reported by David Moreau, Alt Leg Representative.

The California Legislative Board meeting was held in Sacramento at the Radisson Hotel on January 6th and 7th. It opened with a salute to the flag and then with a prayer.

Then they talked about drug testing. It dealt with issues they are dealing with in regards to adulterants and if found then it's a failed test.They also taught us the proper way to correspond with politicians as to getting your point across without turning them off. After that they told us about when reporting safety hazards and injuries on the job to get as much detail as possible. Then they discuss and voted on minor by-law changes. Then they had the election for our California Legislative Board. All but two of the incumbents won unopposed.

They are J. P Jones (Director), Mike Anderson (Assistant Director), Vic Baffoni (Chair), Bob Alexander (1st Vice-Chair), Steve Dawson (Secretary), Bob Beck (Vice-Chair), Jim Harford (2nd Vice-Chair Bus Division), Albert Hinojos (Alternate Vice-Chair Bus Division), and Chuck Mack (Alternate Director).

On the second day Chairs from various locals spoke on what was happening in their particular locals with especially good stories from Jim Harford. Also heard about the UTU - BLE battle and how important TPEL is and every local found out where they stood with the California average of 45%. Local 23 is right there at 44% though that number is sure to rise.

Below are some Pictures from the meeting.