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Teachers, Engineers, Machinists Settle Pacts—and More Bargaining News |
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A tentative two-year agreement for members of SAG and AFTRA who provide voices for video games, 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 1,200 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.
SETTLEMENTS
IAM, Bombardier Learjet: Members of Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 639 overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract with Bombardier Learjet in Wichita, Kan. The agreement includes annual raises and an immediate 14 percent increase in the pension plan.
AFSCME, State of Rhode Island: AFSCME Council 94, Rhode Island’s largest state workers’ union, approved a new contract with the state. The agreement includes 12 unpaid furlough days over the next two years but avoids a government shutdown and layoffs.
IFPTE, Spirit AeroSystems: Members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, approved a new contract with Spirit AeroSystems. The contract covering 783 engineers in Wichita includes a 3 percent bonus and guarantees overtime pay for anything above 40 hours per week.
AFT, Jefferson Parish School District: Teachers in New Orleans’ Jefferson Parish approved a new three-year contract last Tuesday. The 3,600 members of the Jefferson Federation of Teachers/AFT will receive a raise of $800 over the next two years, and the union will have the option of renegotiating wages and benefits for the third year of the contract.
BCTGM, Kellogg Co.: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) members voted to ratify a new master contract with Kellogg Co. The contract covers some 1,450 workers in four plants and maintains full health care coverage and provides an increase in pension payments.
WORK STOPPAGES AND ACTIONS
HPAE-AFT, Bayonne Medical Center: Health Professional and Allied Employees-AFT (HPAE-AFT) Local 5185 filed a grievance with the American Arbitration Association in response to the layoff of 34 nurses by the Bayonne Medical Center in New Jersey. The grievance alleges the hospital did not make a good-faith effort to avoid the layoffs and did not abide by contract provisions governing termination.
Multiple, Brevard County School District: Hundreds of teachers and school support staff in Brevard County, Fla., are wearing black today to protest increased health care costs imposed by the school board. Members of the Brevard Federation of Teachers/AFT-NEA and the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Local 1010 are facing increases in health care premiums and co-pays, as well as losing free eye insurance.
NEGOTIATIONS
SAG & AFTRA, Multiple Video Game Companies: The Screen Actors (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) have reached tentative agreements with video game companies. The SAG agreement will raise wages for actors who provide voices for video games by 3 percent to bring them in line with the wages received by AFTRA members, with members of both unions receiving a 2.5 percent increase next April.
USW: Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) at the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste disposal plant in Carlsbad, N.M., rejected a contract proposal by the plant’s management company. The current contract has been extended until midnight of Oct. 14.
TNG-CWA, Sun-Times Media Group: Members of the Chicago Newspaper Guild/TNG-CWA have voted to approve changes to their contract to allow the sale of the Sun-Times to investor Jim Tyree to move forward. A bankruptcy judge approved the sale Thursday.
Multiple, Los Angeles County: 90,000 county workers, represented by multiple unions, have reached a two-year deal with Los Angeles County. The agreement avoids layoffs by not including wage increases.
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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