We will be doing one last collection of bargaining surveys today (Monday) after the noon hour.  Tabulating of results will continue today and Tuesday with the results being shared and discussed at Wednesday’s General Membership Meeting at the MCB.  (start time roughly 5pm).  We will also be electing delegates to attend the Regional Bargaining Conference on June 9th in Belleville.  (Assuming we have enough members to achieve quorum on Weds.)  For those of you who have chosen NOT to fill out a survey, all I can say is you are letting someone else decide what your next contract is going to look like.  It’s that simple.  If you don’t take the opportunity afforded you to speak up, you wishes shall remain silent.  Thanks to all those who have completed the surveys.

We’ve been advised that the members surveys for our next round of contract talks should arrive Friday morning.  If that does indeed happen, we will do our best to pick them up and distribute them to stewards in the various buildings for distribution to our membership.  Unfortunately, our time lines are extremely short.  With our Local demand set meeting scheduled for May 16th at the MCB cafeteria, we MUST have the surveys back no later than the morning of Friday, May 11th.  The results will then be tabulated and presented at the demand set meeting to be discussed by the members from the various classifications.  It is critical that we have Quorum of 35 members for this meeting.  If we do not, our election of delegates to the regional meetings in Belleville will not be valid and our voice will not be heard.  Those are the rules folks.  We have to follow them.  Once again, please read carefully the surveys and get them back to your steward as quickly as possible.