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4,700 Machinists on Strike in Kansas and More Bargaining News |
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Some 4,700 workers at Hawker Beechcraft in Kansas went on strike after their contract expired, 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.
WORK STOPPAGES AND ACTIONS
IAM, Hawker Beechcraft: Members of the Machinists (IAM) at Hawker Beechcraft in Kansas went on strike after their contract expired, which covered 4,700 hourly workers at the Wichita plant and 500 more in Salina. Sticking points are health care, pension benefits and a salary disparity between the wages of Hawker workers and their peers at Cessna Aircraft Co.
IAM, Potlatch Corp.: More than 225 workers at Potlatch Corp. mill in Lewiston, Idaho, represented by the IAM, are getting ready for a strike vote. The company’s most recent contract offer was rejected by 92 percent of union voters. Pay is a key issue.
LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
AFSCME, Rhode Island: Rhode Island state workers, represented by AFSCME Council 94, have gone to court to stop Gov. Donald Carcieri’s plan to impose higher health insurance costs on state employees. The union argues that Carcieri is bound by the terms of the contract that expired June 30, until a new contract is reached. A hearing is scheduled for today.
NEGOTIATIONS
SAG, Hollywood Studios: The Screen Actors (SAG) says informal meetings and exchanges are under way with the Hollywood studios on a contract to replace the one that expired June 30.
SETTLEMENTS
USW, Appleton Papers: More than 370 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 10-0422 reached a tentative agreement with Appleton Papers in Roaring Springs, Pa. The workers have been without a contract since the previous contract expired in November 2007, and previously threatened to file an unfair labor practice charge regarding an illegal implementation of the terms of the company’s “last, best and final” contract offer. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
ATU, Metro Transit: Metro Transit bus and train drivers in the Twin Cities, represented by the Amalgamated Transit Workers (ATU) Local 10055, accepted a two-year contract offer that provides a 4.25 percent increase over term.
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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