Meeting called to order by President Shaun Neiman at 2:15 P.M.

Flag Salute by Vice-President

Officers Present: President: Shaun Neiman Trustees: Marcia Scott

Vice-President: Mike Minor

Secretary-Treasurer: Butch Hamilton

Area Officers: Roy Bozarth Tim Wells

Aaron Huenger Newell Collins

Jeff Sauers Ed Cruz

Special Guest: Bernardo R. Garcia, Region 5 Director

Absent: Brett Fraley

Ron Kaelke

Swearing in of new officers: Dennis Zukowski, Steve Coutts and David Brown

Item 1: Reading of meetings from June 27, 1997. A motion was made to accept the minutes from the meeting. Motion was second: carried. Dennis Zukowski abstained.

Item 2: Secretary-Treasurer report: All bills including the Per Capital Tax was paid up. Butch Hamilton, Secretary-Treasurer, issued statements for July, August and September 1997. A motion was made to accept the financial reports. Motion was second: carried.

Item 3: Report of the Trustees: All issues discussed at last E-Board meeting on June 27, 1997, have been eliminated. Agreed to accept Trustees’ report. Motion by Bozarth: second by Sauers: motion carried.

Item 4: Negotiations update POPCO: as of today there is no new contract for POPCO employees. Union members at POPCO voted 100% strike authorization vote. Aaron Huenger discussed with E-Board some of the problems with the new contract and asked for the Union support. So Cal. Gas Co. class action pending over serve clause regarding 35 years service verses than 35 years of service in attaining 90 points.

Item 5: Grievances Update: To date there are still 16 arbitration’s outstanding: 6 at POPCO, 10 at Southern Calif. Gas. Of the two arbitration’s heard, 1 was won at POPCO - improperly laid off and the other, M&R was lost.

Presently there are no mediations.

On behalf of POPCO charges were filed with N.L.R.B. in order to obtain information needed in negotiation.

Upgrades and pay-Proposals were made so those individuals who have gone through the steps and reached top pay under the old contract would be credited time and grade under new contract.

New Business:

Discussion was held regarding lay-off procedures and the fifty-mile rule. Local 483 position is until April 1, 1998, everyone is protected by the 50-mile rule. After April 1, 1998, not only the first 250, but everyone is covered. Motion of the union position made by Shaun Neiman, motion second by Ed Cruz, motion carried.

Incentive Program: Company agreed to pay $160.

Sr. Instrument and Trans Tech - 6 jobs have been settled.

Montebello Station is without an Area Officer. Motion by Jeff Sauer to have Mike Minor appointed Area Officer until January elections, second by Tim Wells: carried.

Next Meeting scheduled for January 22, 1998.

Motion to adjourn by Bozarth: second by Minor: carried.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M.