June 5, 2012 and June 6, 2012 – Benefit Review Committee Meetings
As previously noted in past updates the IBT has retained consultant Peter Hardcastle from “Cheiron”, a benefits advising firm located in McLean, VA., to run different pension plan scenarios so that the Benefit Review Committee can inform the membership of their available options. This important work will continue as the committee prepares for joint negotiations.
This committee will also continue identifying the differences of the three subsidiary companies current Health and Welfare programs (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life etc.). These exercises will help decide the best way to survey the membership to identify any problems that need to be addressed during negotiations. IBT attorney Nick Manicone and IBT benefit consultant Hemant Berry have been facilitating the meetings along with Business Agents Tom Esposito (MCO) and Ralph Salzano (EWR). Rank-and-file members from both s-UAL and s-CAL will also be present.
June 12, 2012 – Local Union Representatives to hold fourth meeting with Ralph Berger
Business Agents met in Newark, NJ with representatives from the Airline Division and Arbitrator Ralph Berger on May 16, 2012 to further discuss the seniority integration issues for the three subsidiary airlines. The IBT retained independent counsel from the firm of Spivak Lipton, a law firm specializing in union-side labor and employment benefits, to review the sub UAL consent decree and its’ effect on the overall integration. After reviewing the opinion from Spivak Lipton, the BA’s requested further clarifying information. An additional BA meeting has been set up for June 12, 2012 to accomplish this goal. The meeting will be held in Newark, NJ.
June 20, 2012 – National Seniority Integration Committee Meeting
Following the aforementioned BA/Airline Division meeting scheduled for June 12, 2012 the National Seniority Integration (NSIC) Committee will be meeting on June 20, 2012 in Newark, NJ. The meeting will be the first system meeting to include the rank-and-file members who have been elected to serve on the NSIC. Local 210 will be sending our two elected chairpersons from both s-CAL (Bill Horn-EWR) and s-UAL (Larry Bailey-IAD). Updates will follow this meeting.
June 21, 2012 – s-CAL System Board of Adjustment
The parties will be meeting in CLE to hear open grievances on the system. For updates on EWR/LGA/DCA grievances please visit our WEBLOG at www.ibt210mx.typepad.com and click on the link “Grievance Updates” in the left hand column and scroll to the s-CAL grievance update memo.
June 27, 2012 – s-UAL Joint Board of Adjustments
The parties will be meeting in ORD to hear open grievances on the system. For updates on NY and DCA Point Grievances grievances please visit our WEBLOG at www.ibt210mx.typepad.com and click on the link “Grievance Updates” in the left hand column and scroll to the s-UAL grievance update memo.
July 9, 2012 – August 3, 2012 – Rank and File System Steering Negotiating Committee Meetings
We urge this membership to turn in their ideas and proposals by submitting a JCBA survey proposal. Survey proposals will be collected until June 15, 2012. The proposal forms can be downloaded on our WEBLOG at www.ibt210mx.typepad.com. Click on the “Negotiating Update” link in the left hand column and scroll down to the contract proposal survey memo. The featured post on the first page of the BLOG will also hold the same link until the deadline for submitting proposals has passed.
The System Steering Negotiating Committee, comprised of rank and file representatives from around the system, will be meeting in SFO (July 9-July 13), IAH (July 16-July 20) and DEN (July 30-August 3), to begin the process of moving forward in an effort to achieve a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). The Company will not be present at these meetings. These are the meetings where proposals collected by the Local Unions from around the system are brought and sorted through. It is out of these meetings an opening language proposal is usually born.