MCLC Steering Committee minutes, February 5, 1997
February 5, 1997
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MCLE Steering Committee Minutes, February 5

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Next Meeting: Wednes., March 5, 6:30

TC3 Board Room {2nd floor)

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1. Resolution on OSHTEP approved. Staff will send to McGowan and
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importance of our health/safety program.

3. Everyone appreciated updated finance report end woted CO

Maintain full staffing for now.

5. SC took responsibility to contact union re dues and delegates,
as follows: Coert (200B, Plumbers, UNITE); Al (IBEW 241, Team-
sters, Op Eng); Howard (CSEA 605, CSEA 812, Dryden Teachers,
Groton Teachers); Sue (CSEA 849); Brian (Cort land FF, CU Police,
CSEA 855); Comnie (UAW 1326, UAW 1774); Spike (TAM 1765). Carl
will ask Carol Simons to follow up with Sc chool Dist. Bmployees.

6. Staff contract was approved unanimously.

y 11 seek Local Initiative Grant (through Marty Luster) for
two projects: continued funding for Cortland Workers’ Rights
Board and some project related to a livable wage campaign in
Tompkins County. We need to hold off a bit on the latter propos-
al till upcoming Justice for All organizing is clarified. Al

1 represent Labor Coalition at Justice for All meeting, 2/8

onnie, Sue and Coert will jointly chair General Meeting;
mnie to introduce Kate (Carl will get bio information). Agenda
as on meeting notice, with addition of letter to AFL-CIO support-
ing call for Solidarity Day III March on Detroit with striking
newspaper workers. We will seek to advertise Kate’s presenta-
tion; Carl will put together flyer and press announcements.

. John Sweeney and other national labor leaders will be in

thaca April 16. We have arranged a local labor reception for
him in the morning, followed by a march in support of the con-
tract struggle of service and maintenance workers at Cornell (UAW
2300). This is a major opportunity and event, and we should
begin to spread the work and recruit participation from rank-and-
file from every union. More info to follow.