As discussed at the recent Membership Meeting, below are the results from the counting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
We will be accepting nominations for Secretary-Treasurer at the April Membership Meeting. Please check you mailbox for the postcard that has been mailed to each member and plan to be present for the meeting. All nominations must be made in person, and the nominee must be there to accept, or have a letter of acceptance if unable to make the meeting. Please refer to the bylaws for clarification.
Please plan to attend our monthly membership meeting next week. Remember, our meetings are once a month on the 2nd Thursday at 7:30pm.
We also have an email system that will send out reminders. If you want to sign up, click here to go to the email notification sign up page.
Once you sign up, you should receive an email to confirm. PLEASE check your spam folders if you find that you are not receiving these emails!
BYLAWS CHANGES – At last night’s membership meeting, the proposed amendment to the CWA 6132 Bylaws passed by two-thirds of the members present and will take effect on March 12, 2022 (30 days following the meeting). The new language will enable the Executive Board to conduct business each month, eliminate gaps between meetings, and allow us to be more consistent with the requirements set forth by national leadership and our constitution. To ensure the proposed change was in compliance with the CWA Constitution, it was reviewed by the Bylaws Committee who then presented their findings to the membership before a vote was cast. Members were allowed time to speak “for” or “against” the proposed change, without interruption, in order for them to fully explain their reasoning as to why the membership should be in favor of, or against, the submitted amendment. After the votes were counted (twice), the motion to accept passed before the meeting was adjourned for the night. The updated Bylaws will now be sent to CWA National for final approval.
Election season is upon us again. This year, your legislative committee spent 3 full days screening and interviewing numerous candidates before they received our endorsement. The following candidates have pledged to passing the Pro Act, the Build Back Better Bill, and various other legislative goals that will protect our right to organize and improve working conditions. The candidates that have garnered our endorsement are as follows;
| Statewide Offices | |
| Governor | Beto O’Rourke |
| Lieutenant Governor | Mike Collier |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Janet T. Dudding |
| Commissioner of General Land Office | Jinny Suh |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | Susan Hays |
| Railroad Commissioner | Luke Warford |
| Texas Supreme Court, Place 3 | Erin A. Nowell |
| Texas Supreme Court, Place 5 | Amanda Reichek |
| Texas Supreme Court, Place 9 | Julia Maldonado |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 | Dana Huffman |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6 | Robert Johnson |
| United States House of Representatives | |
| U.S. House, District 21 | Claudia Zapata |
| U.S. House, District 35 | Greg Casar |
| U.S. House, District 37 | U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett |
| State Board of Education | |
| SBOE, District 5 | Rebecca Bell-Metereau |
| Texas Senate | |
| Texas Senate, District 14 | Sen. Sarah Eckhardt |
| Texas Senate, District 21 | Sen. Judith Zaffirini |
| Texas Senate, District 25 | Robert Walsh |
| Texas House of Representatives | |
| Texas House, District 17 | Madeline Eden |
| Texas House, District 19 | Pam Baggett |
| Texas House, District 20 | Raul Camacho |
| Texas House, District 45 | Rep. Erin Zwiener |
| Texas House, District 46 | Rep. Sheryl Cole |
| Texas House, District 47 | Rep. Vikki Goodwin |
| Texas House, District 48 | Rep. Donna Howard |
| Texas House, District 49 | Rep. Gina Hinojosa |
| Texas House, District 51 | Maria Luisa “Lulu” Flores |
| Texas House, District 52 | Luis Echegaray |
| Texas House, District 73 | Justin Calhoun |
| Texas House, District 136 | Rep. John Bucy |
| Local Elections | |
| 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 4 | Beth Payan |
| 261st District Court (Civil) | Daniella Deseta Lyttle |
| 331st District Court (Criminal) | Jessica Huynh |
| 403rd District Court (Criminal) | Brandy Mueller |
| 419th District Court (Civil) | Catherine Mauzy |
| 455th District Court (Civil) | Laurie Eiserloh |
| County Court at Law #4 (Criminal) | Dimple Malhotra |
| County Court at Law #5 (Criminal) | Tanisha Jeffers |
| County Court at Law #6 (Criminal) | Denise Hernandez |
| County Clerk | Dyana Limon-Mercado |
| County Commissioner Precinct 2 | Brigid Shea |
| Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 | Yvonne Williams |
| Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 | Nick Chu |
Election day is on Tuesday March 1st. Early voting will begin on Monday, February 14th, and go through Friday, February 25th. Please make a plan to vote and vote our candidates in!
Be prepared to vote on the proposed Bylaws changes tomorrow night. Everyone should have received a postcard from the Local a few weeks ago detailing the date of the meeting and a link to the proposed bylaws changes. It is important that all members make an effort to attend tomorrow’s meeting and review the submitted proposal prior to attending.
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that President Biden could not mandate vaccinations or weekly testing for employers with 100 or more employees. This does not include employees in the healthcare industry which some Supreme Court Justices cited past precedent.
However, this ruling does not mean that AT&T (or other private companies) cannot implement their own vaccine requirements. AT&T’s vaccine requirement predated President Biden’s mandate and will move forward with their policy unless employees are able to secure an accommodation. Everyone should have received a News Now email with helpful links included in the body of that email.
The CWA has been against vaccine mandates as a condition of employment and continues to encourage employees to follow CDC guidance and Company policy for the safety of their families, friends, coworkers and customers.
CWA Local 6132 participates in the Salvation Army Angel Tree program each year. It’s a chance for our members to donate time and money to purchase gifts for the under privileged children in Williamson and Travis Counties. This Local is very fortunate to have members kind enough to help provide the items on those need and want lists. Since we have been doing this, you have never let us down. Thank you.
Members,
We will be having a membership meeting on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 7:30pm. For safety and liability reasons, we will not be having a Holiday party this year. We do intend to have door prizes whether we have quorum or not. We do have some unfinished business to attend to and would greatly appreciate your attendance.
CWA National News