Ballots are Mailed for sub UA Tentative Agreement
Ballots for the sub UA TA were mailed on December 2nd and will be counted on December 29th. All ballots must be received prior to 10am on the 29th when the ballots will be picked up from the post office. For those members that have not received a ballot a duplicate may be requested through your Local. Members are asked to talk to your Chief Steward or Business Agent to get information on requesting the duplicate. The duplicate ballot process will continue until December 16th.
CMI Negotiations
The parties will meet January 16th through the 18th to try to complete the interim agreement for the Continental Micronesia mechanics and related members. The parties made several passes during the last round of negotiations and significant progress was made.
The Employee Assistance Program
Life is full of challenges and that employees may at times require varying degrees of assistance to deal with difficulties which may affect their health, well-being and/or work performance. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential services to employees and their families.
Safety remains the key reason for this program as it provides an avenue to resolve personal issues that might adversely affect work safety. The purpose of the IBT EAP Program is to assist members and their families with comprehensive assistance in the resolution of a wide variety of problems. Coordinators encourage and motivate employees to seek help, and refer employees to an appropriate professional. The EAP Program provides referrals and resources relating to anxiety/depression, anger, alcohol and drug abuse, debt management, grief and loss, relationship problems, divorce, domestic violence, elder care issues, eating disorders, child/teen conduct, and many other situations that our members and their families face.
The Employee Assistance Program is a voluntary program for issues that may or may not be related to work, or that may involve family members. Information discussed between an employee and the EAP Coordinator is confidential, except when mandated by law. Everyone has challenges in life, and sometimes it’s not easy to decide when to ask for help. An IBT EAP representative can help guide the employee through whatever action they need to take. The program is completely voluntary to the membership.
The current program is divided into three areas. However, this will probably change with an amalgamated contract. Joe Schwirian and Steve Loone serve the maintenance base in San Francisco and Hawaii. Mike Brooks serves the Western region which includes everything west of Denver. Caleb Good is the System Director and serves the Eastern region which includes everything east of Chicago. Individuals desiring more information or in need of assistance should contact Caleb Good at 773-601-5142 to connect with a union EAP representative.
Payroll Issues Continue
There are still some payroll issues at sub UA regarding vacation payments. Many of these issues have been resolved but if you are shorted pay after taking vacation please contact IBT Representative Bob Fisher at [email protected] for resolution.
In addition to the vacation payments, it has been reported for several weeks that membersin New York are not having city taxes deducted. The company is trying to resolve this issue and it will be reported in the Dispatch when it is corrected.
Openings
It was reported on both the Chief Steward and Business Agent calls that several sub UA cities are having recalls, taking system bids and hiring from the street. This is in addition to several sub CO cities hiring from the street.
In Denver it was reported that 40 plus A&P mechanics positions have been created for Airbus work. Seattle and Dulles are currently going through the system bid list to fill openings. Los Angeles reported five sub UA openings for facilities maintenance that will be hired from the street.
Useful links
This new section will provide links that are requested by the members
Airline Mechanics forum www.airlinemechanics.org/yabb/YaBB.pl
Airline
Division www.teamsterair.org