NATCA Local ZFW EBoard Minutes, 6 FEB 04

The Regular Meeting of the

Executive Board,
NATCA Local ZFW

February 6^th, 2004

Attending:

Smith (IT)
Johnson (SR)
Lastrapes (OB)
Polk (JF)
Colaianni (VC)
Ray (VO)
Koke (UO)
Hillerud (SV)
Grundmann (KO)
Foster (MB)
Rennie (PP)
Arnold (EA)

Quorum? Yes

Guest: Tony Rios (IR)

The Chair, IT, called the meeting to order at 1244L.

Minutes of the 1/6/04, 1/16/04 & 1/26/04 Eboard Meetings were unanimously approved & accepted

Reports:

President:

· LWOP briefings: Bob Stevens will be away from facility for 2 days during LWOP policy briefings. Those 2 days of briefings will be postponed and made up when he returns.

· IT discussed the changes to Article XII of our Local Constitution that were made at the Business Meeting on February 4^th. This brings our Constitution into compliance with the National one. Changes are detailed in Business Meeting minutes.

Vice President:

· SR discussed that several members would like to attend our Eboard meetings; however, there isn’t enough room in the office. SR suggested we reserve a bigger room for our meetings.

Treasurer:

· Treasurer’s Report:

Cash & Bank Accts. 7,200

Savings 16,100

Share Certificate 10,700

Total 34,000

New Business:

· Convention T-shirts – Brian Rountree contacted to develop shirt idea for Natl. Convention.

· Black & white printer for members’ area – The Eboard discussed whether this would be more cost effective than the laser printer that’s in the Members’ Area now (toner cartridges currently cost approx. $50 - $75). PP looked at prices (less than $200), and it was agreed that this would be a better way to go. SV asked if the Membership Committee should take care of this. It was agreed that they should: the request will be forwarded to them.

· Communicating for Safety ($30 entry), how many funded? A/L needs to be blocked to attend, but it is Duty Time. Scott Voigt said that there will be a $30 entry fee this year to cover expenses/meals. VC motioned to fund 15 members’ entry fees ($450). EA seconded motion. The motion passed unanimously.

· NATCA Pens – 2 companies sent samples NATCA ZFW engraved pens. UO proposed purchasing pens for Members. He will research whether they are Union made, and get back to Eboard.

· Election Dates change – IR suggested we us Area Reps to disseminate the ART VI change vote directly to members, i. e., hand deliver to each member, and have them check “yes” or “no”. This would be the quickest way to get the vote back – it is needed to be back by February 21^st in order to get the election going in early March. A pre-election meeting should be scheduled in conjunction with the 2/16 Eboard Meeting to discuss the new rules & future election calendar. At this time, we’ll make sure all info on Membership is up-to-date and current.

· Office Depot account – VC motioned to have an Office Depot Acct., UO seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed. UO will research what needs to be done.

· NCF – NCF has contacted our Local about being a sponsor at an NCF golf tournament hosted by the Tampa Bay Local. Cost: $200 to sponsor the event, $75 to sponsor a hole. Event sponsorship gets us 2 ZFW signs at tee/hole of choice; hole sponsorship gets sign at that hole. VC motioned for ZFW to sponsor the event and one hole ($275 total). EA seconded motion.

Discussion: OB asked if we’re getting anything “out of it”, and “isn’t it a donation?” PP asked how is it “different from giving to other charities/entities that we decided against giving too?”

9 voted for, 2 against, 1 abstained – motion passed.

Labor Relations:

President:

· Nothing

Vice-President:

· OT vs. A/L policy? Request for “leave” when a person is on OT goes in the spot leave list w/other spot leave requests – it doesn’t take priority over other leave requests. IT will get back to Bob Stevens to make sure this is clarified in the Areas.

· “Rewards” being negotiated for BUEs re: facility URET training completion.

Secretary/Training Rep.:

· Nothing

BYP:

· Nothing

CQY:

· VO asked if pDars can be used for training (NASA program, like SATORIs). Not yet – nothing has been negotiated yet.

· Mike Sullivan completing URET training this week, will move to POS in 2 weeks.

FRI:

· Security guards #’s cut-back from 3 to 2 on weekend dayshifts.

· Bldg. Security meeting next week. In March, 80% review on security manual for ZFW. Hopefully our parking problems can be mitigated then.

· BUE has turned in response letter to “Removal from Training” letter.

· McCoy has one more sector to go after URET training.

· OM does not want to place new-hires on crews until after they come back from OKC Academy.

JEN:

· 4 trainees, 3 in OKC. The JEN training supe/Rep. are deciding what crews have slots for them, then the 4 will bid on them.

POS:

· Nothing

TMU:

· Nothing

UIM:

· Nothing

UKW:

· Susan Reddy (temp. QA Mgr.) will be leaving next week.

· VC briefed on new QA Replay program (digital voice recording). No info. yet as to when we’ll get it.

· 2^nd notice on information request for BUE hearing test/OWCP claim.

Meeting adjourned at 1420L.

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Tim Smith, Date Kris Koke, Date
Facility Representative Secretary