Friday, November 17, 2017
Salem State University
Salem, MA
12:00pm,
Annual Statewide meeting
ANNUAL STATEWIDE MEETING AGENDA
I. Call to Order – Sherry Horeanopoulos, President
II. Approval of Minutes from November 18, 2016 (pending quorum)
III. Treasurer’s Report – Jim Murphy, Treasurer
IV. President’s Report – Sherry
V. Membership and Data – Aaron Childs, Statewide Membership Coordinator
VI. Health and Welfare Report ‐ Alan Jackson, Representative to the Health and Welfare Committee
VII. Old/New Business a. Contract Negotiations b. Open Q and A from the floor
VIII. Announcements
IX. Adjournment
Attending: Sherry Horeanopoulos (President/FitchburgSU), Aaron Childs (Membership), Katie D’Urso (MTA), Charlie Cianfarini (VP/MCLA), Michael Pelletier (SalemSU), Alan Jackson (WorcesterSU), Howie Larosee (MassArt), Kathi Bradford (Secretary), 6 members from MCLA local chapter
Not in Attendance: Mark Powers (FraminghamSU), Mike Storey (BridgewaterSU), Rich Sutter (WestfieldSU), Jim Murphy (Treasurer), Ed Vacha (Maritime)
I. Meeting was Called to Order at 12:25pm – Sherry Horeanopoulos, President
- In addition to the members of the Executive Board, there were 6‐8 members from MCLA who attended.
- Sherry thanked the members for their interest and commended Charlie for his service to the group and to the statewide membership
II. Approval of Minutes from November 20, 2015
- We could not approve the previous year’s minutes because there was not a sufficient quorum to approve them. Suggested to have the Board approve at the next monthly meeting.
III. Treasurer’s Report – Jim Murphy, Treasurer
- Jim was not present for the annual meeting.
IV. President’s Report – Sherry
- Sherry and Charlie discussed the current issues facing the Executive Board. We spoke about negotiations, the process, FLSA issues and the changes we may face due to changes in the administration at the statehouse. We briefly spoke of the dim chances of receiving the kind of increases we have seen in the last two sessions. Spoke of cooperation with MSCA reps to get the best deals. We asked for input from the group.
V. Membership and Data – Aaron Childs, Statewide Membership Coordinator
- Aaron reiterated the figures he had presented during the business meeting
VI. Health and Welfare Report ‐ Alan Jackson, Representative to the Health and Welfare Committee
- AJ made a comprehensive presentation about the work of Health and Welfare
VII. Announcements a. Sherry welcomed attendance at the monthly meetings of the Executive board and let everyone know we would keep them up to date via the website and email during the course of negotiations. Adjournment – 1:45pm