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Pilots hold info picket at Continental shareholders’ meeting—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.
WORK STOPPAGES AND JOB ACTIONS
ALPA, Continental: Continental Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots (ALPA), conducted informational picketing at the annual stockholders’ meeting to press for a fair contract that acknowledges many of the sacrifices and the cuts made by the workers to help the airline. Capt. Jay Pierce, chairman of the ALPA chapter for the Continental pilots, stated that the carrier has “gained a reputation as a leader in the industry and a leader in its treatment of employees. I come before you with one simple demand: show us that you are willing to be a leader when it comes to dealing with your pilots.”
HPAE-AFT, Bayonne Medical Center: Nurses at New Jersey’s Bayonne Medical Center, represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees-AFT (HPAE-AFT) union, were locked out by the hospital, and replacement workers were brought in to fill their positions. But the nurses are now back at work and have reached a new tentative agreement. Details have not yet been released.
AFA-CWA, United: For the third year in a row, United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), will attend United’s annual shareholders meeting, protest “the greed and poor decisions” of CEO Glenn Tilton and other senior management. Workers are furious with the repeated bonus programs for hundreds of millions of dollars paid to executives while they have made cuts to help the airline.
IAM, Vance Air Force Base: In Enid, Okla., Vance Air Force Base workers, represented by the Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 898, went on strike. A union official told the newspaper the disputes with military contractors at the base center on vacation days, paid time off, seniority and forced overtime after 23 percent of the workforce was laid off last year.
AFT, Oneida Schools: Oneida City School District teachers, represented by the AFT, picketed in front of the Board of Education meeting to press for a fair contract now. These New York teachers have worked without a contract for the entire academic year. A three-year pact expired last June 30.
NEGOTIATIONS
AFSCME, Hawaii: Hawaii state labor unions, including AFSCME, are deciding whether to fight proposals by Gov. Linda Lingle forcing state workers to take three unpaid days off a month. According to union officials, “She’s exacting a price out of the unionized work force and there will be economic hell to pay.”
TNG-CWA, Boston Globe: Telecommunications workers at The Boston Globe, represented by The Newspaper Guild-CWA (TNG-CWA), rejected a proposed package of wage and compensation cuts. ”With today’s vote, members of the Boston Newspaper Guild have said that the New York Times Co. must do better,” Daniel Totten, the Boston guild’s president, said. ”Boston Newspaper Guild is committed to resuming good-faith negotiations.” After the vote, company officials sent a formal letter to union officials implementing a 23 percent wage reduction effective next week.
USW, Goodyear: The United Steelworkers (USW) opened contract negotiations with Goodyear. The three-year contract covering some 10,300 workers at seven Goodyear plans in the United States expires July 18.
IBEW, Orange and Rockland Utilities: Utilities workers at Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc., represented by Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 503, are continuing contract negotiations, although the current agreement expired over the weekend. Consolidated Edison, the utilities’ parent company, is seeking cuts in many areas, from increased medical coverage costs to the elimination of pensions for new hires. Benefits now enjoyed by retirees also were threatened with cuts, according to union leaders.
IBEW, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division: On July 1, negotiations will commence between 1,800 IBEW members and the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. The union’s four-year contract expires at the end of December, and parties expect negotiations to last about four or five months.
SETTLEMENTS
AFSCME, California: Thousands of California in-home care workers, represented by the Domestic Workers Union of America-AFSCME, approved a new contract that will bring wages to $9.50 an hour.
IAFF, Cranston: Cranston, R.I., firefighters, represented by the Fire Fighters (IAFF), reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that calls for extending the current contract one year, giving firefighters a 3 percent raise on July 1, 2010, and a 2.5 percent raise on Jan. 1, 2011.
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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