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MINUTES OF THE

TNG-CWA Human Rights and Equity Committee

June 26, 2010

PRESENT: Carl Younger, Chair; Sheila Lindsay, Chair SEC HRE Committee, Yoko Kuramoto-Eidsmoe, Natalie Hill, Carol Rothman

Absent: Matt Olson, Nestor Soto, Carol Rothman, Secretary Treasurer TNG-CWA, TNG President Bernie Lunzer, Tiffany Heath, Vernon Clark, Tiffany Heath, Vincent Proteau, Ka Yan Ng, Bruce Nelson, Melissa Nelson.

MINUTES PREPARED BY Carl Younger. 

Called to order at 1:00 pm eastern time.

The discussion went to the possibility of sending a request to the district councils and Locals to:

1) Include in the roll call and allow full participation for elected representatives of the Human Rights and Equity committee to attend delegate meetings to observe and contribute Ideas for language that may relate to Human Rights and Equity.

2) Petition that Locals allow access to District council meetings to HREC member

To allow them to report on committee projects and to gather information from the district councils on subjects related to human rights and equity.

3) Petition the locals, District councils, and the International to agree on sharing the cost Equity Committee members would incur to attend CWA/TNG functions that require issues of Human Rights to be addressed.

Carol agreed that we should write up a proposal and present it.

Carl said he would write up a draft for the committee’s approval.

The discussion went to a discussion suggesting that locals request that access to language classes be supplied by the companies using the rational that their employees  will be more readily accepted if there was some attempt to learn about the communities they serve and that some financial motivation to learn might be offered. Both the company and the employees would benefit.

Yoko brought up the fact the CWA’s minority caucus will be on the Friday of the upcoming convention in Washington and that our committee chair should take this opportunity to meet and interact with caucus members.

Carl said he would petition his local regarding the cost.

Carol said to send her a written request and the TNG will reimburse some portion of the cost.

Sheila said she would take care of the letter to Carol.

It was suggested that we have our next meeting on July 24th during the conference in Washington but we would have to get a final agenda before a time could be designated.

Yoko said she would email that information to Carl as soon as she has it.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:38 pm.

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