02-08-2010
14:00 HRS
WE HAVE A TA AND DETAILS ARE BEING PUT ON THIS SITE AND ON THE DIST. 3 SITE AS WELL. WE ARE TOLD DETAILS WILL BEGIN TO COME OUT LATER TODAY. AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION WE WILL POST IT ON THIS WEB SITE FOR YOU TO SEE.
WE WILL GET INFORMATION ON HOW THE RATIFICATION VOTE WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
I AM LEAVING THE INFORMATION BELOW SO THAT OUR PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT GETTING A CONTRACT TO PASS THE PROBABILITY OF GETTING IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE A LOT LESS.
BELOW IS HOW THE PROCESS WOULD NORMALLY WORK IF THE CONTRACT IS TURNED DOWN.
A STRIKE CAN BE CALLED IMMEDIATELY
THE BARGAINING TEAM CAN SIT DOWN, IF THE COMPANY IS AGREEABLE AND TRY TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
THE COMPANY CAN WITHDRAW ALL TENT. AGREEMENTS AND BARGAINING CAN BEGIN ANEW. WE CAN BE FACED WITH MANY NEGATIVE ISSUES THAT WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE ORIGINAL TALKS.
A NEW EXPLAINATION OF WHAT THE PROVISIONS WERE AND WHY THIS WAS THE BEST WE COULD GET AND LET THE MEMBERS VOTE AGAIN
RETROACTIVE PAY WILL HAVE TO BE AGREED TO AGAIN, IT IS OFF THE TABLE NOW AS WELL. THE COMPANY MAY WELL REFUSE TO ABIDE BY STANDING CONTRACT PROVISIONS AS THEY DID IN THE PRIOR TALKS.
IN ANY EVENT, WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED AS WE GET THE INFORMATION.
SOLIDARITY WITHIN OUR RANKS IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN EVER. AS WE ENTER INTO THIS CRITICAL PERIOD BE SURE TO KEEP INFORMED AND PLEASE GO TO THE INPUT PAGE AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU DID NOT LIKE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. THE POSTS WILL NOT BE PUBLIC AND ONLY SHARED WITH THE LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO ALLOW FEEDBACK TO THE DISTRICT AND BARGAINING TEAM.
IF YOU DID NOT FILL OUT THE FORM FOR THE MEMBER'S RELIEF FUND YOU REALLY NEED TO GO IN AND GET THAT HANDLED NOW. THE FORM IS ON THIS WEB SITE AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PRINT IT OUT, FILL IT IN, AND RETURN IT TO THE LOCAL TREASURER
GOOD NEWS ON MEDICAL IS THAT THE AMOUNT THAT A PERSON HAS TO PAY FOR COBRA COVERAGE IS LESS THAN IT USED TO BE. WE WILL BE GETTING THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER ALONG WITH OTHER INFORMATION TO ASSIST THE MEMBERS AS WE REACH THE APPROPRIATE POINT IN A STRIKE SITUTATION SHOULD THAT BE THE OPTION THAT WE END UP WITH.
ADDT'L BARGINING INFO
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