Civil Rights Committee

USW Local 3657

Meeting Minutes

7/30/12

1. Call to order

USW Local 3657 Civil Rights Committee called to order a regular meeting of the Civil Rights Committee at 12:30pm on 7/30/12 in the 9^th floor conference room.

1. Attendees

Guillermo Perez

Janet Hill

Doug Ward

Shirley Bellamy

Janene Hogan

1. Approval of minutes from last meeting

N/A

1. Open issues

a)     What is the role of the USW Civil Rights Committee

b)    What issues did the Civil Rights Committee become involved in  previously

a)     Promotions

b)    Fair testing

c)     Discrimination in all areas

c)     Does USW report employee demographics to the EEOC annually and what information is provided

d)    Issues the committee would like to address

a)     Pressing International into developing demographics on employees to make sure that the staff reflects diversity, as the staff should reflect the union

b)    Equal opportunity for promotions

c)     Getting more disabled individuals employed by the International

d)    Clearly defining what is and isn’t a civil/human rights violations

e)     Clearly defining what is and isn’t sexual harassment

1. Next Steps

a)     Review constitution for language regarding civil rights issues

b)    Review constitution and by-laws to see if there is anything regarding the Civil Rights Committee

c)     Review contract for civil rights language

d)    Research EEOC to see if there are employer reporting guidelines

1. Next Meeting

Monday, August 27, 2012                    12:30 pm                           10^th Floor Conference Room

Minutes submitted by:  Janene Hogan

Minutes approved by: