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Some 700 AFSCME members in two Oklahoma cites won first contracts and more news from “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily bargaining-related news and research resources to more than 900 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.
Settlements
AFSCME, Enid & Lawton, Okla.: Some 700 municipal workers in Enid and Lawton, Okla., represented by AFSCME locals 1136 and 3894, respectively, won first contracts, after the passage of a 2004 state law that requires cities of 35,000 people or more to recognize non-uniformed workers’ unions. Enid’s employees won a 12 percent across-the-board wage increase over the duration. The Lawton employees’ new contract includes a 3 percent wage hike through 2009 and improved benefits.
UAW, Ford: The UAW has reached tentative agreements on local issues covering Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant. Kentucky Truck workers will vote Sunday on the agreement, but the voting date for UAW members at Louisville Assembly has not been determined.
GEU-AFT, Michigan State University: Some 1,400 graduate teaching assistants at Michigan State University, represented by the Graduate Employees Union (GEU), an affiliate of the AFT, reached a tentative agreement with university management. The graduate assistants would get wage increases of 3 percent, 2.75 percent and 2.5 percent over three years.
USW, Fraser Papers: Roughly 200 workers at New Hampshire’s Fraser Papers, represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 75, approved a two-year contract extension.
IAFF, Edison, NJ: Edison, N.J., firefighters, represented by Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1197, won a new five-year contract that provides annual raises averaging 3.8 percent.
Work Stoppages
ALPA, Aloha Airlines: Aloha Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots (ALPA), said in a motion filed in federal bankruptcy court that members may strike at some or all of the company’s remaining operations on April 26. ALPA also filed a suit that alleges the defunct airline violated a collective bargaining agreement when it terminated the pilots March 31 and permitted pilots who were low on the seniority list to continue flying for the profitable cargo division. The union is asking a federal bankruptcy court judge to issue a restraining order and force Aloha to honor the contract.
UAW, General Motors: General Motors Corp. (GM) continues to negotiate with several UAW locals that have issued strike warnings. Workers at five GM factories either are on strike or threatening to strike due to stalled contract talks. Workers at the Malibu plant in Kansas City reached their strike deadline but the local continues negotiations past the deadline and the local president says they will keep working as long as talks are advancing. A metal parts stamping factory in Mansfield, Ohio, that employs some 1,400 hourly workers, sent GM a five-day strike notice. Additionally, GM workers in Parma, Ohio, have rejected a proposed local contract. GM reached a national agreement with the UAW last year that addresses wages and benefits. But the automaker also must negotiate agreements with local UAW chapters at about 77 plants to replace those that expired in September.
UAW, ZF Boge Elastmetall: In Paris, Ill., 150 auto-parts workers at a plant owned by ZF Boge Elastmetall, represented by the UAW, have agreed to return to work and continue negotiations, after a 17-day strike.
Negotiations
SAG/AFTRA, AMPTP: The Screen Actors (SAG) union has now signed interim pacts on 95 features with non-Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) production companies that allow actors to continue working, even if SAG strikes this summer. Meanwhile, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) announced plans to delay the start of its contract talks with Hollywood studios to give the ongoing SAG negotiations a chance to succeed. The move put off the start of talks from April 28 to May 5.
Legal
USW, Appleton Paper: The USW filed charges against Appleton Paper for unilaterally changing the terms and conditions of employment of about 370 hourly production and maintenance workers at Appleton’s Roaring Spring, Pa., mill.
ALPA, ATA Airlines: ALPA has filed suit against ATA Airlines and its parent company for failing to give any notice prior to shutting down ATA’s operations abruptly in the early morning hours of April 3.
Organizing
AFA-CWA, Delta Air Lines: More than 13,500 Delta Air Lines flight attendants began voting to join the Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA). The voting will conclude at 2 p.m., May 28.
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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