Negotiation Updates

May 28, 2010 Dear Members, The negotiating committee met at the IBT building in Washington this week. We reviewed, discussed and mutually passed proposals on Article 1 – Scope. Article 16 – Benefits was also discussed and addressed after the committee met with benefits advisers of the IBT to prepare and compose a counter proposal […]

Merger is Discussed The Union negotiating committee met in Chicago on May 3 rd and May 4th to discuss the many aspects of the merger announced by United and Continental on May 3rd. The committee discussed the impact that such a merger will have on seniority issues, including the legal process and practical matters relating

Dear Members, The negotiating committee met in Cleveland this week. We reviewed and constructed a proposal for Article 1 – Scope in order to present it to the company at our next meeting. On Tuesday, we submitted a second request for additional information from the company concerning scope and benefits in order to complete our

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Dear Members, The negotiating committee met with the company this week in New Orleans, LA. The committee agreed on Article 11 – Sick Leave with only economics left open in the Article in order to reach a tentative agreement. Article 10 – Family/Medical Leave and Article 16 – Benefits were exchanged as well as a

March 26, 2010 Dear Members, We concluded the second meeting of negotiations under mediation. We met in Deerfield Beach, Florida for the week of March 22-26, 2010. We had a successful week. Various articles and letters of agreement were reviewed and discussed in detail. The following were tentatively agreed to: Article 3 – Covered Crafts,

We concluded the first meeting of negotiations under mediation. The Union and the Company were introduced to, and had separate meetings with National Mediation Board mediators Marv Sandrin and Tony Iannone. This meeting included an overview of our progression through direct negotiations up to this point. For the benefit of the mediators the committee reviewed

As previously reported, the National Mediation Board appointed Marvin Sandrin to mediate our negotiations with Continental Airlines. Mr. Sandrin has scheduled the first set of meetings for January 20 through 22, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. The parties will set new date(s) for meetings at the conclusion of negotiations on January 22.   Marvin Sandrin joined the

On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, in a show of solidarity, Continental Airline Mechanics engaged in informational picketing at airport terminals in Newark, Cleveland, Orlando, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Mechanics who volunteered were hand billing the flying public asking for their support and informing them of our current struggles with the carrier. Attached

Dear Members,       The National Mediation Board has appointed a mediator to facilitate our negotiations. The parties are currently waiting on dates from Mr. Sandrin to resume talks. The following information is from the NMB website (www.nmb.gov).   Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator(s) A-13544 Continental Airlines IBT Mechanics & Rel. Sandrin   Marvin