(Updated 12/18/2008)

EWMC Executive Committee Appointment

Please welcome Brother Luis G. Restrepo to the EWMC Executive Committee. Brother Restrepo is a long time member of the EWMC. He has been a Business Representative for the “A” Construction Division at Local 3 since 2005. He previously served on the Local Union Executive Board and as Vice President.

In 1986, he was the first Latino elected as Chair of the Apprentice Advisory Committee. Other committee activities include but are not limited to: Community Service Chair, Substance Abuse Chair, Manufacturing Organizing Committee, Apprentice Review Termination Committee, Wage and Policy Committee, Hardship Committee, Electrical Death Benefit Society, Hispanic Labor Committee, Joint Industry Board Trustee, Pension Committee and Employee Security Fund and Joint Apprentice Training Committee (JATC).

He is a delegate to the New York City Central Labor Council and was a delegate to the IBEW Convention in 2001 and 2006. An active member of the Santiago Iglesias Educational Society, he has served as their President, Vice President, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, Press Secretary and Board Member. Brother Restrepo has received special recognitions including honors from the Santiago Iglesias Educational Society, the Hispanic Labor Committee, and the Lewis H. Latimer Association and received the Israel Bonds Achievement Award in 2004.

Again, welcome to the EWMC Executive Committee.

CONFERENCE REMINDER

2009 EWMC National Conference
Astor Crown Plaza Hotel
739 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 14 – 18, 2009

“35 years of Advocacy, Commitment and Leadership”

Please Make Your Hotel Room Reservation Now
Have you made your hotel room reservation for the 2009 EWMC Conference? If you have not, time is running out. Rooms in the hotel room block are going fast and if you want a room at the special hotel conference rate, please call (866) 750-4202 and make your reservation today!! The special room rate is $123.00 single/double. Please register under the EWMC/IBEW identification code. The cutoff date for room reservations is Tuesday, January 6, 2009 or when the room block runs out, whichever occurs first. As of today, December 15, 2008, there are rooms available. If you have any problems making your room reservations please contact us immediately.

“And Still We Rise”
Remember the first two days; Thursday, January 15th and Friday, January 16th of the 2009 EWMC Conference will be devoted to performing community service projects. We want to lend a helping hand to our fellow brothers and sisters who are still suffering from the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina. We need as many volunteers as possible. The work to be performed is both skilled and unskilled and includes electrical work and playground and park maintenance. Volunteers will need to bring work clothes, hand tools and safety gear.

If you plan on volunteering, we need to know who you are. Please Please click to send an email or notify Royetta Sanford at 404/ 691 4556 or please click to send an email and provide your name and the type of work you are able to perform.

Special Presenter
The EWMC is extremely proud to announce that Professor Samuel Bacharach will conduct a leadership workshop at our 2009 conference. Samuel Bacharach is the Mckelvey-Grant Professor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Professor Bacharach is the author of over 100 articles and author or editor of over 20 books. He is the master of the ins and outs of organizational leadership. His latest books “Get Them on Your Side” and “Keep Them on Your Side” provide a roadmap for those who wish to get ahead in any organizational setting.

Professor Bacharach’s leadership workshop is a learning opportunity of a lifetime and one you surely don’t want to miss.

Electrical Workers Minority Caucus

CONFERENCE CALL

19th Annual National Meeting
January 14 – 18, 2009

The Electrical Workers Minority Caucus will hold its 19th Annual National Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana from Wednesday, January 14 through Sunday, January 18, 2009. The EWMC meetings will be held in conjunction with the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King, Jr. Conference on January 15-16, 2009.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.- Executive Board Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Chapter Presidents’ Meeting
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Youth Caucus
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Conference Registration

Thursday, January 15, 2009
6:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. - EWMC/AFL-CIO Rebuild New Orleans Community Service Projects
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - EWMC/AFL-CIO Opening Session
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Conference Registration

Friday, January 16, 2009
6:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. - EWMC/AFL-CIO Rebuild New Orleans Community Service Projects
6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - EWMC/AFL-CIO Down-Home Dinner
9:00 a.m. – 12 noon - Conference Registration
2:00 p.m. – 4 p.m. - Conference Registration

Saturday, January 17, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. - New Member Orientation
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - EWMC Plenary Session
6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. - EWMC Awards Dinner Dance

Sunday, January 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. - EWMC Closing Session

Monday, January 19, 2009 - AFL-CIO Optional Activities
8:00 a.m. - AFL-CIO Conference – Breakfast
11:00 a.m. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade

All EWMC members are encouraged to participate in the joint Community Service Projects– Rebuilding New Orleans all day on Thursday and Friday. Please click to email the of the number of days you will be available to work, special skills, if you are bringing tools, and the type of work you prefer to do.

Plenary sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and formal EWMC business will be conducted Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Conference Registration Fee is $190.00, which includes your 2009 membership dues of $40.00. Article IV, Section 4, requires payment of the current year’s membership dues before admission to the meeting.

Please reserve your hotel room now by calling (866) 750-4202. The Conference hotel is the Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. The special room rate is $123.00 single/double. Please register under EWMC/IBEW identification code. The Special EWMC Sleeping Room rates are available on a first come first served basis up to the maximum number of rooms in the EWMC block. In order to guarantee that you receive the EWMC rate please contact the hotel now. The cut-off date for making room reservations is Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

Bylaws Amendments
In accordance with the provisions of Article IX, Section 2 proposed Bylaws Amendments and proposed resolutions must be received at P. O. Box 642, El Cerrito, California, 94530, no later than January 2, 2009.

Committees
Members interested in serving on any of the committees described in Article VI (Registration; Rules and Order of Business; Resolutions/Bylaw Amendments; and Sergeant-At-Arms) should submit a written request to President Robbie Sparks no later than December 2, 2008, c/o Secretary/Treasurer at P. O. Box 642, El Cerrito, CA 94530

Scholarship
The EWMC will award a scholarship to the child of a member in good standing of the National EWMC at the 19th Annual National Meeting in New Orleans.

A scholarship candidate must be the child of a National EWMC member and a high school student who graduated in 2008. A copy of the diploma or a letter from the high school confirming graduation must be attached to the scholarship request. Scholarships are approved for enrollment in a state certified trade school or a college certified by the Department of Education and accredited by the local accrediting association.

Only those scholarship request letters mailed to the EWMC at P. O. Box 642, El Cerrito, CA 94530 by certified, return receipt mail and postmarked no later than January 2, 2009, will be eligible for consideration.

President’s Remarks
Thank you for taking the opportunity to make a difference. We appreciate your continued support and patience. We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans.

Electrical Workers Minority Caucus

Conference Registration Form and Membership Application
19th Annual National Meeting
January 14 – 18, 2009

$190.00 for conference registration and 2009 EWMC membership dues []

$150.00 for conference registration only []

$40.00 for 2009 EWMC membership dues []

Name _______________________________________________

Delegate Mailing Address _______________________________

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Telephone Numbers____________________________________

Member of IBEW Local Union No. _ Vice-President District No. _

Current Job Classification: _____________________________

EWMC Chapter Officer Status: _________________________

IBEW Officer Status: _________________________________