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Boeing Seeks to Eliminate 2,000 Union Jobs and More Bargaining News |
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Machinists and Boeing cut off negotiations after the company reportedly demanded the union bargain away 2,000 jobs—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
UAW, Foxwoods: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered the management of Foxwoods Resort Casino to bargain with the UAW, which represents 2,600 of its dealers. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation immediately appealed the ruling, maintaining that it is a sovereign nation and that “tribal laws already ensure that workers in the community can be represented.”
IAM/ALPA, Boeing: The 28,000 striking members of the Machinists (IAM) and Boeing
resumed negotiations last week but talks have broken down over the company’s request that the union bargain away 2,000 jobs, according to an unnamed union leader quoted by the Associated Press. A statement issued by Tom Wroblewski, president of Machinists District 751, stated: “The company is attempting to put the union in an unacceptable position to bargain away our members’ jobs. It has become apparent that the long-term strategy of The Boeing Company is to eliminate these IAM positions and replace the union workers with outside suppliers. The words ‘flexibility’ and ‘competitiveness’ for Boeing appear to mean eliminating IAM jobs.” Last week, the strikers got support from airline workers, including those at Alaska Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots (ALPA). Alaska Airlines Capt. Bill Shivers, chairman of the Alaska Master Executive Council ALPA, said in a press release: “It is the fight against outsourcing and corporate greed. If they succeed, it makes it harder for other employers to justify taking the job security, wages and benefits we have earned from us.”
SETTLEMENTS
IBEW, Hawaiian Telecom: In Honolulu, nearly 900 workers at Hawaiian Telcom, represented by Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1357, approved a new contract that calls for increases of 5 percent over the three-year pact.
ALPA, Mesa Air Group: Pilots, represented by ALPA, reached a tentative agreement with the Mesa Air Group that would reportedly resolve many of the scheduling-related issues between Mesa and the pilots, as well as provide tangible benefits to investors and passengers.
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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Gee, doesn’t seem as if Boeing cares about their employees, just their huge profits. I suppose these are the new bargaining tactics of the likes of Boeing, offer nothing, let workers strike, cry “poor” and ask for massive job cuts and salary concessions because of economic concerns due to the strike.
Why can’t Boeing figure out IAM and their union workers are partners in the company’s success. They aren’t adversaries. IAM wants Boeing to be successful because that success translates into wages and jobs for workers, or at least, it did.