The Mechanics Dispatch

 401(k) Options There have been many questions about the ability to deposit the entire amount (100%) of the signing bonus into the 401(k) plan. The thought was this could be accomplished but unfortunately it was learned that the subsidiary UAL plan will not allow for 100% deposit of this check. There is an ability to […]

Compliance concerns It has been reported on the last several Chief Steward calls that documents are being revised at an accelerated pace. This is especially true with the GNMM. Members should be certain they are using the most current documents with the correct effectivity. IBT Safety Representatives Tour UAL SFO Base On December 14th and

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

Scope Grievance Update On November 30, 2011 the Union met with the Company to discuss open scope grievances. These grievances claim the Company violated the agreements regarding the separation of maintenance operations prior to reaching a joint collective bargaining agreement. While none of these mentioned grievances have been settled, the discussions during the meeting gave

Sub UA Tentative Agreement Update Many members have inquired as to when the full text version of the TA will be released. To date the TA is still in edit format looking for things such as incorrect article references, misspellings and dates. The TA was sent to the printer on Monday and they are formatting

Tentative Agreement Announced for UAL Mechanics After successfully getting the company to return to the bargaining table after a Tentative Agreement was rejected in September, negotiators for the UAL Mechanics and the Airline Division have announced that the parties have reached agreement on a revised Tentative Agreement this week. Feedback from a survey conducted by

Payroll Issues Continue at Sub UA A conference call was held Friday between the Airline Division, IBT Legal, and company leadership to address the ongoing payroll issues at sub UA. The company laid out its plan to rectify the problems that were reported on the weekly Chief Steward call. ALL members at sub UA are

CAL Benefits Review Committee Meets The CAL Benefits Review Committee held their fourth meeting of the year with the Company on October 6, 2011. Discussions took place concerning how the employee’s portion of their medical cost is computed. During these past three meetings the CAL benefits committee requested and received countless documents, gathering information on

United Mechanic’s Negotiating team meets Last week the negotiating committee convened at Local 856 in San Bruno CA. The focus of the meeting was to develop proposals for the upcoming session with the carrier which is scheduled to begin in Chicago on October 24th. The work of the Committee continued Monday as they finalized their

Division Files Opposition to UAL’s Request for CAL, CAL Micronesia mediation On October 7th, UAL management applied for mediation with the NMB for the mechanic’s agreement at sub Continental. In their request, they cited Article 1.D.4 of the agreement and Section 6 of the RLA as their basis for the application. They also applied for