The Mechanics Dispatch

We are extremely disappointed to see that the company has chosen to engage in the age old, worn out practice of accusing the union of contemplating illegal job actions when things don’t go their way. This began when talks broke off and now we are beginning to see them “monitoring the membership,” hoping that we […]

The committee met this week in an attempt to finalize the joint CBA. The company presented a comprehensive proposal early in the week that the union rejected.   Tonight the union gave its comprehensive final proposal to the company. It did so after working shoulder-to-shoulder with its financial, legal and actuarial experts to develop a

Benefits Grievance Update  On Friday, an et al (“and others”) benefits grievance was filed in regards to the unilateral changes imposed by the company. A copy of this grievance will soon be posted on line, until that happens, your chief steward or business agent will have a copy for your review. Business Agent and Chief

Negotiations resumed the week of October 7th with the company in Phoenix, Arizona. Both parties engaged in an effort to narrow issues in order to reach a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA).    The week began with a presentation from United on the highlights of the TA for IAM represented employees, brief preparations of the

Preparations for Next Round of Negotiations Begin  In preparation for the re-engagement of negotiations, the union bargaining committee convened at Local 19’s union hall in Houston this week to discuss strategy as we prepare to meet with United Airlines in negotiations on October 7th.  Among the topics of discussion, the negotiators received a briefing from

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