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Philadelphia Transit Workers End Strike, and More Bargaining News |
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More than 5,100 members of the Transport Workers (TWU) ended their strike in Philadelphia this morning, 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.
NEGOTIATIONS
TWU, SEPTA: The six-day strike by Philadelphia transit workers is over. Transport Workers (TWU) Local 234 and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) reached a tentative agreement early this morning, in time to get trains and buses running for the morning commute. A ratification vote by TWU’s 5,100 members will be held in the next 10 days.
UNITE HERE, Grand Hyatt: 300 members of UNITE HERE Local 2 returned to work yesterday after a three-day strike at San Francisco’s Grand Hyatt, and negotiations are set to resume Thursday. Local 2, which represents some 9,000 hotel workers, warns that strikes may be called at other hotels if negotiators are unable to agree on the health care cost issue.
UAW, Ford Motor Company: UAW reported last Monday that Ford workers rejected contract modifications proposed by the company. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and UAW Vice President Bob King endorsed the outcome of the vote saying: “the ratification process proves once again that the membership is the highest authority in our union.” The vote results came on the same day Ford announced a third-quarter profit of $1 billion.
ATU, Washington Metro: Washington, D.C.’s transit authority is appealing an arbitration award that provides wage increases for 7,700 members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689. The contract bars Local 689 from striking, but should Metro refuse to comply with the award, the strike prohibition will be lifted.
UFCW, Fry’s and Safeway: United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 99 says a strike by 20,000 grocery workers in Arizona is likely. The union says little progress has been made in negotiations with Fry’s and Safeway supermarkets, especially regarding health care. The workers could walk out on Friday, should a deal not be reached by the 6 p.m. deadline that day.
SETTLEMENTS
USW, Timken Company: 2,300 hourly workers at Timken Co. in Ohio have a new four-year contract. Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1123 ratified the contract Nov. 1.
IAM, Raytheon Missile Systems: Members of the Machinists (IAM) Local 933 on Nov. 1 voted to ratify a three-year contract with Raytheon Missile Systems. The contract provides wage increases but also sees an increase in worker contributions to health care, to which Local 933 business representative James Watson responds: “[h]ealth care costs will remain an issue for all labor unions and employers until this nation comes to the realization that runaway health care costs need to be fixed for the working families of this country.”
WORK STOPPAGES AND ACTIONS
AFSCME, City of Detroit: A Michigan judge ruled in favor of AFSCME Council 25 when she decided Mayor Dave Bing had illegally terminated AFSCME contracts with the city. Additionally, the Detroit City Council passed a resolution barring the mayor from altering any contracts without approval from the city council. Mayor Bing insists he will terminate the contracts of 3,500 city workers if they don’t agree to his demands.
CWA, Verizon: The Communications Workers of America (CWA) last week filed a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Communications for violating workers’ rights guaranteed by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The suit, filed in federal court in New York, covers workers in CWA Districts 1, 2 and 13.
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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