Recording Secretary
Danny Hilliard
October 2024 Branch Meeting Minutes
• A quorum of members of Lone Star Branch 132 met on October 7, 2024
• Invocation by Brother Eugene Johnson, President Lewis led the Pledge.
• No Resolutions of Sympathy.
• No Executive Board Recommendations.
• The branch has received a very good arbitration decision concerning work place violence filed at the Grand Prairie post office and will be monitoring the resolution from that case.
• The nominations for the election of officers for Branch 132 were taken from the floor tonight.
• The candidates for the following offices were elected by acclamation:
• President, Kimetra Lewis; Exec. Vice President, Ron Stover; Vice President, Twasky Smith; Recording Secretary, Danny Hilliard; Financial Secretary, Janine Singleton; Treasurer, Clubber Targton; Director of Retirees, Eugene Johnson; Health Benefits Representative, Earl Hibbs; Sergeant-at-Arms, Robert Hinson; and Editor, Rita Wilder.
• There will be an election for the candidates running for the position of Trustee. Those candidates are as follows:
Sid Simmons, Chris Velasquez, Thomas Vines, Helen Toliver, Javier Carrizales, Lyndon Huston, Jeff Miller, Rita Wilder, and Rachel Anderson.
• A motion was made to count President Lewis present on Saturday, October 12 at the NBA school in Fort Worth.
(passed)
• A proposed By-Law change was read and will be posted in the Metro Letter Carrier then voted on.
• Names of the delegates to the Texas State Association of Letter Carrier convention in July 2025 were read.
• Branch Financial reports will be in the next Metro Letter Carrier. Respectfully submitted Danny Hillard, Recording Secretary
November 2024 Branch Meeting Minutes
• A quorum of members of Lone Star Branch 132 met on November 4, 2024
• Invocation by Brother Eugene Johnson. President Lewis led the Pledge.
• Resolutions of Sympathy. LocQuenetta McCoo.
• No Executive Board Recommendations.
• Steward elections will begin in November.
• Announcements:
• Branch Christmas party will be December 14 at 8pm at the union hall
• Retiree Luncheon on December 19 at Golden Coral at 1:15 pm.
• Retiree Breakfast on December 21 at Circle Grille at 9:00 am.
• The branch will donate toys for the Hoover Center Toy drive.
• Health Benefits Earl Hibbs gave an update on the 2025 Open Season and the switch to the new PSHB Program
• Mr. Smith from the CFC program gave an overview of the program and the different agencies.
• The membership discussed the 2025 Proposed Budget line by line. (The budget was approved).
• The Tentative Contract was discussed at length. A poll was taken to see how the members might vote. The majority of the members present voted NO to the Contract.
• Branch Financial reports will be in the next Metro Letter Carrier. Respectfully submitted Danny Hillard, Recording Secretary