Minutes, general meeting, February 19, 1997
February 19, 1997
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Minutes, General Meeting, February 19, 1997

SEIU 200B (Wynns, Feuer, McCullough, Whittlesey); SEIU 200A
(Bonthius); CSEA 849 (Brill); CSEA 855 (Keane, Caughey, Wesche,
Brown); IAM 1607 (Westervelt); UAW 802 (Keith, Brown); UAW 1326
(Smith, Teeter, Evans); Carpenters 603 (Steilen, Usefara); NYSUT-
George Junior (Vollweiller) ; UUP-Cortland (Nash); Teamsters 317
(MacCauley) ; Carpenters 532 (Thomas) ; UUP-Syracuse HSC
(Siwinski). Also 5 or so community people for Kate’s talk.

1. Kate Bronfenbrenner made a presentation and responded to
questions on strategies for organizing.

2. A motion by Bonthius, seconded by Keith, to increase the
frequency of general meetings to six/year, on a bimonthly basis,
Was approved.

3. A motion by Westervelt, seconded by Nash, to amend the consti-
tution to: a) reduce the number of seats on the Steering Commit-
tee to seven, with two alternates; and to b)provide for bimonthly
meetings; was approved. Appropriate amendments will be drafted
and sent to the membership, for action at the next General
Meeting.

4. There was a discussion of the AFL-CIO’s new "Union Cities"
program for CLCs. We support the program and the goals, but are
wary Of signing on to something that may be too ambitious for us
at this time.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING
: NV
WEDNESDAY, MARCH It, 7:30, TC3 FORUM

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Minutes, General Meeting, February 19, 1997

SEIU 200B (Wynns, Feuer, McCullough, Whittlesey); SEIU 200A
(Bonthius); CSEA 849 (Brill); CSEA 855 (Keane, Caughey, Wesche,
Brown); IAM 1607 (Westervelt); UAW 802 (Keith, Brown); UAW 1326
(Smith, Teeter, Evans); Carpenters 603 (Steilen, Usefara); NYSUT-
George Junior (Vollweiller); UUP-Cortland (Nash); Teamsters 317
(MacCauley) ; Carpenters 532 (Thomas); UUP-Syracuse HSC
(Siwinski). Also 5 or so community people for Kate’s talk.

i. Kate Bronfenbrenner made a presentation and responded to
questions on strategies for organizing.

2. A motion by Bonthius, seconded by Keith, to increase the

frequency of general meetings to six/year, on a bimonthly basis,
Was approved.

3. A motion by Westervelt, seconded by Nash, to amend the consti-
tution to: a) reduce the number of seats on the Steering Commit-
tee to seven, with two alternates; and to b)provide for bimonthly
meetings; was approved. Appropriate amendments will be drafted

and sent to the membership, for action at the next General
Meeting.

4. There was a discussion of the AFL-CIO’s new "Union Cities"
program for CLCs. We support the program and the goals, but are

wary of signing on to something that may be too ambitious for us
at this time.

NEXT GENERAL MEETING

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH \\, 7:30, TC3 FORUM