Members Attend CEO Exchanges
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week members of Locals 856 and 986 attended the CEO exchanges in SFO and LAX. For those members that are unaware, the CEO exchanges are ongoing company road shows to the cities that allow employees to ask questions of the company leadership. Our members showed up in force to press the company to return to the table and finish the joint collective bargaining agreement.
The company was reminded of testimony given to both the House and Senate in 2010 that promised a fair contract for all employees. During those hearings the company testified that:
“We are committed to continuing our cooperative labor relations and to integrating our workforces in a fair and equitable manner and negotiating contracts with our unions that are fair to the employees and fair to the company.” and “In sum, the merger will create a strong, financially viable airline that can offer good-paying careers and secure retirement to our co-workers…”
For those members that wish to review the testimony provided to the Senate the transcript can be found here http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111shrg61688/html/CHRG-111shrg61688.htm
Here is the C-Span video of the House testimony http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294092-1
Members of Locals 856 and 986 in SFO showed up in orange shirts and members of Local 986 attended in blue shirts. The idea of showing up in the same color shirts worked as during the LAX meeting the CEO commented that the members in SFO looked like Giant fans and the members in LAX looked like Dodger fans. Many thanks are owed to the members that attended in large numbers to press the message that a fair contract is deserved and needed now.
Furloughed members urged to update their addresses
Members on furlough are advised to keep their addresses current with the company while on layoff. It is predicted that there will be many movements this year and there have been several members that have been removed from the seniority list because old addresses were on file when notices were sent.
If you are in touch with a furloughed member, please forward this information to them. Updates may be emailed to: [email protected]
The ESC will provide a fax number and ask members to send the address change accompanied with a signature.