TO: Local Unions 19, 25, 104, 120, 210, 391, 455,
769, 781, 856, 964, and 986
FROM: David Bourne, Director
Teamster Airline Division
DATE: December 23,2015
RE: Teamcare Conference Calls for
United Airlines Mechanic and Related
There will be two Teamcare conference calls the first week of January for United Airlines mechanics and related. These calls are to provide these members the opportunity to have the health care plan the company is proposing explained to them by Teamcare representatives, and to provide members with the opportunity to ask questions. After the Teamcare presentation, Representatives of the IBT Airline Division will also answer members' questions regarding the Company's proposal.
The times and dates for these calls are listed on the cover letter in the ballot packages that were
mailed today, December 23. But due to the high volume of mail over the holidays, we anticipate that many members will not receive their ballot packets in time to plan to participate in the calls.
Attached is a flier for these calls for emailing and posting, and below is the call-in information.
Please exercise every means at your disposal to forward this information on to your membership.
TEAMCARE CONFERENCE CALLS for UNITED AIRLINES MECHANICS AND RELATED:
Monday, January 4, 3pm Pacific Time
Thursday, January 7, 6pm Pacific Time
Call-in number: 1-877-229-8523
ID Code: 314828
RUL Arbitration
As some of you may have heard we lost the RUL arbitration. The arbitrator ruled the RUL did not expire by it's on terms or upon the Company's request for mediation and remains in effect.
You can view the full opinion and award in the documents section of this blog. I'm at a loss for words this was supposed to be a slam dunk for the union.
As some of you may have heard we lost the RUL arbitration. The arbitrator ruled the RUL did not expire by it's on terms or upon the Company's request for mediation and remains in effect.
You can view the full opinion and award in the documents section of this blog. I'm at a loss for words this was supposed to be a slam dunk for the union.
Voting Instructions
The voting instructions along with the United company proposal will be mailed on or about December 24th, 2015. The packages should start arriving at your home around January 2nd 2016.
Ballotpoint will handle the adminastration of this election.
You can check them out at http://www.ballotpoint.com/.
The notice of referendum is available for review in the documents section of this blog.
Key dates to remember:
January 2nd 2016
packages will start to arrive
January 7th 2016
accepting request for replacements or new packages
January 22nd
challenges can be submitted by locals
January 25th
ballots must be cast by noon EST
January 25th
ballots counted at noon EST
If you have any questions contact your Chief Steward or Business Agent.
The voting instructions along with the United company proposal will be mailed on or about December 24th, 2015. The packages should start arriving at your home around January 2nd 2016.
Ballotpoint will handle the adminastration of this election.
You can check them out at http://www.ballotpoint.com/.
The notice of referendum is available for review in the documents section of this blog.
Key dates to remember:
January 2nd 2016
packages will start to arrive
January 7th 2016
accepting request for replacements or new packages
January 22nd
challenges can be submitted by locals
January 25th
ballots must be cast by noon EST
January 25th
ballots counted at noon EST
If you have any questions contact your Chief Steward or Business Agent.
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Ruling in the RUL Arbitration
December 23, 2015
The arbitrator has issued a ruling in the resource
utilization arbitration case. Unfortunately the arbitrator denied the
grievance. A copy of the award can be found here:
The post hearing briefs and transcripts will be posted right after the holidays.
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Informational Meetings
We are planing our informational meetings for Monday January 11th. The notice will go out next week on the times and location of the meetings. This is a very important time and everyone should make an effort to attend the meetings. I'm sure all of you have lots of questions about the company proposal, seniority, Teamcare and VEBA. If you are unable to attend the meeting, get with me prior to the meeting and I can relay your questions at the meeting.
If we all stand together and speak as one voice we can and will get not only what we want but what we deserve.
My personal opinion!!!!!!
Vote NO on the company proposal!!!!!!
Vote YES on a strike vote!!!!!
Solidarity
not just a word we use but an action we take.....
Lets all stand together
We are planing our informational meetings for Monday January 11th. The notice will go out next week on the times and location of the meetings. This is a very important time and everyone should make an effort to attend the meetings. I'm sure all of you have lots of questions about the company proposal, seniority, Teamcare and VEBA. If you are unable to attend the meeting, get with me prior to the meeting and I can relay your questions at the meeting.
If we all stand together and speak as one voice we can and will get not only what we want but what we deserve.
My personal opinion!!!!!!
Vote NO on the company proposal!!!!!!
Vote YES on a strike vote!!!!!
Solidarity
not just a word we use but an action we take.....
Lets all stand together
Brothers and Sisters,
The UAL Proposal, which is available on our website at http://teamsterair.org/node/2400, is the complete close out proposal given to the union negotiating committee by the company. While it would certainly have been better if the parties were able to reach a tentative agreement, that did not happen in this step of negotiations. The Company passed what it characterized as a comprehensive close-out agreement to the union committee, and the union committee believed that the company’s close-out proposal met conditions of a “last best and final” offer that should be presented to the membership for a vote. It is now up to you to determine the next course of action. A yes vote on the proposal would mean that this proposal would become the new amalgamated agreement, and a no vote would send the parties back to mediated negotiations, following the process of the Railway Labor Act.
The ballot for ratification by electronic voting for the United Airlines Proposal will be mailed to your homes before December 25, 2015, and will be counted at noon (Eastern) on January 25, 2016.
There are significant changes in this proposal from the current three standalone Agreements covering the s-CAL, s-UAL and Air Micronesia mechanics. Some of those changes are positive, some neutral and some are negative.
To begin, the company’s proposal represents a total economic increase of approximately two hundred million dollars annually, which represents an improvement of over $22,000 to topped out members above current compensation in each year of the contract. This increase is offset somewhat by other economic work rules, however, as you will see in the paragraphs below.
The improvements include an initial 25% increase in wages on the date of signing; an average bonus check of $9000; furlough protection for everyone on the seniority list with facility protection for the SFO Maintenance Base and the Houston Maintenance Base; sUA restoration of two floating holidays and 100% pay for sick leave; sCO faster vacation accrual; a buy out of up to one hundred thousand dollars; and several less significant improvements that were bargained over the course of negotiations.
The offsets to the above improvements include mostly those things that were not finalized in bargaining. They include a longer scale for new hires; a 10-year recall right that eliminates the recall rights of a majority of those currently on furlough, all of whom today have lifetime recall rights; a reduction in the profit sharing formula down to 5% of pre-tax profit with a trigger for 10% of pre-tax profit in excess of a pre-tax margin of 6.9%; a change in the duty time limits; and several other matters that can be found in the attached package.
The company’s proposal also maintains the current CARP pension plan for existing s-CAL mechanics and gives the current s-UAL mechanics an opportunity to vote to become participants in the CARP (including current s-CAL 401k matching contributions) or to opt instead to retain s-UAL’s current 401k mandatory company contributions with increases of $100, $200, or $300 monthly, depending on years of service, in the company’s mandatory contribution. The company’s pension proposal would also eliminate new entrants into CARP if the sUA group elects not to enter, and all new hires would be covered only by a 401k plan.
The health and welfare benefits contained in this proposal would be an improvement for a slight majority of the group and an increased cost over the current plans for the rest of the group. The proposed plan is better, however, than the 2016 company offered health and welfare benefits, which was the company’s original benefits position, for a vast majority of the membership.
To be clear, the offsets to the improvements in this proposal are sizeable, and we urge you to please review the entire contract carefully to determine whether it is acceptable or not. Most Locals will be holding informational meetings in order for you to get a better understanding of the company’s proposal. It is now up to you to make the decision on how to proceed.
Fraternally,
David P. Bourne, Director
Clacy Griswold, Int’l Representative
Teamsters Airline Division
UAL Negotiating Committee Chairman
Robert C. Fisher, Int’l Representative
UAL Negotiating Committee Co-Chairman
The UAL Proposal, which is available on our website at http://teamsterair.org/node/2400, is the complete close out proposal given to the union negotiating committee by the company. While it would certainly have been better if the parties were able to reach a tentative agreement, that did not happen in this step of negotiations. The Company passed what it characterized as a comprehensive close-out agreement to the union committee, and the union committee believed that the company’s close-out proposal met conditions of a “last best and final” offer that should be presented to the membership for a vote. It is now up to you to determine the next course of action. A yes vote on the proposal would mean that this proposal would become the new amalgamated agreement, and a no vote would send the parties back to mediated negotiations, following the process of the Railway Labor Act.
The ballot for ratification by electronic voting for the United Airlines Proposal will be mailed to your homes before December 25, 2015, and will be counted at noon (Eastern) on January 25, 2016.
There are significant changes in this proposal from the current three standalone Agreements covering the s-CAL, s-UAL and Air Micronesia mechanics. Some of those changes are positive, some neutral and some are negative.
To begin, the company’s proposal represents a total economic increase of approximately two hundred million dollars annually, which represents an improvement of over $22,000 to topped out members above current compensation in each year of the contract. This increase is offset somewhat by other economic work rules, however, as you will see in the paragraphs below.
The improvements include an initial 25% increase in wages on the date of signing; an average bonus check of $9000; furlough protection for everyone on the seniority list with facility protection for the SFO Maintenance Base and the Houston Maintenance Base; sUA restoration of two floating holidays and 100% pay for sick leave; sCO faster vacation accrual; a buy out of up to one hundred thousand dollars; and several less significant improvements that were bargained over the course of negotiations.
The offsets to the above improvements include mostly those things that were not finalized in bargaining. They include a longer scale for new hires; a 10-year recall right that eliminates the recall rights of a majority of those currently on furlough, all of whom today have lifetime recall rights; a reduction in the profit sharing formula down to 5% of pre-tax profit with a trigger for 10% of pre-tax profit in excess of a pre-tax margin of 6.9%; a change in the duty time limits; and several other matters that can be found in the attached package.
The company’s proposal also maintains the current CARP pension plan for existing s-CAL mechanics and gives the current s-UAL mechanics an opportunity to vote to become participants in the CARP (including current s-CAL 401k matching contributions) or to opt instead to retain s-UAL’s current 401k mandatory company contributions with increases of $100, $200, or $300 monthly, depending on years of service, in the company’s mandatory contribution. The company’s pension proposal would also eliminate new entrants into CARP if the sUA group elects not to enter, and all new hires would be covered only by a 401k plan.
The health and welfare benefits contained in this proposal would be an improvement for a slight majority of the group and an increased cost over the current plans for the rest of the group. The proposed plan is better, however, than the 2016 company offered health and welfare benefits, which was the company’s original benefits position, for a vast majority of the membership.
To be clear, the offsets to the improvements in this proposal are sizeable, and we urge you to please review the entire contract carefully to determine whether it is acceptable or not. Most Locals will be holding informational meetings in order for you to get a better understanding of the company’s proposal. It is now up to you to make the decision on how to proceed.
Fraternally,
David P. Bourne, Director
Clacy Griswold, Int’l Representative
Teamsters Airline Division
UAL Negotiating Committee Chairman
Robert C. Fisher, Int’l Representative
UAL Negotiating Committee Co-Chairman
Negotiations Update
November28, 2015
The committee met in Houston this week to complete the process of vetting United’s final offer.
Various subcommittees worked through the previous week on individual articles and LoA’s, comparing the UA offer to previously TA’d articles, items agreed to in principal, and items not discussed/agreed to in an effort to gain a complete understanding of exactly what United has proposed. These findings were combined into a single list of inconsistencies that were delivered to the UA negotiators this week. Once this list is reviewed and the proposal finalized, a vote will be scheduled.
In order for the voting process to begin, the complete proposal must be sent to the printer, then mailed to each member’s home along with the instructions for the electronic ballot. Printing and mailing is expected to begin in early December, mailed shortly thereafter with a final ballot count to occur in early January.
The ballot will have two questions:
1. Accept or Reject United’s final offer
2. Yes or No to authorize a strike
There are incomplete and unvetted versions of the proposal that are floating around the system. Please be advised that these documents are not accurate. As soon as the full proposal is completed it will be posted electronically for everyone to review.
November28, 2015
The committee met in Houston this week to complete the process of vetting United’s final offer.
Various subcommittees worked through the previous week on individual articles and LoA’s, comparing the UA offer to previously TA’d articles, items agreed to in principal, and items not discussed/agreed to in an effort to gain a complete understanding of exactly what United has proposed. These findings were combined into a single list of inconsistencies that were delivered to the UA negotiators this week. Once this list is reviewed and the proposal finalized, a vote will be scheduled.
In order for the voting process to begin, the complete proposal must be sent to the printer, then mailed to each member’s home along with the instructions for the electronic ballot. Printing and mailing is expected to begin in early December, mailed shortly thereafter with a final ballot count to occur in early January.
The ballot will have two questions:
1. Accept or Reject United’s final offer
2. Yes or No to authorize a strike
There are incomplete and unvetted versions of the proposal that are floating around the system. Please be advised that these documents are not accurate. As soon as the full proposal is completed it will be posted electronically for everyone to review.
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