4,000 UAW Members Resume Talks at Navistar and More Bargaining News

Here are a few highlights from the AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department, which sends daily e-mail, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than 900 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.

Work Stoppages
UAW, Navistar: The UAW asked Navistar to resume talks and the parties will go back to the table today.  On Oct. 23, 4,000 UAW members went on strike in six states against the International Truck and Engine Corp., owned by Navistar. Members say Navistar committed unfair labor practices during collective bargaining by making unilateral changes in the terms and conditions of employment, ordering an illegal lockout of the company’s assembly plant in Springfield, Ohio, and refusing to provide the UAW bargaining team with information necessary for negotiations. 

UAW, Accuride: Auto parts maker Accuride Corp. locked out 150 UAW members at its Rockford, Ill., Gunite plant after the workers rejected an offer last Sunday. Parties have been negotiating conditions for a new contract since Oct. 10.  The company is operating the plant with salaried personnel and temporary replacement workers.

IBEW, Comcast: Some 80 installers and maintenance workers, represented by the Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 21, staged a one-day walkout at Comcast.  Workers are fighting to be paid the same as nonunion workers at the company.  Currently, nonunion workers make $3-$5 more per hour than union workers.

Settlements
UFCW, California Grocery Stores: On Nov. 17, 24,000 Northern California grocery workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) locals 5, 8, 101 and 648, ratified four-year contracts with Save Mart, Lucky, Raley’s and Bel Air Markets, which together operate some 300 grocery stores.  The contracts provide the largest across-the-board wage increase in the history of the Northern California grocery industry, with increases totaling $1.80 over term.

ALPA, Atlantic Southeast Airlines: On Nov. 20, members of the Air Line Pilots (ALPA) ratified a three-year contract with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which covers 1,700 pilots.  The contract comes after five years of negotiations and provides a signing bonus and improvements in wages, work rules, job protections and scheduling.

AFSCME, University of Illinois: Some 1,500 University of Illinois clerical workers, represented by AFSCME Local 3700, ratified a four-year contract on Nov. 20.  Under the agreement, workers will receive wage increases.

IAM, Waste Management: In Alameda County, Calif., sanitation workers, represented by the Machinists (IAM) Local 1546, ratified a five-year contract with Waste Management. Health care and benefits were key issues in negotiations.  Details have not yet been released. In July, the company locked out 480 drivers, represented by the Teamsters (IBT), for four weeks in what management called a pre-emptive move against a rumored strike.

AFSCME, Franklin County, Ohio:  Some 285 bus drivers and assistants, represented by AFSCME Local 330, agreed to approve a three-year contract from a federal fact finder with the Franklin County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.  The contract, effective Jan. 1, includes minimum annual raises of 2 percent.

AFT, City of Baltimore: Baltimore city teachers and paraprofessionals, represented by AFT, ratified a two-year agreement that will give them a 4.5 percent pay raise this year and a 4 percent increase next year.  Planning time will stay in mediation.  Teachers had been working without a contract since July 1.

Organizing
UFCW, H&M: In Manhattan, 1,000 sales clerks, cashiers and other workers at H&M retail clothing stores won representation by the UFCW division, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

AFT, Centerpoint Medical Center:  Approximately 336 registered nurses at the  Centerpoint Medical Center in St. Louis voted to join the AFT affiliate, Nurses United for Improved Patient Care.  The nurses say poor communication with management is the primary reason nearly 70 percent of the hospital’s nurses signed the union petition.

Disclaimer: This information is being provided for your information only.  As it is compiled from published news reports, not from individual unions, we cannot vouch for either its completeness or accuracy; readers who desire further information should directly contact the union involved.

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