British Airways

As of my last bulletin to the BA membership, it had become clear that the negotiations for a new customer service CBA had stalled to the point that meetings were not productive and there was no need for future meetings as stated by the NMB staff Mediator Gerry McGuckin.  Early this morning I received notice […]

Negotiations continued on Monday and Tuesday of this week in NYC with Engineering as the sole focus.  Many proposals were exchanged, and some progress was made in non-economic areas of the contract.  The remaining economic positions remain considerably far apart and bridging that divide remains as priority #1 for your Negotiating Committee. In last week’s

Mediated negotiations resumed this week for the Customer Services group in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin.  The Union received another proposal from the Company on Tuesday that was not even close to being realistic for where these talks will eventually end up. Their proposal consisted of a cherry-picked version

Recently the Company released the information and processes for the 2019 medical and dental open enrollment.  The process is different this year as compared to past years in that everyone must participate to some degree in the open enrollment process.  Even if you intend to change nothing with your benefit selections or your dependents, you

Continuing from last week, the parties again met in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin.  This week was all Customer Service related.  No new developments materialized as the result of this week’s meetings and your negotiating committee continued the work of endeavoring to preserve jobs for those who want to

The Union and Company resumed meetings this week in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin.  The first half of the week was with Engineering Manager Wayne Fraser and Kate Ling, International HR Manager. The Union received a comprehensive proposal consisting only of company proposals with no response to any of

The Union and Company resumed meetings this past week in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The entire week was dedicated to the CS contract with Doug Caines, Bridget Brookfield, and Georgia LaBarge in attendance for the Company. Your Negotiating Committee was joined this week by Grand Lodge Representatives Mike

The Union and Company resumed meetings this week in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. This week was dedicated to Engineering and we met with Wayne Fraser, Maintenance Manager, Bridget Brookfield, International HR Manager and Georgia LaBarge, US HR Manager.  Your Negotiating Committee was joined this week by Grand Lodge

The Union and Company met again this week in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin.  Attending for the Company were Doug Caines, VP, Bridget Brookfield, International HR Manager and Georgia LaBarge, HR Manager. This week’s discussion was completely about the continuing efforts of the Company to outsource all US based

The Union and Company resumed meetings this week in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin.  The first half of the week was dedicated to meeting with management reps from Engineering with Wayne Fraser, Maintenance Manager and Bridget Brookfield, International HR Manager.  A large amount of time was dedicated to the