June 24, 2010
Dear Members,
The negotiating committee met in Philadelphia, PA this week. Mediator Gerry McGuckin returned to assist in our discussion with the company. He will be the assigned mediator for the term of this process.
In this week’s meetings, we again reviewed, discussed and mutually passed proposals on Article 1 – Scope. The Union passed a proposal on Article 16 – Benefits to the company after review by the benefits subcommittee and the full negotiating committee. In the discussions with the company regarding the benefits, we requested more information on the current company benefit plans.
Attorney Ed Gleason and Gene Kalwarski, an actuary and pensions expert with Cheiron, Inc. spoke to the negotiating committee concerning options pertaining to CARP.
Union participants:
Clacy Griswald, Chairman, Robert Rasch – Co-Chairman, IBT Attorneys Nick Manicone, Paul Alves, Airline Division Representative, Business Agents: Charlie Alferio, Dave Elmore, Daisy Gonzalez, Justin Muraki, Ralph Salzano. Negotiation Committee Members: Chris Carouthers, Robert Clever, Dominick DiPaolo, Tommy Esposito, Vinny Graziano, Jack Harran, Craig Larson, Carl Leverson, Mike Meglich, Audrey Scates, and Shawn Vernon
Company participants:
Doug Hall (Ford and Harrison), Joe Ferreira, Mike Hansen, Clint Stephen, Dixon McKinzie, Benny King, Jim Montgomery, Adeem Usman, Mauricio Angel, Nick Klym,
The next mediation session is scheduled for the week of July 12 – 15 in Philadelphia, P.A.
We will update you when we have any additional information.
In Solidarity,
Robert Rasch
President Teamsters Local 19, Committee Co-Chair