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IAM Sunnyvale Lodge 2228

MINUTES click here for detail>>> LODGE MEETING of MARCH 5, 2005

Meeting called to order at 10:35a.m. by President Robert Winkelmann.

1. Pledge to the Flag.

2. Visitors: Jamiah Arbuckle Rose Fisher Tyeesha Hardiman

3. Roll Call of Officers:

4. Committee Reports:

Approval of Minutes: Motion passed to accept the February 5, 2005 minutes

Communications Report: Dimas Resendez

A. Financial Report: Rick Cook

B. Safety Report: Dimas Resendez

C. Labor Relations Report: Wally Savely

Brother Savely stated that the Contract Negotiations for the Sunnyvale membership were completed and the Ratification vote was passed by the membership. The Georgia union voted down the contract proposal. $1,500 contract signing bonus would be available to the membership within 21 working days after the contract ratification.

D. Employee Assistance Program: Kevin Lee

Brother Lee asked all union members to contact Brother Lee or Sister Trujillo for any concerns and thanked the Breakfast committee for the morning breakfast.

E. Business Agent Report: John Fox

Brother Fox covered several items in his report.

a. March 17, 2005-General Wage Increase.

b. March 24, 2005-Automatic Rate Progression

c. March 31, 2005-$1,500 ratification bonus payment.

d. July 1, 2005-Cost of Living Adjustment increase.

e. July 21, 2005-Automatic Rate Progression.

f. Georgia (LL709) membership voted down the contract proposal.

g. Georgia Website-union website has contractual updates daily.

h. Lack of Stewards at the plant-encourage members to become stewards and increase visibility at the plant.

i. Payroll checks arriving late-J. Fox will look into the matter.

F. District Delegate Report: Robert Winkelmann

One Bylaw change was enacted at the January 2005 District Delegate meeting.-union callout $10.00 luncheon per diem. The next District Delegate meeting is April 16, 2005. The lodge membership suggesting to purchase DVD’s for Union news instead of VHS tapes and save costs.

G. Steward Rules Report: Kim Hamilton-Alarcon

Sister Hamilton-Alarcon gave the following report:

The Committee met March 4, 2005 to review the following steward excuses:

September 2004:

Lorna Subia-Company travel-submit document-approved.

Michael Anderson-Denied-beyond the 30 day limit for submittal

October 2004: Lorna Subia-denied Kim Hamilton-Alarcon-approved

Annette Hardiman-approved

December 2005: Wally Savely-approved Lorna Subia-denied

January 2005: Bruce Rizzo-approved Michael Anderson-accepted

February 2005: Dimas Resendez-Travel-approved

The steward excuses for G. Gibilisco, R. Trujillo, and R. Simas will be

reviewed at the next Committee meeting and presented to the membership

at the April meeting. Some steward attendance reviews will be submitted

before the next union meeting.

38 members signed in for the March 5, 2005 meeting.

I. Steward Attendance Report: Kim Hamilton-Alarcon

The following stewards won door prizes:

Jack Ramirez, James Jones, Annette Hardiman, and Alan Barnett.

J. President's Report: Robert Winkelmann

President Winkelmann thanked the membership during the contractual negotiations. Brother Winkelmann thanked the Negotiating committee, the Ratification vote committee who volunteered. David Chen for the website updates and Lyman Penning for coordinating the delivery of Union bulletins to the members at the plant.

K. Good & Welfare:

A discussion of the company motto, One Company One Team does not apply to the LMTO hourly employees at the Sunnyvale plant today.

L. Unfinished Business: None

M. New Business: None

Motion to Adjourn Meeting: 11:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dimas Resendez

Recording Secretary

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