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13.5 Percent Wage Cut Is ‘Like Stealing’—and More Bargaining News
A 13.5 percent wage cut is “like stealing,” says a California school employee—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 1,300 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.
NEGOTIATIONS
CSEA, Saddleback Valley Unified School District: “It’s like stealing,” said one worker at the Saddleback Valley Unified School District after the board imposed a two-year contract that amounts to an average pay cut of 13.5 percent. The cuts affect more than 1,200 non-teaching classified workers, members of the California School Employees Association (CSEA).
MNA-NNU (Mass.), North Adams Regional Hospital: Nurses at North Adams Regional Hospital in Boston, Mass., called off a planned strike after two days of mediated talks led to a tentative agreement. The 102 nurses are members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA-NNU).
MNA-NNU (Minn.), St. Luke’s Hospital: Nurses and St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., last week reached a tentative agreement, averting a one-day strike by members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA-NNU). Some 1,000 MNA members at St. Mary’s Medical Center, however, may still strike, as they remain without a contract.
UAW, Oshkosh Corp.: Members of UAW Local 578 in Wisconsin unanimously rejected a one-year contract extension offered by Oshkosh Corp., a truck manufacturer which is busy filling government contracts. Local 578 said its 2,750 members were concerned with the short term of the contract and want greater job security.
IAM, Alaska Airlines: The Machinists (IAM) District 143 and Alaska Airlines will begin federal mediation this week, after six months of negotiations have failed to produce a contract. IAM said the top priority for the 2,700 Alaska Airlines workers it represents is job security.
ALPA, Air Transat: The Air Line Pilots (ALPA) has reached a tentative agreement with Canada’s Air Transat, after nearly nine months of negotiations. The more than 300 Air Transat pilots will vote on the deal next month.
WORK ACTIONS
IAM, Pratt & Whitney: In its ongoing dispute with Pratt & Whitney, Machinists (IAM) District 26 has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the aircraft engine manufacturer. IAM alleges the company’s recent announcement to lay off workers at its Cheshire, Conn., plant is in retaliation for the union successfully challenging the closure of the plant before the December expiration of the labor contract.
RWDSU-UFCW, Dr Pepper Snapple Group: Responding to U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’ call for the union and Mott’s to return to the bargaining table, the president of Retail, Warehouse and Department Store Union/UFCW (RWDSU/UFCW) Local 220, Stuart Applebaum said, “[T]he union is ready to negotiate immediately, and to go around the clock until this dispute is resolved.” Unfortunately, for the 300 workers on strike for a fair contract since May 23, Mott’s owner Dr Pepper Snapple Group refused to resume negotiations.
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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