March 23, 2005
Attendees:
Conrad Bender Travis Phillips
Greg Wright David Summers
Allen Borg Wayne Shelton
John Franklin
Ray Pinson
Action Items:
Triplicate LOTO Tags: Training will be finished this month
Lab A Tester: Eric reviewed training list with all b operators for requirements
Vacation Pool for Lab: Eric was not in attendance, will follow up next meeting
Kevin VanOrden Training: Proceeding
ERT Staffing : A�s vs. B�s positions, Scott Smallwood added to Team. No further changes planned at this time
Maintenance OT: Will be addressed at next meeting
Robert Jemison Assessment Guides: Training program has been initiated.
Holiday Pay for Saturday Holiday: Item resolved, operators were paid holiday credit.
I would like a letter or addendum to the contract to cover this
FRC Orders: One item was added to the ordering list, others are being reviewed.
OT Report: Has been sent by Wayne Shelton
Water / Safety Shower @ Dock: Still working this issue, more to follow.
Steve Simms Position: Still not a permanent position. Steve has worked an A and B slot a few times, recently. Will be used @ Blakely for ship offloading.
18 Hour Shifts: 2 consecutive will not be allowed.
TOPS Agreement: Draft sent in e-mail
OT Calendar: Vote was held during last union meeting, calendar now runs Jan � Jan.
Assessment Guides Schedule: Jim Tillman has created a new spreadsheet matrix to simplify the schedule. Also, Bruce and Jim have a staggered schedule, so one will be here every Friday for training purposes.
TOPS Interview: Interviews will probably take place first week of April. The union will provide advance notice of scheduling as soon it becomes available.
New Business:
Discussed wording of Johnny Finchum�s e-mail regarding Scott Smallwoods �election� to the ERT Team.
Discussed some points of the TOP�s position. (Interviews, April Training)
Provided Verbal and Written notification of absences of Las Vegas Delegation
$1.50 per Hour Pay for Day Shift was discussed, but no progress was made. Wayne Shelton mentioned $1.50 would be possible but on 2 different scales (B rate + 1.50, A rate + 1.50)
Jaren will forward e-mail request to union for membership dues.
Discussed Inert Entry bonus: T. Ray thought his bonus was half of October�s Bonus, but David said it was the same. David prepared a spreadsheet with the bonus amounts. I have copy if anyone needs to see it.
Union initiated some discussion about changing OT tracking to an hourly method. This will be discussed at a later time.
Tank Farm Issues:
Conrad discussed if it would be possible if Blakely Operators could cover some of Saraland�s OT, since Saraland helps cover Blakely�s.
Need a procedure in place to help alleviate workload @ Blakely during emergency. (During last spill to the river, both operators were on the boat trying to surround the spill with a boom, no one was attending the dock)
Barge DOI�s: No one in TF is doing these since no training has been provided. Operators do not know how to inspect vessels.
Lab Issues:
Lab 9/80 (Henley, Coleman, Townsend) operators would like to switch to a 4 �10 schedule. Will discuss next meeting when Eric is present.
Other Notes:
David Summers stated that a shift swap would be allowed for training purposes ( tough to balance units, ERT, etc.)
Shawn Roach has Doctor�s Appt. on April 13th, will call regarding work status.
New I & E Wayne Weaver will start Monday March, 28th.
Next meeting scheduled for April 20th. Interviews will possibly be ongoing at this time.