US AIRWAYS PASSENGER SERVICE EMPLOYEES
LOCAL 3640
Local 3640 Executive Officers
Vonda Hardy- President
Vickey Hoots - Executive Vice President
Darla Meyer- Secretary/Treasurer
Lori Manuel- Vice President
Local 3640 Executive Board
Jerry Lindsay - Area Representative 1st Floor
Paul Lindner - Area Representative 2nd Floor
Robin Powell- Area Representative 3rd Floor
Derrick Hicks- Area Representative 4th Floor
This page was last updated: February 4, 2010
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Presidents' Message
Vonda Hardy
Twas the Nightmare
before Christmas
when it started to snow!
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My dear Brothers and Sisters,
when the Mandatory Overtime letter was posted
from Kerry, I was not worried, I knew this would never happen. Not in Reservations, we knew we
would never be mando’d! We weren’t even mando’d during 9/11! Well, we may have thought we were ready for the first big snow, but the amount of snow that fell was more than expected and we weren’t ready.
by Richard Dennis
CWA National Women’s Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
September 10-12, 2009
Paula Kelsey and I attended the Women’s Conference
and the theme was “CWA Women Building for the Future."
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The room was filled with more than 150 men and women and we were off to a great start. Opening remarks were from President Larry Cohen with a powerful speech on the importance of unity. He was “Fired Up and Ready to Go!” He spoke on the work that needed to be done to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and said we can’t just play defense any longer, we have to bring it on with spirit and offense. The Labor Movement is Now!
Instead of visiting Mother Jones grave on the outskirts of St. Louis,
The National Women’s Committee brought the ‘cemetery’ to our Conference. The Committee portrayed ‘Strong Women, Past and Present.’ Hetty Scofield,
EVP Annie Hill outlined CWA’s stand on Health Care Reform. She said our priorities call for Employer mandates, measures to protect retirees and no taxes on worker’s health benefits.
Our conference focused on various ways to build effective Women’s Committees and Women running for office. We talked about the need to bring more young workers into the labor movement and the importance of growth in our Union.
Partnering with CWA in the mentoring program is Dress for Success, a national organization that helps women in need dress for interviews and better prepare for job opportunities.Conference participants brought donations for a business wear clothing drive, including handbags and shoes. There were numerous female speakers that let us know the power women have.
District 4 Staff Rep was Mother Jones; she was an American Labor Leader and a Community Organizer in the late 1890’s. District 1, Kathy Hernandez was Sonia Sotomayer: the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice. Not to be outdone was District 2’s Claudia Cole who played Shirley Chisholm: The first black woman to run for President. Angie Miller from District 4 gave a powerful rendition of Frances Perkins:Secretary of
labor for the 12 years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and the first woman to hold a Cabinet post. She also witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. District 6, Virginia Dunbar-Anderson was herself, honoring a present, modern day Trade Unionist woman.
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Shari Wajtowicz representing District 7, was Harriet Tubman: an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War.She was known for her bravery during 13 missions using the Underground Railroad to help free over 70 slaves.Elizabeth Cady Stanton is credited with initiating the first organized woman's rights and woman's suffrage movements in the United States in 1848; she was played by Gayle Crawley of District 9. Our sister Mary Behling, US Airways CSA in District 13 was Amelia Earhart : The world's most famous female aviator.
As your District 3 Chairperson, I portrayed Kate Mullany:(1845-1906) Kate Mullany, an Irish immigrant who, with her co-workers Esther Keegan
and Sarah McQuillan, organized approximately 300 women into the first sustained female union in the country, the Collar Laundry Union, in 1864.
At only 19 years old at the time, Mullany led a successful 6-day strike to increase wages and improve working conditions.
We need to remember, we are Strong Women!
In Unity,
Vonda
Photographer Dawn Sickles, CWA Local 1101
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Snow crippled the east coast from the Carolinas to Maine. Then it happened, We Were Mando’d! I was devastated witnessing the human suffering you experienced during this storm. Sleep deprivation is what they do to prisoners, right? 16 hours on and 8 off, when some of you had 2 plus hours to try to get home to just turn around and return to work with only a couple of hours sleep. On the 3rd consecutive day of this torture, you were giddy, couldn’t think clearly and you became delirious.
I applaud your diligence in achieving a difficult task. I called HR numerous times during this ordeal to try to get a resolve and we are going to be talking about the implementation of Overtime before the next crisis arises.
On a brighter note, January 1, 2010 we will receive our 4% pay increase and for those of you not topped out, you will also receive your yearly pay increase which will be given on your pay date anniversary.
Happy New Year to you and your families and may 2010 be prosperous for us all.
In Unity,
Vonda
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