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Local 9412 Committee Recruiting

Hello, fellow CWA Local 9412 siblings!  I am reaching out to all of our members regarding staffing our local committees we are required to have per the CWA constitution.  We are looking for volunteers to staff our committees listed below from the ranks of our membership.  The only requirements are to be an active or retired member in good standing, which all of you should be if you are receiving this message.  Below you will find a list of the committees & a description of what each committee does & entails.  A local officer is to be assigned to oversee each committee & a chairperson will be appointed to lead the committee from the list of volunteers, holding meetings as necessary pursuant to the purpose of the committee. The chairperson is to run the meetings by parliamentary rule, or Roberts Rules, taking detailed notes, or minutes, of the meeting or appointing a committee member to do so. These committees will report back to the officer over the committee & correspond with them regularly to feed findings & information upward to the officers & executive board so decisions can be made what to do with this information when necessary, and then direction & resources will be fed back to the committees to foster a two way dialogue throughout the structure & enable our local to operate more efficiently & comprehensively address a wide variety of issues.

 

The purpose of this effort is to ensure we are compliant with the CWA constitution, and by virtue of involvement of members in these committees, stimulate member involvement, solidarity & a sense of ownership within the local, as our union is a bottom-up organization & needs your involvement to function as such.  Please feel free to volunteer for any committee that you have a passion for, that resonates with you or sounds interesting to you.  The main thing is we want reliable people that want to be involved & are willing to make the effort to make our union stronger & our community & world a better place.  You can volunteer for multiple committees if you’d like.  Most committees will be comprised of between 3-10 members depending on the nature of the committee, and will meet at different intervals for the same reasons.  Due to the head count of each committee, applicants may not be selected on the first go around but will be placed on a waiting list pending future openings.  Furthermore, some committees’ applicants may be selected based upon regional jurisdiction for coverage reasons.  We will reach out to all volunteers with relevant information & potentially interview you to have conversations about the committees in the near future.  From the list of volunteers, per the UOPM (Union Operating Procedures Manual), members of all committees will be appointed by a majority vote of the local Executive Board, subject to the right of the Local Membership to overrule such appointments.  Any member of a committee may be removed by majority vote of the Local Executive Board, subject to the right of the Local Membership to overrule the action of the Executive Board.  A committee member may be removed by action of the Local Membership in a membership meeting.  The committees may grow & add people if necessary in the future & will evolve as necessary.  If you have any questions regarding any of this, please feel free to contact me.

 

Ian Niderost

Secretary/Treasurer

Union Hall: (510)581-9412

Work: (510)378-8620

Email:  Ian@cwa9412.org

M-F 8am-8pm Pacific Standard Time

 

Without further ado, here is the list & descriptions of the committees & their purpose & functions, as well as the committee head count we are looking to establish initially:

 

  1. Education Committee (5) - The Education Committee shall assist in developing the Local’s education program & with the Local officers, be responsible for effectuating the Union’s & Local’s educational programs
  2. Election Committee (5) - The Election Committee shall conduct all nominations, elections & referenda of this local
  3. Organizing Committee (5) - The Organizing Committee shall assist the Local officers & members in organizing all non-union employees within the Local’s jurisdiction as well as unorganized workers in external units.
  4. Legislative-Political Committee (5) - The Legislative-Political Committee shall assist in developing & pursuing the program of the Union & the Local in the Legislative-Political field.  It shall also be responsible for the Local’s program to register each qualified voter.
  5. Membership Committees (By Company) (?) - The Membership Committees shall accept or reject membership applications in accordance with the bylaws & rules of this Local & Article V of the CWA Constitution & policies of the Union
  6. Community Services Committee (5) (3 Available Slots) - The community Services Committee shall assist in developing all Community Services programs
  7. Committee on Equity (9) - The Committee on Equity shall study & report to the Local on the ways & means of eliminating discrimination on the basis of sex, race or any other basis.  Subcommittees under the purview of this committee include the Women’s Committee, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, or APALA & the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, or CBTU, Pride at Work & LALCA.
  8. Stewards Committee (Required to Be a Steward) (5)
  9. Member’s Assistance Program (3-5) - The Members Assistance Program, or MAP, works to assist members & beneficiaries under their benefits with mental health & substance use disorders.  It would be helpful to have committee members in other regions & a background in recovery is a bonus.
  10. Retiree Committee (Should Be a Retiree) (3) - Works as a conduit between retired members & the national Retired Members Council, or RMC, keeping them engaged as activists & legislatively.
  11. Building Committee (5) (Comprised of Executive Board) Reviews & implements repairs & upgrades of the union hall as necessary.
  12. Bylaws Committee (3-5) (Comprised of Executive Board)  Reviews, recommends & implements changes & improvements to local bylaws as necessary.
  13. Safety Committee (No Limit, May Vary by Company) - The Safety Committee meets regularly in conjunction with management of respective companies to discuss issues & concerns to implement policies, safeguards & procedures to resolve blind spots & processes within working conditions with the end goal of making our work safer.

 

There will be a 30 day cutoff from sending of this email for candidates to allow for selection.  If the numbers necessary to adequately staff a committee are not met, candidates will continue to be considered until the committee is fully staffed.  If applications are received after the 30 day cutoff for a committee that is fully staffed, the applicant will be placed in a queue for future consideration should vacancies open or expansion of a committee is necessary.

 

Please submit your full name, personal cell & email, company name & work location with your application for processing.

 

Please feel free to share this with your peers!