GEORGIA: ATLANTA
President: Michael Wald U.S. Dept of Labor, SE Regional Office
Vice Presidents: Richard Ray, Georgia, AFL-CIO
Treasurer: Henry Fellows, Fellows, Johnson & Labriola
Secretary:
Charlie Key, Georgia AFL-CIO
Program Director:
Phil LaPorte,
Georgia State University
Past Presidents:
Karen Carr, Communication Workers of America Local 3204
The 102-member chapter holds six luncheon meetings per year (September, October, November, February, March, April), the third Thursday of the month, at noon, at Anthony's Restaurant on Piedmont Road and North Avenue. The April 2003  meeting topic was Aviation Success in a Turbulent Economy with speaker Jack Smith, Senior Vice President, Customer Service, AirTran Airways. The September 2003 meeting featured speaker Commissioner Peggy McNieve Acting Director on the topic "Access to Neutrals Initiative, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)". The October 2003 featured Cingular Wireless' Director of Labor Relations Neil Keith, on the topic "Labor Relations in the Telecommunications Industry". The March 2003 luncheon meeting featured the topic "Building Trades Labor Management " with speakers David Bentley, Business Manager, North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council and Bud Mawyer, Executive Vice President, Sheet Metal Contractors Association. The February 2003 meeting features speakers Charlotte Flowers, National Vice President, American Federation of Government Employees (NFGE) and Ted Jennings, Senior National Representative, American Federation of Government Employees (NFGE) discussing the topic Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers: A Disappearing Right? The November 2003 meeting features speaker Mitch Smith, UAW 882, and Cerita Brown, Human Resources Director of Ford Motor Company’s Atlanta Assembly Plant on the topic Ford’s Future in Georgia and Auto Industry Negotiations. The November 2002 meeting topic was presented by Representatives from MARTA  and ATU, Local 732 on the topic of Their current contract settlement procedures and how and why they want or don't want to change them. The chapter publishes a directory every two years.

Dues are $50 regular or $90 for two years, $15 students. A combined annual dues/luncheon membership option is also available.

Affiliated with National IRRA 1964.

Contact:
Phil LaPorte, Georgia State University
120 Courtland Street, Ste 400
P. O. Box 3975
Atlanta, GA 30302-3975
(404) 651-3654

or

Beverly K. Schaffer
, Emory University
(404)727-6361

 

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