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April 22-25, 2007Boise, Idaho

Welcome to CWA District 7

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District 7 Goals

“District 7 goals are based on a vision to continue our efforts of establishing collective bargaining as the primary means of distribution of wealth and power in this country AND to establish workers rights to form unions in the United States. The program that makes up the CWA Triangle provides us the path and direction to meet this goal.

We will also strive to encompass all of our locals and members in order to create a more unified and powerful presence within our District.”

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Fully Functioning Locals

2006

Meet Constitutional Requirements

Meet Convention Requirements

Meet Expectations and Goals Established by District

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Fully Functioning Locals2007

CWA Staff will be conducting a “Healthy Local Check-Up” with each of their assigned locals.” The Check-up will focus on assessing a broad number of factors that go beyond the basic items we have been focused on to date.

Staff and locals will use the tool to determine what type of additional training and resources are necessary.

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Unity and Visibility

2005/2006

Redesigned the 2005 and 2006 District meetings

Involved more Locals in meetings

Involved more Locals in Triangle activities

Re-designed District 7 Website

COPE Reach-Out and COPE Contests

Identified and worked with Locals that were not fully functioning

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Unity and Visibility2007

We want to provide new ways for locals to interact, support each other, and use CWA’s collective power that exists in each of these geographical areas.

Continue to do targeted outreach through mailings and calling to Locals that normally do not attend the District meetings, Local Officers Training, Leadership school, and State, Regional or Council meetings.

Work with Sector Vice Presidents to develop a strategic plan to promote and increase participation in COPE, Pediatric Aids and Union to Union.

Make additional efforts to include information and updates from all of our Locals and bargaining units on the District 7 website.

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Membership Development

2004 EOY 90.5 % organized

2005 92% organized

2005 EOY 89.7% organized

2006 92% organized

2006 EOY 85.9% organized

2007 Targeted Employer Groups;Verizon West, Dex Media, Public, Healthcare and Education Workers, Cingular, and Qwest

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New Unit Organizing

2005 EOY

Worked on Frontier Flight Attendant campaign

Launched Arizona State Worker campaign

12 Total Locals with active organizing programs

Bresnan lost one election—had three active campaigns

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New Unit Organizing

2006

1600 new Corrections and 135 Dept. of Health Members

14 Local Organizing programs

Supported AFA-CWA efforts in winning recognition at Northwest Airlines

Added a total of 320 state employees. 150 county corrections workers and 3 small sheriff’s departments

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New Unit Organizing

2007

Organize 6,500 new members throughout District 7. Increase our Local Organizing programs to 18 and

continue to build and develop our 14 existing Local Organizing programs.

Help develop a national Cable TV plan and SIF proposal with the International.

Win collective bargaining rights for public workers and build our public worker base in the four corner states; Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico (already has collective bargaining).

Update Local Organizing Committee training.

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RepresentationGrievances

2005 Establish baseline database and cycle times for grievances,

arbitrations and mediations

2005 EOY Established database for grievances and determined baseline for cycle

times

85% of grievances met on in 90 days

79% of grievances resolved or scheduled for arbitration or

mediations in 180 days

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RepresentationGrievances

2006 90% met on within 90 days

90% to be settled, closed, or moved to arbitration/

mediation within180 days.

2006 EOY 89.2% met on within 90 days

87.6% resolved within 90 days

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RepresentationGrievancesDistrict/Staff

2007 90% met on within 60 days

90% settled, closed or moved to arbitration/mediation

within 150 days

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RepresentationGrievancesLocals2007Second Step

<60 Days 75%<90 Days 15%>90 Days 10%

Third Step <120 Days 75%<180 Days 15%>180 Days 10%

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RepresentationArbitrations/Mediations

2006 60% have scheduled date within 30 days

80% have scheduled date within 60 days

2006 EOY 0% at 30 days0% at 60 days

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RepresentationArbitrations/Mediations

2007 60% have scheduled date within 30 days

80% have scheduled date within 60 days

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COPEDistrict-Wide Goals

2004 EOY 8.03% Eligible Givers2005 10% Eligible Givers2005 EOY 9.82% Eligible Givers2006 11% Eligible Givers2006 EOY 11.24% Eligible Givers2007 13% Eligible Givers

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COPE

District-Wide Goals

2004 EOY 12.18% Total Givers

2005 EOY 12.84% Total Givers2006 15% Total Givers2006 EOY 15.67% Total Givers2007 17% Total Givers

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COPE

District-Wide Dollar Results

2004 $393,887.502005 $396,791.002006 $413,705.472007 $438,527.00

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COPE

Local Union GoalsEligible Givers

2004 EOY 39 greater than 7%2005 60 greater than 7%2005 EOY 49 greater than 7%2006 63 greater than 7%2006 EOY 62 greater than 7%

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COPELocal Union Goals

Eligible Givers

2007 75% of “7” Locals increase their participation by one level

30% of Sector Locals have a minimum of 10% of members as eligible givers

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Pediatric Aids

2004 EOY 35.3% of Locals2005 50% of Locals2005 EOY 53% of Locals2006 75% of Locals 2006 EOY 65% of Locals 2007 90% “7” Locals

35% “Sector” Locals

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Pediatric Aids

Pediatric Aids District Dollars

2004 $23,749.002005 $41,672.862006 $54,294.372007 $60,000.00

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Union to Union

2004 EOY 33.8% of Locals2005 50% of Locals 2005 EOY 54 % of Local 2006 75% of Locals 2006 EOY 65 % of Locals 2007 90% “7” Locals

35% of Sector Locals

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Union to Union

2004 $2058.702005 $4061.502006 $4330.172007 $5472.30

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Building an Activists Army2007

We will grow our army by 2%.

We will communicate on key issues at least three times via e-mail during 2007.

We will engage the army in at least two activities during 2007.

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Education and Training2007

We will build and execute a training plan of action from the suggestions that were gathered from 2006 Local officers training, the ideas that were submitted while gathering information for Resolution 1, Ready for the Future and the Healthy Locals Checklist.

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Retirees

2007Double the number of District 7 Retiree

Chapters from nine to eighteen

Add a retiree webpage on the District 7 website

Build a RetireE-Activist data base and communicate at least three times during 2007 on issues via e-mail

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Challenges and BarriersCommunicationLimited ResourcesGeographyPolitical AtmosphereLegislative IssuesBuilding UnityActivating MembersDeveloping EducationEmployer IssuesDeveloping Officers, Stewards and Leadership