INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LOCAL 3, P.O. BOX 60478, PHILA. NAVAL BUSINESS CENTER

PHILADELPHIA PA.  19145, (215) 897-6924

 

 

 

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING   JANUARY 15, 2003

 

 

CALL TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT DENNIS GALLAGHER

PLEDGE TO ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE U.S.

 

ALL PREVIOUS MINUTES FOR THE YEAR OF 2002 ARE NOW ON WEBSITE.

MIIKE CAREY WILL UPDATE WEBSITE.

 

ORGANIZING DRIVE

 

( V.P. GARRITY/BUS. MGR. LANDRY) APPROXIMATLY 70 MEMBERS WERE PICKED UP DURING OUR CAMPAIGN DRIVE LAST MONTH.  NAMES OF NEW MEMBERS WERE READ OUT LOUD BY HOWARD LANDRY.  THE INTERNATIONAL WILL REIMBURSE US SOME OF OUR EXPENSES FOR OUR ORGANIZING DRIVE.

 

REPORT OF TREASURER, READ BY EDNA BAILEY, ACCEPTED AS READ.

 

REPORT OF PRES. GALLAGHER,

 

~ WELCOMED JANICE MURPHY AS THE NEW SELECTED CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.  THE PRES.  THANKED EDNA TUCKER FOR HER PASS PARTICIPATION IN THE POSITION.

 

 ~ALL APPLICATION FOR BACK PAY UNDER THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE LAW FIRM OF WOODLEY & Mc GILLIVARY. WE KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE TAKING A FREE RIDE.  THERE ARE MANY MORE BATTLES YET TO BE FOUGHT.  WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF MEMBERSHIP.  WHEN THE UNION WINS IT WINS FOR EVERYBODY.

 

UPDATE ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT ISSUES

 

OUR AGENDA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WILL BE TO GET AND ISSUE MONIES RECEIVED FOR THE GS 12s.

MARCH 2003 –  FLSA:  SSES AND LOCAL #3 WILL ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE REMAINING 10 ENGINEERING JOB SERIES.

WE WILL NEED A TEAM OF ENGINEERS.  GUIDELINES WILL BE PROVIDED.

 

ACCRETION OF DUTY – JUST ABOUT READY TO NEGOTIATE.

 

NAVSSES CONTRACT – CORR. SECT JANICE MURRY HAS STARTED WORKING ON THE CONTRACT.  KO ARTICLES ARE BEING ITEMIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE. WE ARE REVIEWING SUCH ARTICLES AS PARKING, SEA TRIAL  (TRUE PAY AT SEA), JOINT TRAVE REGULATIONS, COMMODATIONS AT SEA, AND PARAS.   WE WANT GOOD NEGOTIABLE LANGUAGE, WHICH ADDRESSES OUR PEOPLES SPECIFIC NEEDS.

 

BUSINESS MGR – HOWARD LANDRY

 

NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS OF IFPTE LOCAL #3 WILL BE HELD DURING THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2003

@ 4:00 P.M. BLDG 47, 2ND FLOOR.

 

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION A MEMBER MUST HAVE BEEN IN GOOD STANDING AND HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF LOCAL #3 FOR AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR PRIOR TO NOMINATION.  A MEMBER CAN NOT BE NOMINATED UNLESS HE/SHE IS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION, OR IN CASE HE/SHE IS ABENT ON EXCUSAL FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL AND HAS SUBMITTED A WRITTEN AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 26, 2003.

 

A NOTICE OF DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS SHALL BE MAILED TO THE LAST KNOW ADDRESS OF LOCAL #3 MEMBERS.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

FLOWERS WERE SENT TO DAWN DILETE, FOR THE LOST OF HER MOTHER.

TEN PENNIES FLORIST USED.

 

NEXT GENERAL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2003 @ 4:00

NOMINATION MEETING