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ATTENTION MEMBERS

Charleston Area Local #133
Important Announcement
February 2, 2021
ATTENTION MEMBERS
The following members have been appointed to the vacant positions following the 2021 Charleston WV Area Local #133 election:
• Daniel Gravley- Assistant Maintenance Craft Director
• Joey Christian- Safety Director
• Kayla Cuppy- Editor
ATTENTION MEMBERS

ATTENTION MEMBERS
The Charleston WV Area Local #133 will be conducting the Regular Monthly Meeting for February 20, 2021 @ 8:00 AM.
According to the Charleston, West Virginia Area Local #133,
Constitutional By-Laws at the March 20, 2021 Regular Monthly Meeting @ 7:00 PM. We will be taking nominations for Delegates to the State Convention for April 29, 2021- May 1, 2021 which will be held by Zoom conferencing.
The meeting will be held at 711 Bigley Ave.
Charleston, WV 25302
There will be a $25.00 door prize.
The bonus drawing is $250.00.
ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
Regular Monthly Minutes

Charleston Area Local #133
Regular Monthly Minutes
January 16, 2021
ATTENTIONS:
PLEASE POST ON APWU BULLETIN BOARD
Opening of Meeting
Craig Brown called meeting to order at 7:00 PM, Saturday, January,16 2021.
Allegiance to Flag
Melissa Monday led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Officers Present
Vice President – Craig Brown Secretary – Susan Swiney Clerk Craft Director – Tim Thompson
Assistant Clerk Craft Dir. - Amy Haga Motor Vehicle Craft Dir.- Melissa Monday Editor – Chris Smith Assit. Safety Dir.- Doug Butler Organizer – Tiffany Copley
There were 12 members present.
Reading of Minutes
Susan Swiney read the monthly minutes for November 2020.
Motion to accept the minutes for November as corrected was made by Doug Butler.
Seconded by Chris Smith.
Motion Passed
Treasurer's Report
Craig Brown read the Treasurer's Report for December 2020 and yearly report for January- December 2020.
Motion to accept the Treasurer's Report for December 2020 and yearly report for January- December 2020 as read was made by Chris Smith.
Seconded by Doug Butler
Motion Passed
Bills and Communications
Craig Brown read the following bills and communications.
Zoom Workshops:
(Must be registered by Monday January 25,2021.)
o Protecting Clerk Craft work in Small offices Tuesday February 2, 2021 from 1pm-5pm.
o Basic Steward Training Thursday February 4, 2021 from 10am-3pm.
o Representing PSEs in the clerk craft Tuesday February 9, 2021 1pm-5pm.
o Basic Steward Training Thursday February 11, 2021 1pm-6pm.
o Large Office issues Thursday February 18, 2021 1pm-5pm.
o Executive Office Training Tuesday February 23, 2021 1pm-6pm.
o Disability and Retirement Thursday February 25, 2021 1pm-5pm.
New Members
Travis Mobley |
Amanda Guthrie |
Brandon Guzman |
Laci Jarrell |
Lily Crist |
Daniel Hudson |
Mathew Drake |
William Stover |
Seth Allman |
Kasee Bennett |
Ethan Hamilton |
Angela Johnston |
Cara Elswick |
Jason Baldwin |
Catlyn McClung |
|
Drop Outs
None
Chris Smith made a motion to suspend order of business.
Seconded by Doug Butler.
Election Committee
Bob Redman read the election results for 2021 as follows:
APWU Local 133
Results
President
Craig Brown 115 Votes
Daniel Gravley 62 Votes
Vice President
Kayla Cuppy 69 Votes
Doug Butler 107 Votes
Treasurer
Chris Smith 128 Votes
Paula Barker-Harless 45 Votes
Trustees
Donna Acord 31 Votes
Dan Akers 49 Votes
Rita Jackson 92 Votes
Maintenance Craft Director
Joey Christian 15 Votes
Danny Clark 45 Votes
VMF Craft Director
Logan Scott 2 Votes
Melissa Monday 2 Votes
Motion to accept the election results for 2021 as read was made by Chris Smith.
Seconded by Doug Butler.
Motion Passed
Special Committees
Installation Dinner and swearing in officers to be determined.
Standing Committees
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
Chris Smith made a motion for the Clerk Craft Director and Maintenance Craft Director to send up to 3 Stewards each to the Zoom Training for the Basic stewards training on 11th from 1pm-6pm. Paying lost time for 8 hours.
Seconded by Bob Redman.
Motion Passed
Doug Butler made a motion to send the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer to the Executive Office Training on February 23rd from 1pm-6pm paying loss time for 8 hours.
Seconded by Tim Thompson.
Motion Passed
Tim Thompson made a motion to discontinue paying Paula Barker-Harless' $60.00 a month for her bill.
Seconded by Chris Smith.
Motion Passed
Danny Clark made a motion to put a small printer in the small union office at the plant spending up to $300.00.
Seconded by Chris Smith.
Motion Passed
Open Forum
Need another election for the VMF Craft Director position.
Amy Haga made a motion to go back to New Business.
Seconded by Chris Smith.
Motion Passed
Cont. New Business
Amy Haga made a motion to pay up to 40 hours of lost time Chris Smith, Craig Brown, and Doug Butler to go to United Bank, City National Bank, safety deposit box, credit union, get credit cards.
Seconded by Susan Swiney.
Motion Passed
Tim Thompson made a motion to pay loss time for up to 8 hours for Clerk Craft Director, Maintenance Craft Director, and 1 person of their choosing to clean up the files in the office.
Seconded by Chris Smith.
Motion Passed
Cont. Open Forum
Tiffany Copley having issues getting grievance numbers downtown discussed about possibly putting them on OneDrive.
Chris Smith and Tim Thompson looking into the online grievance log as a possibility for the future.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Chris Smith.
Seconded by Tim Thompson.
Motion Passed
The $25.00 door prize winner Susan Swiney.
The $250.00 bonus number was 125, James Dorsey, who was not present.
The next Union Meeting will be held on March 20, 2021, at 8:00 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Eustacia Wriston, Secretary, APWU Local #133
APWU 133 Election Results

President:
Craig Brown 115 votes
Daniel Gravley 62 votes
2 No votes
Vice President:
Doug Butler 107 votes
Kayla Cuppy 69 votes
3 No votes
Treasurer:
Chris Smith 128 votes
Paula Barker-Harless 45 votes
6 No votes
Maintenance Craft Director:
Danny Clark 45 votes
Joey Christian 15 votes
Motor Vehicle Craft Director:
Melissa Monday 2 votes
Logan Scott 2 votes
Trustees:
Rita Jackson 92 votes
Dan Akers 49 votes
Donna Acord 31 votes
7 No votes