US AIRWAYS PASSENGER SERVICE EMPLOYEES
LOCAL 3640
CWA/IBT Association Bargaining Update
My Brothers and Sisters,
To keep you informed on the Bargaining sessions we have scheduled with the Company, I will post all updates on the CWA Bulletin Board in the break room and on the website as well. Our first bargaining session will begin next week, September 13th and 14th 2011. Your Bargaining Committee will consist of the following:
Andy Marshall (Tempe) IBT Chief Negotiator / Chairperson
Velvet Hawthorne (CWA State Office in NC) CWA Staff / Co Chair
Kimberly Barbaro (Phoenix) IBT Business Agent
Millicent Burnette (Pittsburgh) CSS CWA Bargaining Committee
Dan Skerl (Charlotte) POC CWA Bargaining Committee
Vonda Hardy (Winston Salem) Reservations CWA Bargaining Committee
Mike MaCoy (Phoenix) CSA IBT Bargaining Committee
Helen Whitlock (Reno) Reservations IBT Bargaining Committee
Karen Quarles (Denver) CSA IBT Bargaining Committee
Valerie Dirks (Phoenix) Official Scribe
This meeting will begin with melding in all Letters of Agreement to their respective places in our contract and placement within the proper articles. I will always keep you apprised of any and all progressions of bargaining and at times will rely on you for your input as well. Periodically we will be forming sub committees for resources and if you would like to become involved just call the Local and leave your name and number. We are already ahead of the game with our pre-negotiated ‘Snapbacks’ and all the preliminary work the Presidents and Bargaining Committee has done in our bargaining prep meetings held so far.
I am proud to be a Trade Unionist, working for you to improve our working conditions and economic status through Collective Bargaining. ‘United We Stand, Divided We Beg and Together We Can!’
In Unity,
Vonda Hardy
November 19, 2011
Your IBT/CWA Association Negotiating Committee met this month in Tempe, during the period of November 8 thru November 10.
On Tuesday, November 8, we met with the Company and gave them a proposal for Article 1-Purpose of Agreement. We also proposed the integration of some of the Letters of Agreement into the CBA.
On Wednesday, November 9, we met with the Company and gave them a proposal on Article 8-Seniority, Article 22-Probation and Article 30-Safety and Health. The company delivered its counter proposal for Article 22 and Article 30.
On Thursday, November 10, we met with the Company and gave them our response to their counter proposal for Article 22 and 30. We also proposed additional incorporations of the existing Letters of Agreement into the CBA. This concluded our meetings with the Company for this session. We did not reach any tentative agreements at these meetings, but the Company advised they will have counter proposals ready by the next meeting dates.
Our next scheduled bargaining session is in Tempe, Arizona on December, 14 and 15.
We also set dates for January 31, February 1 and 2, to continue the bargaining process.
December 2011 Bargaining Update
On Wednesday, December 14th, we met with the Company and gave them a proposal for Article 21-Limited Duty. We also submitted counter proposals for Articles 22-Probation and Article 8-Seniority. We proposed the integration of the remaining Letters of Agreement into the CBA. This affected Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 20 and 36. The Company gave us counter proposals of Articles 21 and 22. The Committee stayed to put together counter proposals to be submitted the following day.
On Thursday, December 15th, we met with the company and gave them a counter proposal for Article 21-Limited Duty and Article 22-Probation. The company delivered its counter proposal for Article 8- Seniority. We submitted our counter proposal to the Company for Article 8 and reminded the Company that we have not received any counter proposal for Article 1-Purpose of the Agreement. We ended the session by reaching a Tentative Agreement on Article 22- Probation and set future bargaining dates.
Our next scheduled bargaining session is in Tempe, Arizona on January 31, February 1 and 2. We also set future meeting dates for March 27, 28 and 29 in Tempe, May 1, 2 and 3 and June 12, 13 and 14, to continue the bargaining process.
Please ask your local and your local mobilization coordinators how you can help in supporting your CWA/IBT Bargaining team!
FEBRUARY BARGAINING UPDATE
Your IBT/CWA Association Negotiating Committee met this month in Tempe, during the period of January 31st thru February 2nd.
On Tuesday, January 31st, we met with the Company and gave them proposals for Article 10-Temporary Employees and Article 11-Seasonal Employee Transfer. The Company gave us counter proposals of the integration of Letters of Agreement into Articles 12, 14, 19, 20 and 36. The Committee stayed to put together counter proposals to be submitted the following day.
On Wednesday, February 1st, we met with the company and agreed to the final incorporation for integration of Letters of Agreement into Articles 12, 14, 19, 20 and 36. The Company delivered its counter proposals of the integration of Letters of Agreement into Articles 2, 3, 5, and 7. We agreed to the final incorporation for integration of Letters of Agreement into Articles 2, 5 and 7. The Company delivered its proposal for integrating the Letters of Agreement into Article 6. The Committee stayed to put together a counter proposal to be submitted the following day.
On Thursday, February 2nd, we met with the Company and agreed to the final incorporation for integration of Letters of Agreement into Article 6. The next scheduled bargaining session is in Tempe, Arizona on March 27, 28 and 29.
