Sisters and Brothers:
Your IAM negotiations committee, Lisa Ferm and Mark Diefenbach along with IAM General Chairperson Sara Gonzales, met with the Company to continue negotiations May 15-17, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio.
We exchanged proposals on the following Sections:
Section 5 – Scheduling
Section 3 – General
As we continued to work on the Scheduling section this week, we passed a complete proposal and then focused primarily on updating the language regarding bidding and improving the commuter clause provisions. This section is a challenge in negotiations not only because it affects your daily working conditions but also due to the size of the section.
We also passed a proposal on General section and received a counter proposal from the Company. There is only one remaining issue that we have not been able to reach agreement on yet.
We know wages and overall compensation are also a great concern and we will be addressing those concerns in future sessions.
We are looking forward to continuing to reach agreements on the individual Sections and move towards bringing you a Tentative Agreement.
We greatly value your feedback, so continue to engage your representatives regarding negotiations. We appreciate your unity and support!
We will be meeting again June 4-6, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio.
In Solidarity,
Sara Gonzales
GENERAL CHAIR
Mark Diefenbach Lisa Ferm
NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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