretary-Treasurer (Natalie) played the roll. He handed out
a check to a retiring member.
The minutes of the previous meeting
(June-2000) were distributed and acted upon. The financial reports for the
months of May, June and July were distributed and acted upon [this is probably
the only place where there is an income of close to a million dollars a year to
squander and the contributors don't question what is done with it. Hell, even
"The Sopranos" get an occasional question from the crew. The minutes of the
Executive Board (June-2000) and any actions taken by the board were distributed
and acted upon.
There was a brief utterance by the Chair of the Safety
Committee on his latest triumph in bringing SBC to its knees over the issue of
'smoke detectors'. The chair of the Community Services Committee informed those
present of the annual charity drive. The charity drive is usually a time when
most stewards (loyalists to the
"Queen of
Hearts") are off the job soliciting. This year there will be others
(non-stewards) getting in on some of the action. The reason there will be
non-stewards (we were told) was to recruit "new blood" into the "organization".
There was no old business or new business to come before the group. Rest
assured, it was "no" business as usual!
There was no mention of the
strike vote [which started 4 days later and continues as 8/20/00] taken by CWA
members employed by "Verizon" (formerly known as Bell Atlantic, Nynex and
GTE).