Trustees Oct. 10, 2011 Teleconference Minutes
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 Filed in: Minutes
The Chairperson amended the dates for the January 2012 Steering and Benefits Committee to reflect January 17, 18, and 19 because of the Teamster Western Conference Trust meetings on January 10 and 11, which involve several committee members.
In addition, the first work group session will coincide with the UFCW National Pension Fund meetings in December because several participants will attend both sets of meetings.
The JLMC will notify members of the Steering Committee and Benefits Committees regarding the January 17, 18, and 19 meeting. These meetings will include current members of the UFCW local unions and Trust Funds subcommittees.
Both the December 2011 and January 2012 meetings will include short segments on web based JLMC communications, which will expedite future scheduling and exchange of information.
Minutes
Joint Labor Management Committee Trustee
Conference Call, October 11, 2011
The Trustees of the Joint Labor Management Committee of the Food Industry met by teleconference on October 11, 2011 at 12:30 PM EST.
Participants in the Trustee Teleconference were:
Robert Potter stated that he had received a call from Michele Murphy indicating that unexpectedly neither she nor Dave Pylipow would be able to be on this call but she would conference with the chairman to review the meeting materials and agenda. [This conference took place on October 21, 2011.]
Marc Perrone stated that Bill McDonough and he had conferred with Joe Hansen to review the teleconference agenda and materials and although Joe Hansen was unavailable for this call, he was supportive.
Robert Potter indicated that as the meeting material described, he had met with President Hansen on October 6, 2011 during which we were able to define positively our shared objectives for the JLMC.
Robert Potter reviewed the agenda for the Trustee Teleconference for purposes of Trustee action:
1. JLMC Meeting Schedule 2012
Steering and Benefits Committee
January 17, 18, and 19, 2012
Washington D.C.
Trustees, Executive Committee, Steering and Benefits Committees
March 21, 22, and 23, 2012
Phoenix, Arizona
Steering and Benefits Committee
June 12, 13, and 14, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
(UFCW Local Unions and Trust Fund Consortium are invited and notified as part of the Steering and Benefits Committee.)
2. Designation of Trustees for the JLMC Food Industry Warehouse Division
The Bylaws of the JLMC will be amended to specify separate Trustees, both union and employer, for the Warehouse division.
John Williams indicated that he and Steve Vairma would be Trustees representing the Teamsters, and Robert Potter indicated that he would like the employers to designate Rich Cox (Safeway) and Robert Ling (Unified) to represent the food industry.
3. Establish the UFCW JLMC VEBA as previously discussed and as a parallel to the Teamster JLMC VEBA
The supporting documents were published and circulated to the Trustees and are incorporated by reference. These documents will be the basis for the establishment of the VEBA.
4. Trustee authorization to use a selected work group of JLMC employer and union committee members to meet with the Chairman and work on implementation of JLMC agenda initiatives including the following:
The Chair requested that Bill Vaughn be part of this work group and the Trustees concurred.
The Trustees were in consensus on the actions and the teleconference concluded at 1:15 PM EST.
In addition, the first work group session will coincide with the UFCW National Pension Fund meetings in December because several participants will attend both sets of meetings.
The JLMC will notify members of the Steering Committee and Benefits Committees regarding the January 17, 18, and 19 meeting. These meetings will include current members of the UFCW local unions and Trust Funds subcommittees.
Both the December 2011 and January 2012 meetings will include short segments on web based JLMC communications, which will expedite future scheduling and exchange of information.
Minutes
Joint Labor Management Committee Trustee
Conference Call, October 11, 2011
The Trustees of the Joint Labor Management Committee of the Food Industry met by teleconference on October 11, 2011 at 12:30 PM EST.
Participants in the Trustee Teleconference were:
- Robert Potter (Chair)
- Paul Heldman (Kroger)
- Bill McDonough (UFCW)
- Marc Perrone (UFCW)
- Larree Renda (Safeway)
- Bill Vaughn (Food Industry)
- John Williams (Teamsters)
Robert Potter stated that he had received a call from Michele Murphy indicating that unexpectedly neither she nor Dave Pylipow would be able to be on this call but she would conference with the chairman to review the meeting materials and agenda. [This conference took place on October 21, 2011.]
Marc Perrone stated that Bill McDonough and he had conferred with Joe Hansen to review the teleconference agenda and materials and although Joe Hansen was unavailable for this call, he was supportive.
Robert Potter indicated that as the meeting material described, he had met with President Hansen on October 6, 2011 during which we were able to define positively our shared objectives for the JLMC.
Robert Potter reviewed the agenda for the Trustee Teleconference for purposes of Trustee action:
1. JLMC Meeting Schedule 2012
Steering and Benefits Committee
January 17, 18, and 19, 2012
Washington D.C.
Trustees, Executive Committee, Steering and Benefits Committees
March 21, 22, and 23, 2012
Phoenix, Arizona
Steering and Benefits Committee
June 12, 13, and 14, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
(UFCW Local Unions and Trust Fund Consortium are invited and notified as part of the Steering and Benefits Committee.)
2. Designation of Trustees for the JLMC Food Industry Warehouse Division
The Bylaws of the JLMC will be amended to specify separate Trustees, both union and employer, for the Warehouse division.
John Williams indicated that he and Steve Vairma would be Trustees representing the Teamsters, and Robert Potter indicated that he would like the employers to designate Rich Cox (Safeway) and Robert Ling (Unified) to represent the food industry.
3. Establish the UFCW JLMC VEBA as previously discussed and as a parallel to the Teamster JLMC VEBA
The supporting documents were published and circulated to the Trustees and are incorporated by reference. These documents will be the basis for the establishment of the VEBA.
4. Trustee authorization to use a selected work group of JLMC employer and union committee members to meet with the Chairman and work on implementation of JLMC agenda initiatives including the following:
- Defining how the JLMC will interact with union and employer member organizations in collective bargaining.
- Facilitating joint union and employer actions on the implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act and legislation of the Pension Protection Act.
- Implementation of various Trust Fund Initiatives through the joint Veba’s (including the expanded data repository).
- Restructuring the JLMC to better define its administration, fee structure, and funding mechanisms, and how new employers will participate.
The Chair requested that Bill Vaughn be part of this work group and the Trustees concurred.
The Trustees were in consensus on the actions and the teleconference concluded at 1:15 PM EST.