Bay Area NWU Steering Committee
The new Steering Committee (SC) officers for 2004 are Jack Rasmus as Chair, Maggie Robbins as Treasurer, and Mickey Ellinger as acting Recording Secretary. New at-large Steering Committee members include Larry Shoup, a nonfiction book writer and journalist. Many veterans of the Bay Area Chapter's SC are also continuing to help build the local chapter into something of more direct value and benefit to you, the membership. These veterans of Local 3 include Chris Berg (former Chair), Alice Rogoff, and Richard Knee.
- Jack Rasmus, Chair @chair
- Maggie Robbins, Treasurer @treasurer
- Mickey Ellinger, Recording Secretary @scribe
- Christopher Berg @webmaster
- Richard Knee
- Alice Rogoff
- Larry Shoup
Everyone is welcome at meetings, which are typically scheduled for the first Tuesday of every month beginning promptly at 7:30 p.m., alternating between San Francisco and the East Bay. You can view the Steering Committee's meeting schedule, or for more information, call 510.839.1248 or email @nwu.
Steering Committee Postings
Bay Area membership at approximately 160. Resignation of NWU vice president Alice Rogoff with two other union VPs after the UAW cut their pay by almost 80%. Susan Freeman elected to steering committee as Alameda Labor Council delegate. Yves Barbero steps up to help renovate this site.
Questions for President Colby:
1. What’s the plan for ending the receivership? What are the criteria and timeline?
2. Will the national website be repaired and when?
3. How will the expenses of the national office be reduced?
4. What are the national priorities that will help us attract members?
5. What is the purpose of the newly called for organizing committee?
6. What progress has been made on a plan to organize bloggers?
I went with a sense of dread ….. BUT came away with a sense of hope.
Continued opposition to the Oakland writers tax; recent events; student membership; support SF Chronicle journalists
Are you ready to pitch in to run our Chapter? Now is the time to nominate yourself of one of the office. See the full post for details on the offices and where to sumbit your nomination.
The Chapter is run entirely by volunteers. The more of us who pitch in, the more we accomplish. We can always count on “someone else” stepping up to do the work. If you have ideas and energy, or want to lean how a scrappy, member run union work, now is the time to step up an run!
Nominations are due on June 15th, 2005.
Steering Committee discusses how to activate more members
Steering Committee addresses survey to members on Oakland city tax , members bios and works posting to union website, and upcoming chapter elections.
Oakland City tax discussion; improved local chapter website; Alameda Labor Council activities; Writer As Publisher materials prepared; more…
As we reached the end of the year, I would like to inform you all of recent events, activities and accomplishments by your local union, chapter 3 of the NWU, and let you know of some exciting upcoming activities.
Summary: Business tax for Oakland writers; how can the NWU relate to other unions; new Writer as Publisher CD’s are here…
December 7, 2004 | Steering Committee meets 7-9 p.m., 337 -17th St. #209, Oakland (the West Coast/SF Bay Area office); all members welcome
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