Robert and I are in the process of visiting all of the locations listed above and will continue to do so. So far, we have been to St. Pete Offline, New Port Richie Work Center and Supply at the Adamo Dr. location. We will be going to Clearwater and Tarpon Springs this week and will be scheduling other parking lot meetings soon.
A couple of weeks ago, I spent an entire day in the St. Pete Offline Center sitting with employees to see what the different work groups do to have a better understanding when they call in and need assistance. I will be attempting to set up the same at Supply, Westside and Clearwater Main locations in the next few months.
While on staff here at the Hall, I will also be the Organizer for our local. We will need volunteers to assist with Internal and External organizing drives. It is imperative that we organize the unorganized and get our fellow co-workers that are not members to join, in order to survive. Union Density has declined tremendously over the last ten years and we need to reverse this horrible trend. Some of the duties that we need assistance with are House-calling, Phone-banks, Informational Pickets, Attend meetings, etc.
Another project that I am currently working on is Membership training. We are putting together a program to share some of the history of our Local as well as Unions in general. We will be explaining how to get the Benefits of Unionism. Tina Tyler, the Chief Steward from the St. Pete Offline center will be assisting with this class and we are going to try and get them scheduled the first week in September.
If you have any suggestions for me on how to get a better understanding of your job, or if you would like to get involved with Organizing, and/or attend a Membership Training class, please call me at (813) 626-5136 or e-mail me at dwagner
ibew824 [dot] org. Please make sure you clarify which part you are interested in.
In Solidarity,
Dan Wagner
