British Airways

Meetings continued last week in NYC under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The Company committees were again represented by Brian Pinchbeck and your Union committee was present with the additions of GLR Mike Manzo. While there is nothing in the form of any agreement to announce, it is important to try […]

Meetings continued this week in ORD under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The Company committees were again represented by Brian Pinchbeck and your Union committee was present with the additions of Grand Lodge Reps Mike Manzo and John Werkmeister. Progress was again made in identifying ways to generate savings for the

The Company and Union met again this week in Washington, DC at the National Mediation Board with Mediator Gerry McGuckin. Discussions this week centered on the recent operational assessment of the JFK operation that was conducted by Mr. Pinchbeck. The information he shared with your negotiating committee was an inside look at trying to determine

Negotiations picked up again this past week in Manhattan, New York under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The Company committee was present including Brian Pinchbeck, Fiona O’Shea, Lorna Elliott from the UK and Georgia LaBarge from the US. The full negotiation committee for the Union was present including Ignacio Salim from

Negotiations were held again this week in Miami, Florida under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The full negotiation committee for the Union was present.   At this meeting, the Company introduced as their new lead negotiator, Brian Pinchbeck, who comes to us from the UK and whose current title is Head of

Negotiations resumed this week in Miami, Florida under the auspices of the NMB and Mediator Gerry McGuckin. The full negotiation committees for the Union and Company were present.  Tuesday and Wednesday were allocated by the Mediator to the Engineering CBA. A number of tentative agreements were reached; however, no progress was made on the larger,

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