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Some 500 workers in Massachusetts cancel raises to help state budget deficit, and more updates 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
MULTIPLE, MBTA: Four unions representing 500 workers at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU), the Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Boilermakers (IBB), agreed to cancel raises set to take effect this summer to help close an estimated $160 million budget deficit. The largest MBTA union, the Boston Carmen’s Union/ATU, represents 3,200 workers and has not yet reached agreement.
MULTIPLE, Lockheed Martin: Members of both the IBEW and OPEIU ratified new three-year agreements with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas. The agreements cover more than 500 workers. Members of the Machinists (IAM) ratified a three-year labor agreement with Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth on April 19.
UAW, Mack Trucks: Workers at Mack Trucks, represented by the UAW, reached a tentative agreement on a new 40-month tentative agreement that includes the creation of a union-controlled Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) to fund retiree health care. Volvo would contribute $525 million in cash to the VEBA over five years.
TWU, Southwest Airlines: Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines, represented by the Transport Workers (TWU) Local 556, voted to ratify a tentative, four-year contract.
ALPA, Alaska Airlines: Alaska Airlines’ pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots (ALPA), ratified a four-year contract with the carrier that includes pay increases, retirement options for current workers and work rules that provide increased flexibility for pilots and improved productivity for the airline.
UWUA, Stafford County, N.J.: Stafford, N.J., water and sewer department workers, represented by the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 503, have a new contract with the township that calls for a wage freeze in 2009 with a 3.5 percent increase in 2010 and 2011 and an increase of 3.75 percent scheduled for 2012.
WORK STOPPAGES AND JOB ACTIONS
UAW/USW, Delphi: Hundreds of members of the UAW and United Steelworkers (USW) rallied outside the headquarters of auto part supplier Delphi Corp. in support of protecting U.S. manufacturing. “You only have a strong America if you have a strong middle class,” said Bob King, a UAW vice president.
ALPA, Spirit Airlines: Pilots at Spirit Airlines, represented by ALPA, authorized a strike if stalled negotiations do not produce in a new contract. Negotiations have been ongoing for more than two years.
HPAE-AFT, Jersey Hospitals: Nurses and health care workers at three Hudson County hospitals in New Jersey, represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees-AFT (HPAE-AFT), authorized a strike if negotiations with employers fail to deliver a new contract by May 31.
UAW, Atlantic City Casinos: Casino dealers in Atlantic City, represented by the UAW, stepped up their media campaign in their battle to win a first contract. ”The delay in contract negotiations in Atlantic City has gone on far too long,” said Joe Ashton, director of UAW Region 9. “Workers voted ‘Yes’ to form a union two years ago, and they have a right to bargain a reasonable contract to improve their standard of living. These advertisements will help the public understand what Atlantic City’s dealers and slot technicians are going through.”
UPTE-CWA, University of California: Technical workers at the University of California’s Berkeley campus, represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees-CWA (UPTE-CWA), held a one-day strike to highlight their frustration with stalled negotiations. Negotiations have been ongoing for more than 14 months, and union officials contend that little, if any, progress has been made.
NABET-CWA, NBC: Members of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-CWA (NABET-CWA) protested at the NBC Universal’s Fall Preview Gala because the company is moving to cut jobs and outsource work. Workers have been without a contract for more than two months
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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