On Tuesday May 10, 2011, the M&R Negotiating Committee met with management and mediator Jack Kane. Management submitted counter proposals for:

Article 1 – Scope
Article 3 – Hours of Work
Article 4 – Compensation
Article 5 – Shift Differential
Article 6 – Overtime
Article 7 – Holidays
Article 8 – Vacations
Article 11 – Classifications and Qualifications
Article 12 – Promotions and Jobs to be Posted
Article 34 – Sick Leave
Article 40 – Pension
Article 41 – Benefits
Article 42 – Job Security
Article 47 – Duration of Agreement

There was also a discussion regarding transitioning Title II Cabin and Building Cleaners to the Utility Man classification. At the conclusion of the meeting, the TWU M&R Negotiating Committee notified management the TWU would use the remainder of the day to meet internally in order to draft questions that would require an explanation from management regarding their proposal.

On Wednesday May 11, 2011, the TWU M&R Negotiating Committee presented management with several questions. Although some of the questions provided readily available answers, other required extensive research in order to be answered.  The mediator granted management’s request for additional time to collect specific data and informed both committees negotiations would reconvene the next day.

The following day, management presented their answers to the TWU M&R Negotiating Committee. Additionally, both committees met to clarify the status of all “Letters of Memorandum” and “Letters of Agreement.” Subsequently, the TWU M&R Committee prepared and presented management with a union counter proposal on Article 7 – Holidays.

Management’s latest comprehensive proposal, along with each full-text Article, is available for review at: http://aa.twu.org.  Suffice it to say, your TWU M&R committee did not consider management’s proposals as moving towards a ratifiable TA. With the exception of Article 7, these proposals not only fall far short of our member’s reasonable expectations, nearly all the changes are inferior to the Tentative Agreement that was rejected.

Throughout these negotiations, and into mediation, each time the union makes a proposal, management in return gives the union a regressive counter proposal. At the April session, management indicated they wanted to use the failed Tentative Agreement as the basis towards addressing the concerns of the members. However, instead of moving towards us, they introduced new concessions.

M&R Full Update – 5-13-2011 – PDF

All M&R T/A’s and Proposals passed to AA in PDF