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Update from the table 5/4/07
LL743 negotiating
committee worked late into the night both Thursday and
Friday.
They have received the company's last, best
and final offer late Friday night.
Local Lodge 743 members
will receive details on this offer at the contract
ratification meeting Sunday at Howard Johnson Inn.
The decision to accept
or reject the company's final offer will be decided by the
attending members on Sunday. If the membership rejects the
final offer a strike vote will then be counted.
You don't want to miss
this VOTE! Your future, and your family's future depends on
it.
Doors close at 10:00
a.m. sharp!
Update from the table 5/3/07
YOU’RE DOING IT!!
Thanks to your strong voices in the shop, the
company had no choice but to withdraw their proposal where
ALL promotions are by 3 co-equal factors. “Most-senior
qualified” is restored!!!
The company was standing firm on this issue
until they heard from you. You are speaking loud and clear
and they have no choice but to listen. Holidays have been
restored too!
Solidarity always wins!
Great Job! Keep it up! Time to crank it way
up!!
Updates from the table 5/2/07
After another slow day
at the table that saw no movement to,
Pension -
Healthcare - 401k
Wages -
Overtime - Vacation
- Holidays.
Local Lodge 743 members and supporters rocked
the Sheraton in East Hartford. The contract 2007 rally was a
rocking success. We thank all of you that participated. We
sent a clear message to the company that we
Demand a better contract!
Update
from the table 5/01/07
Again no major movement or
resolution to your key issues.
The company wasted a
significant amount of time fixing all their typos in Article
8.
We need to give this "one
trick pony" a Good kick in the ass. Tell management to
"GET 'ER DONE"!
Come to the rally
today and make your demands heard.
"Honest, I'm not a jack ass"
Update
from the table 4/30/07
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
Many of the proposals presented to the
company by your committee were received with a loud NO!
During a discussion of Article 28 Kevin
Ruffer referred to future possible work leaving the Windsor
Locks facility as "STUFF". What does that make us, stuffers.
they clearly have no respect for our jobs or the work we do.
The Company finally removed their
proposal of breaking up job ladders in Mech Ops, SLS, and
HSWR. The membership spoke loud and clear that this proposal
was unacceptable. The company had no choice but to listen to
the demand of the members!
Your voice and
solidarity clearly have power!! Great Job!!
Keep it up!!
The company insists on removing "Most
Senior Qualified" language from all promotional
opportunities. This language would bring us back to contract
language we had 47 years ago. We refuse to be set back 47
years. If we allow this, be prepared for unchecked
promotional abuse by management.
Your seniority
means nothing to them!
Update
from the table 4/24/07
The negotiation team meet Tuesday with the company. Like
all the sessions so far, the progress was very slow. We
have presented to the company all of our proposals and have
give detailed explanations for the changes that need to
be made. The company has listened to our demands with little
apparent interest. It's like talking
to the wall. They're just going through the motions and
sending the message that they really don't care.
After many request by this committee the company still
can not give reasonable justification for the outrages
increases in health care costs to our members. Despite
record profits and sales, they still feel the need to shift
the costs of health care onto the workers at a rate of 61%
in the first year. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
During this session the company explained their proposal
to eliminate
"Most Senior Qualified" and have ALL promotions
selected by 3 co-equal factors. This sets us back to the
same language we had in the 1960's. Seniority means nothing
to them. Don't let management pick and
choose who gets promoted regardless of qualifications. WE
REFUSE TO BE SET BACK 47 YEARS!!!
The company has also proposed to break up job ladders in
Mech.Ops, SLS and HSWR to pre-Jet days. This creates smaller
seniority pools and subjects many members to increased
layoff potential. TELL MANAGEMENT YOU WILL
NOT TOLERATE THIS PROPOSAL!!!
The company has made progress painfully slow. With your
help and strong voice in the shop we can move theses
negotiations faster. We need your help! Noise in the shop is
a clear message to the company that you are not happy!!
We need to
let management know we want progress. They NEED to hear from
you in the shop!
Come to
the rally and make your demands loud and clear! |
