Minutes of the April 5 meeting, Tompkins-Cortland Joint Labor Coalition

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Tompkins-Cortland Joint Labor Coalition, minutes of April 5 meeting

Meeting called to order by Acting Chair Susan Schlaepfer, We restated
Our proposed objectives for the benefit of new members. There follwwed a
discussion of the proposed structure, during which some opposition was

voiced to having members of the "labor community" present
if they were not union members, including representatives
Counsils. ~Question of membership for Unemployed Councils
a representative could be present at a general meeting to
and be approved fer membership by the body. The proposed
the organization was read off and discusged, and approved

unanimously.

at general meetings
of Unemployed

was tabled until
answer questions
structure for

by these present

The subject of rotating meeting dates was again discussed, pro and con,
and left in place to avoid continually conflicting with any member union's
regudar meeting date. The July meeting was shifted from the first Wednesday
of the month to the second, Ju}ty 11, to avoid the Fourth of July holiday.

It was proposed that the body agree on two meeting places, one in Ithaca,

and one in Cortland.

Al Navidoff, UAW #2300, gave a prexy resort. for the absant Jear McPheeters
on the upcoming Political Action Workshop. To her three topics of 1) Voter
registration; 2) Reagan's record; and 3) How to talk to union members about

political action; it was decided to add a fourth topic,

on. how to work

together through our unions and our labor coalition. It was suggested at the
general meeting that,in order to further our goal of voter registration,

members of different unions should get together to go over records at the Board

of Elections to determine total member registration.

Dues for the organization were proposed at an initial assessment of five
dollars per union, with this fee subject to change as need arises. Mail-
ings were to be made for each meeting, with each union responsible for

notifying its membership.

Jonathan Rosenblum, of the Ithaca Journal Employees Union, asked for
support from the coalition for his union in their contract troubles, in the
form of postcard mailings, telephone calls, cancelled subscriptions, etc.,
to bring public opinion to bear on their problems. Members present decided
to bring this problem to the attention of their memberships, and to send a

fact sheet from the Ithaca Journal Employees Union along with the next mailing.

Jean Perih, Groton Faculty Association, also gave an update on her union!s

recently settled contract.

Ideas for projects to be undertaken by the coalition were given, including
workshops, support actions, concerted attendance of hearings onllocal

‘ concerns such as the Route 96 project, flyers for members on subjects such as

workers! compensation, press releases, solidarity events including a summer

party and a Labor Day
safety sub-committes, etc.,

picnic, sompilaticn of a directery, healta and
Press releases were put on hold until the

group has a more complete struture including elected officers and a

media contact person.
Meeting adjourned, 9:00 p.m.