USAB where did we come from? [IEEE activities]

Abstract

The article discusses the impact of the IEEE Board proposed constitutional amendment to "permit" the IEEE to become involved in the economic welfare of the membership. This was supported by the IEEE Board and the local leadership of the Institute and passed with an all time record of 82% of the votes cast in favor, and an all time record of voter turnout. The USAB, with a very limited budget started working on all the problems at once! It received input from all of the local leaders and activists. It established committees on: age discrimination; pensions; legal defense fund; patent rights of the employed engineer; outreach to inform members of the USAB and its activities; and worked closely with the CSIT on the Bart case.