9-7-06 Georgia Area Representative election  results:

Mary McCallum-4 votes

Dave Addleton-2

Mary will return as Area 2 1 Rep.

8-17-06 2006 General election nominations results:

After considering withdrawals from nominations, the results of the nomination process follow below. Unopposed officials are automatically elected. Contested positions will be subject to an election; there are NO national contested positions, therefore any elections will be in the contested region(s) only.

-all incumbent officers unopposed

-new 3 yr trustee= Mike Forbes

-unopposed incumbents at Area Rep=Barb James, Booker Washington, Joel Ross, Bruce Valen, Roger White, Ron Johnson, Jordan Delmonte, Deanne Robison,, Mike Freda

-new reps=Richard Isaac Beckley in Area 21, Brenda Roper Area 22, Steve Hofer Area 20, Warren Wright Area 9 , Faye Novelly Area 19, Ken Wood Area 18

-contest in GA--Mary McCallum vs Dave Addleton

-no nominations (but incumbents) in Areas 6, 10, 12, 15, 17-now subject to appointment by the President.

2-25-06 The Local will hold its 2006 Membership Meeting October 20-21, 2006 in Nashville Tennessee. More details are available on the Meeting Page.

11-28-05 Photo highlights from the San Antonio meeting:

1.) Alamo - Across the street from the Emily Morgan Hotel.

2.) San Antonio's Riverwalk

3.) Bro Beres with Texas belt buckle

10-12-05 The Local held its 2005 Membership Meeting 10/7 - 10/8 in San Antonio, Texas. Some highlights:

• 26 Officers, Area Reps., Trustees, and Grievance Committee Members were in attendance.
• President, Paul Colavecchio, addressed the current issues affecting the Local, especially the current travails of the auto industry, including the Delphi bankruptcy and its potential effects on the Local.
• Treasurer, Steve Beres, reported that the Local's finances are in good condition.
• Grievance Chairman, Roger White, discussed current grievances, particularly expense reimbursement complaints.
• Council 66 Rep., Peter Nickles, provided grievance drafting instruction.
• Webmaster, John Suda, noted that the website will soon have to be rebuilt to bring the site into compliance with generation 3 web protocols. A projector-assisted demonstration of the current website was made.
• The Executive Board proposed Charleston, S.C., Philadelphia, Nashville, and New York City as potential 2006 meeting locales.

The Executive Board strongly recommends that any members who have outstanding expense reimbursement requests submit claims to the Plan promptly. A growing number of complaints, including at least 2 grievances, are pending regarding new Plan reimbursement policies. Direct any questions to President, Paul Colavecchio, or Grievance Chairman, Roger White.