CWA LOCAL 6132

NORTH CHIEF STEWARD

Nominations for North Chief Steward were held at the Membership Meeting last Thursday. The nominees are, in no particular order, Stefan Johnson, a Premises Technician out of the Lacy garage, Tyler McFadden, a Premises Technician out of the McNeil garage, and Matt Bonnette, a Customer Services Technician out of the North Loop garage. The Election Committee, Chaired by Audrey Hawkes, will be meeting this week to go over the mailing of ballots to all members that will be voting for the North Chief Steward position.

BYLAWS

Three amendments to the Local 6132 Bylaws were voted in by the membership. We have received approval from District 6 and these will take effect on December 14th. The proposed amendments are still viewable at this link.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Below is a scan of the invitation. The Christmas party will be on December 6th at the Letter Carriers Union Hall at 601 Williams Street.

ANGEL TREES

At the last Membership Meeting we began handing out the Salvation Army Angel Trees. This is a charity that we have done each year for our local children in need. The date to return the Angel Trees is December 5th. Please return to the Union Hall.

There is currently a vacancy in the office of North Chief Steward. We must have the position filled within 60 days from October 16, 2019. Notification will be sent per the process outlined in the Local’s bylaws.

Reminder – July 11th Membership Meeting at 7:30pm

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Please attend this month’s Membership Meeting at 7:30pm. We will be discussing the sale of our old Union Hall, as well as recent events within the work groups. Click on the event link.

We were notified late yesterday, by the Texas AFL-CIO, that the Central Texas Food Bank is having a difficult time keeping food on their shelves, due to the additional Federal Employees who have now been out of work for over a month.

Please, speak to your coworkers and coordinate to bring in food for pickup at your work location.

We plan to pick up the donations on Friday, January 25th, 2019. We know that this is not very much time, so it is important to communicate quickly and effectively to see if we can accumulate as much as we can.

The Central Texas Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing healthy meals and programs to Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Gillespie, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, McLennan, Milam, Mills, San Saba, Travis and Williamson counties.

Our good friend from NettWorth Financial, David B. Davis, has extended this offer to our members:

The NettWorth Financial Group Donna Castleberry Scholarship awards college scholarships to children of union members across the country.  Since 2001, more than $220,000 has been given to fund the education of dozens of promising young men and women. Chances are you know of a family that has benefited in your hometown.  The scholarship program is a fitting tribute to an individual who gave so much to so many.

Scholarship applications can be requested by calling our scholarship hotline at 888-224-5021 or by visiting our website www.nettworth.net.

Scholarship applications must be submitted by May 31, 2019.

To learn more about the NettWorth Financial Group Donna Castleberry Scholarship, please contact us at your convenience.

Union members who have a child about to complete their senior year of high school are eligible to apply for a one time grant of $1500.

If you are interested, please click on the link: 2019 Texas AFL-CIO Scholarship Program website

The postmark deadline to apply is January 31, 2019.

Please attend our monthly membership meeting this Thursday, January 10th, at 7:30pm.

609 Canion Street, Austin, 78752

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We thank you for your patience. As of today, our phones have been ported to the new location.

As a reminder, our annual Christmas Party is this Friday beginning at 6:30pm. All members and their families are welcome.

Thank you