Negotiation Updates

Negotiations Update September 10, 2013 Today the committee was notified that the company will be unable to meet with us the week of September 23rd due to a scheduling conflict. ______________________________________________________________________ The union committee is scheduled to meet in Houston next week to work on a counter to the last company economic offer. It is […]

Note: Subsequent to this posting the parties have greed to get back to the table. We will resume negotiations in Chicago the week of September 23, 2013 – September 27, 2013.  Negotiations Update st and Thursday August 1st in Chicago to discuss options surrounding the negotiations with United Airlines. On Wednesday the committee received several presentations

Principal Officer and Business Agent Meeting  Teamster Business Agents and Principal Officers representing the combined carriers met in Washington, DC on July 8th to discuss the current status of the negotiations at United Airlines. Collectively, the group decided it would be best to reconvene the steering committee prior to any interaction with the carrier. The

  The parties met this week in Chicago to continue negotiations under the outline of the Protocol Agreement entered into by the Union and Company, in which both sides agreed to a facilitated expedited bargaining process under the auspices of the National Mediation Board.  The protocol agreement called for discussions to end if agreement was

Update The week was very busy for the subcommittee meetings involving benefits including medical and pensions. J.J. Johns from the Benefits committee was brought in to assist in the benefits talks between the parties last week and continued assistance in this week’s round. His history, experience, and knowledge in medical and other benefits related issues

Negotiations Update This week the negotiating team traveled back to Chicago. The week was spent reviewing the comprehensive proposal to Phase 2 subjects exchanged with the carrier in last week’s session. Each item from the Companies initial proposal was broken down and discussed by the committee. The union team then took another look at the

Negotiations Update  The parties met in Phoenix this week aided by Senior Mediator Pat Sims and Mediator Michael Kelleher of the NMB. Comprehensive proposals were exchanged that included wages, benefits, retirement security and scope.  After the initial proposals were made, subcommittees worked towards understanding the basis of the proposals. In addition the continued work of

Negotiations Update Last week negotiations continued in Chicago. The parties focused on developing comprehensive economic proposals. While no proposals were exchanged during this session it is expected that the parties will begin exchanging proposals the week of April 22nd in Phoenix. Negotiations will move back to Chicago the week of the 29th. The union committee

UAL Negotiators Continue to Show Progress  Negotiations on the UAL/CAL/CMI JCBA continued the week of March 18th with proof reading the final pass between the parties of the articles discussed so far. Once this was completed, a full copy of all the articles with the suggested corrections was discussed with their legal representative and then