Movement in Missouri is under way for Bank Transfer Day, withone small credit union already planning to staff an account openingdesk at an Occupy Kansas City event planned for Saturday, Nov. 5,in that city's Liberty Memorial Park.

“We've been invited by rally organizers to be there andwe'll circulate, have our clip boards and our iPhones at theready,” said Erin Williams, vice president-marketing/businessdevelopment at the $8.5 million United Labor CU.

Her 4,600-member CU was invited by labor unions to the “OccupyKansas City and Bank Transfer Day” event to be held that day. United Labor CUalready is regularly open from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays,Williams said, but “we might open early that day.”

The Missouri Credit Union Association, in its weekly bulletin,suggested that CUs that wanted to recognize Bank Transfer Day mightconsider extended hours that day or opening at special times.

“Considering this kind of opportunity given to us, we need to beready and look at extended hours,” said Amy Bucaida, vicepresident-marketing/communications.

CUNA also reminded its nationwide membership that credit unionsthat are open on Saturdays “need to be fully staffed that day totake care of the members.” The trade group said it also has beenworking on “guidance materials” on how to handle Bank Transfer Daythat it hopes to soon share with state leagues.

Bucaida urged Missouri CUs to make sure their websites andFacebook sites are equipped to enable potential new members to makethe switch. She also said that the Missouri Crashers, part of a nationwide movement of youngcredit union leaders, may join the Occupy Kansas City rally.

The MCUA itself also plans to be represented there, Bucaidasaid. “We were asked (by organizers) to be available at the OccupyKansas City rally,” said Bucaida.

The New Jersey Credit Union League also reminded its membersWednesday about the significance of Bank Transfer Day, suggestingCUs might “use a message in their marketing leading up to andaround the Nov. 5^th date.”

The NJCUL also noted that credit unions across the country “are taking their 'ditch your bank' messagesto billboards airwaves, and newspapers.” The league said creditunions can also use a message “available through NJCUL's 'BankingYou Can Trust' toolkit that states 'I Love My Bank Because it's Nota Bank'.”