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Airline Pilots Reach Pact with Delta/Northwest and More Bargaining News |
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Airline pilots reach agreement with Delta and Northwest, as the two airlines work out merger details, and more news from the “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
ALPA, Delta/Northwest Airlines: Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines pilots’ unions, both represented by the Air Line Pilots (ALPA), have reached a tentative agreement with Delta management on a joint pilot contract and a process to pave the way for seniority integration. The deal represents a major step toward combining the two pilot groups in the proposed merger of Atlanta-based Delta and Minnesota-based Northwest. While the joint contract is different from the labor agreement ratified by Delta pilots in May, it is based on that agreement, according to the Delta pilots’ union. That agreement included annual pay raises between 4 percent and 5 percent and a 3.5 percent equity stake in the combined company.
ALPA, Continental Airlines: An agreement has been reached between ALPA and Continental Airlines, regarding voluntary incentives for retirements. Continental announced recently it would cut 3,000 jobs and trim flights due to high fuel prices. The union has been working with Continental to try to limit furloughs.
USW, FreightCar America: The United Steelworkers (USW) announced a tentative settlement has been reached with FreightCar America that will provide pensions, or severance pay, to the hundreds of employees laid off in 2007. The settlement resolves a lawsuit, which claimed the company unlawfully laid off employees in 2007 to deprive them of pension benefits, and an arbitration decision that found management violated the collective bargaining agreement by laying off employees with 20 or more years of service.
USW, Idaho National Laboratory: Some 280 workers at the Idaho National Laboratory, represented by United Steelworkers (USW), voted with 94 percent support to accept a new contract offer worked out by a federal mediator. Details have not been released.
UAW, Delphi Thermal Systems: In Lockport, N.Y., production workers at Delphi Thermal Systems, represented by the UAW, will begin casting ballots on a tentative agreement. The agreement deals with plant-specific issues such as job classifications and work practices and is a companion to the industry contract signed in 2007 by Delphi and the UAW.
AFT, Syracuse University: Syracuse University part-time faculty members, represented by the New York State United Teachers/AFT, approved a three-year agreement. This is the first labor agreement for the university’s part-time faculty members.
CWA, Mercy Hospital: More than 650 nurses at Mercy Hospital in upstate New York, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), will see 4 percent raises for each of the next four years under the new four-year contract with the hospital.
Work Stoppages and Actions
AFSCME, Illinois: About 35,000 Illinois state employees, represented by AFSCME, are rallying to urge the Rod Blagojevich administration to end a stalemate over a new union contract before the current one expires. Current state proposals ask workers to pay out more for their benefits, including health care. If no agreement is reached by today, June 30, it would be the first time state workers would be without a labor contract.
AFSCME/SEIU, San Mateo Medical Center: Medical center workers in San Mateo County, Calif., in AFSCME and SEIU bargaining units, rallied at the San Mateo Medical Center to protest proposed budget cuts they say will downgrade patient services at the center. The action came days before the county Board of Supervisors begins discussing proposed 2008–2009 budget cuts, including elimination of positions at the hospital.
Negotiations
ATU/IBEW, Port Authority: In Pittsburgh, Port Authority officials made public statements that $20 million a year in savings are necessary in bargaining with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and the Electrical Workers (IBEW). Negotiations have been under way for several months with ATU Local 85, covering about 2,400 bus trolley operators and other workers. If no agreement is reached by the expiration today, on June 30, a mandatory fact-finding process will begin.
IUE-CWA, General Motors: In Moraine, Ohio, 786 hourly workers at General Motors Corp., represented by IUE-CWA Local 798, have taken buyouts, union officials said. New workers will be employed at $14.50 an hour, about 55 percent of the previous hourly wage. The plant is scheduled to close by 2010.
Legal Developments
ALPA, ASTAR Air Cargo: ASTAR Air Cargo crew members, represented by ALPA, filed an expedited grievance with the ALPA/ASTAR System Board requesting a full investigation of and hearings on the numerous contract violations that would result from the proposed agreement between DHL and UPS. That agreement, announced in late May, would shift the airlift required for all DHL North American domestic air overnight delivery service to UPS.
IAFF, Hackensack, N.J.: Hackensack, N.J., EMTs, represented by Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2081, have asked the state’s labor relations commission to force city officials to return to the bargaining table. IAFF has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the Public Employment Relations Commission on June 8, claiming that city officials have refused to discuss a proposal to save the jobs.
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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