Negotiations Update 

July 10, 2015

Sub UA Medical Arbitration Update
 As many of you are aware, the 60 days time frame prescribed by the arbitrator in this decision has passed. The arbitrator contacted the parties for a status update and she was informed that an information request was made by the Division, that the Company had provided information and that the Division's actuary, Gaelle Gravot, was digging through the data. The arbitrator then suggested since it appeared the parties were making progress she would not immediately reconvene the panel. If however it looks like the parties are unable to come to agreement she would quickly schedule the remedy hearing.

JFK Update 
The Airline Division informed the Company, without prejudicing its position in the current RUL arbitration, that the Company was in violation of the resource utilization letter. The Company disagreed and per the terms of the letter a summit meeting will take place. If the matter cannot be resolved then the issue will move forward to arbitration. Copies of the letters between the Division and the Company can be found on the Airline Division website (www.teamsterair.org) or by clicking the links below:
http://teamsterair.org/sites/teamsterair.org/files/uploads/pdm-bourne2015-07-06ltrrejfkredeployment.pdf
http://teamsterair.org/sites/teamsterair.org/files/uploads/07915bourneltr_tomckeen.pdf

FST Committee Meets in Chicago
On Thursday, Gene Bray, Randall Overstreet, Don Ramsey, Bob Fisher, led by Bob Clever, had an opportunity to meet and discuss, with Company representatives, objectives and processes for furthering our goal in reaching an amalgamated agreement. The open discussions included maintaining our current process and supplementing our time spent in the Technician negotiations in sub-committee meetings with the Company, addressing issues and language concerns from both sides. To better facilitate these discussions we are going to bring the full committee back together the last week of this month. Depending on the progress made,
dates will be set accordingly to maintain momentum and in paralleling the Technician advancement in mediation. We will update accordingly as we have during previous negotiations.

IBT “Career Move” available for UAL Members 

In March of 2013 the Teamsters and UAL settled a dispute which resulted in a new benefit for IBT represented members. The new benefit is a one-time career move which provides for many or all costs associated with moving to be paid for by the company. An IBT-represented employee is eligible for a “Career Move” once in their career, provided they is not on probation or returning from inactive status (Furlough, Illness Leave, etc.).   

A Career Move can only be used for a job transfer from an active status at one location to an active status at another location. Your new residence must be within 50 miles of your new work location—services will not be provided to a residence outside this distance. 

To get the process started, UAL Form UPE-1682 needs to be filled out and signed by a supervisor at the station you are departing from. HR must also approve and the form is then sent to the career move department. Take care to fill out the entire form accurately to avoid added delays. 

More information on the process and benefits can be found by going to the company “Flying Together” website. First click on the “Employee Services” tab along the top of the home page then scroll down to the “Career” box. Next, click on the “Relocation” link. Once on that page find and pull up the “IBT Career Move Policy” tab. These pages will offer all the details about the move policy, the documents needed to get started, and instructions for requesting benefits.    
Documents can also be found on our sidebar under documents.