To the membership,
At long last, we have officially started our bargaining cycle. As of this morning, we have engaged with the Company to find dates and start the process, after months of hard work and planning. We have focused our proposal requests based on the input of ALL of our members surveys, trying to find creative ways to solve problems, or looking for increases for all the items listed. They are proposals, and not all our requests will find their way into the collective agreement, as we have a very good contract to start with. It’s one of many reasons why we do not share the proposals with the members, knowing that everyone has fairly elected their committee to represent them at the table. Things change, modify and eventually become language. It’s when we have a tentative agreement that we get to share those gains with all of you. Secondly, we wouldn’t want the Company getting copies either! We will start engaging with the CAT team members in your local area. They will be your main point of contact back to the bargaining team, including your bargaining rep. This is to ensure that rumors are kept to the minimum and important information is not getting lost in the process. Find them this week, as they will have a message from our team to all of you. We are excited. From the chatter we are hearing from the floor, everyone else is excited too. Contract time can be a lot of fun, can be stressful, can be entertaining and can be very busy, all at once. It’s the one time during the term of a contract that the CBA is open to solve problems and negotiate new terms, increase benefits and build language to limit the Companies right to manage. As Steve Hunt says, it’s our goal to take the bricks out of their castle, to build our own house of rights. We want that house to be as big as possible! This round, is also our time to take back. It’s our turn. Let’s make this count. Stay tuned to dates, as soon as we know, you will know as well! In Solidarity, USW 7619 Bargaining Committee Comments are closed.
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