Minutes - August 20, 2007

MINUTES OF WEA MEETING
August 20, 2007, 4:00 PM

Attendance: Steve Brown, Ellen Brown, John Jarrett, Bob Lambert, Heath Hawkins, Dean Gann, Beth Crow, Crystal Bohrer, Linda Reese, Brenna Caldwell, Shannon Shrum, Melvin Hensley, Dagmar Lambert.

1. Meet & Greet: Present members introduced themselves.

2. Discussion of Membership Drive: So far the WEA membership drive has done well. We gained 17 members this far. Several ideas for gaining members were discussed.

3. Building Meetings: Heath suggested to schedule 15-minute building meetings to discuss member benefits and explain collective bargaining. Several building representatives signed up for dates/times. East-Tuesday, August 28, 2007; Thayer-Wednesday, August 29, 2007; HS-Thursday, August 30, 2007.

4. Upcoming Events and Meetings: September 4, 2007-Monthly meeting (changed from Monday due to Labor Day). September 21, 2007 MNEA Public Grant Application due.

5. Other:
- We are still looking for building representatives.
- Ellen will mail a list of new members to the WEA President and secretary.
- If members have items that need discussed at the September meeting, they should email topics to Heath.

6. Adjourn: The official meeting was adjourned at 4:35. Several members stayed to pack bags for WEA members.