May 2016 UNIONEER

Official Publication of Local 6215 Communications Workers of America—AFL-CIO
Volume 52 Number 2
May 2016
Has the Union got our back, or do you have the Union’s back?
by: Nancy Brown, President
It’s kind of like the chicken or the egg. Which
comes first? I commend everyone who participated in the Employee Experience Rally April 29th at
AT&T Headquarters on shareholder’s meeting
day. You had your Union’s back and the Union
has yours. This rally expressed to AT&T that the
employee experience equals the customer experience. We were the professionals we are expected
to be every day.
When I invited the Dallas Morning News watchdog he questioned if we would still have the rally
due to the weather conditions. I quickly pointed
out our members report and work in all kinds of
weather conditions every day and we would be
there rain or shine. God blessed us with good
weather conditions till our job was complete.
I was proud of you and to be your President! The
answer to the question is both. The Union has
your back and you showed you have the Union’s
back!
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UNIONEER
Local 6215
Communications
Workers of America
Affiliated
With AFL-CIO
President
Nancy Lee Brown
Executive Vice President
Nancy Hall
Vice President
Ron Swaggerty
Secretary
Mary Linhart
Treasurer
Anita Learned
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Editor
Connie Orms
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Contents
Nancy Lee, President….……………1
Deadline for UNIONEER.…..…….....2
Employee Experience Rally pics ..…2
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Anita Learned, Treasurer..……...…..3
Mobility School Pictures...……....…4
Nancy Hall, Executive Vice President……5
Employee Experience Rally Pics…..6
DON’T Buy List.….…………..…...7
DO buy List…….……………….....8
More Rally Pictures……..…….9 - 11
Thanks to Herb Keener for the photos
he took and to all the members who
sent in their own snapshots from the
rally.
From the Editor
by: Connie Orms
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Employee Experience Rally
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Solidarity
by: Anita Learned, Treasurer
On April 29, 2016, 400-500 people (give or
take a few thousand) VOLUNTEERED their
time to participate in CWA Local 6215’s
AT&T Employee Experience Rally. The
“sea of red” that day was amazing! I was
very proud of each of you! And, yes, I had
to order more shirts Monday morning.
Our rally really defined the word
SOLIDARITY.
That’s what a union is – all of us standing
together, letting the company know we will
talk together, walk together, picket together and strike together!
We are UNITED!
I would also like to commend all the folks
that came to the April union meeting. We
had a packed house. The only reason it was
“standing room only” is because some of you
are afraid to come sit in the 1st two rows 
I don’t know if you’ve ever played that
game where you whisper something into
someone’s ear, then they turn and tell the next
person, so forth and so on, then the last person has to say what they were told. And I can
guarantee it will never be what person #1
said. Even if the phrase is “brown cows give
chocolate milk.” By the time it reaches the
last person, even if it’s a group of four, it will
NOT be the same as originally told! That’s
why it’s so vital for you to come to the meetings. Remember, YOU are the union. If you
don’t come to the meetings, then you stand a
bigger chance of not getting ALL of the story.
Plus, it gives you a chance to mingle with the
officers, Chiefs and stewards, and probably
the biggest benefit is networking with other
members.
United We Bargain –
Divided We Beg
“Remember, YOU are the union.”
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Mobility School March 2016
Armed with knowledge and ready to serve you!
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CWA—The Community Minded Union
by: Nancy Hall, Executive Vice President
We did an outstanding job with the “Baskets for the Homeless”
City Square was founded in 1988 by Larry James as a small food pantry and has grown into a farreaching human development organization offering a wide range of social services benefiting our whole
community. Their latest endeavor will be opening soon. They are providing 50 cottages for the homeless.
CWA was able to provide 55 baskets, for our new neighbors to help with their new homes. We provided basic supplies such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, cleaning supplies, paper towels, and
toilet paper among other things.
We owe special thanks to our community services chair, Reginald Small and Quincy Davis
for making this a success.
To all of you who participated THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Also, special thanks
goes to Herb Keener for the wonderful pictures.
When City Square called, our membership answered!
Quincy Davis “WRAPS” himself totally in all
community activities!
Basket “Inspectors” Anita Learned
and Kevin Canida
Reginald Small “JUMPS”
wholeheartedly in our projects
to help others!
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Employee Experience Rally
Downtown Dallas
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Claude Cummings
being sworn in (with
his wife Ruth by his
side) at the 75th
CWA National
Convention
Convention
Claude Cummings accepting the
District 6 COPE Award
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cummings
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Rally at the AT&T Headquarters
April 29, 2016
Local 6215 Pres.
Nancy Lee
Former
Pres.
Larry
Cohen
Sandy Rushing
giving her report
on organizing to
the delegates on
the floor at the
convention.
District 6
Staff Rep.
Charlie
Torres
Newly elected
National CWA
President Chris Shelton
and his family
Secretary
Mary Linhart
Delegate, Doug Johnson
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UNION MEMBERS UNITED IN DALLAS!
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The Day AT&T Saw CWA RED!