Local 514’s Digest for the week of July 18, 2025

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Vice President: Management should not be assigning people to work. They may direct a crew chief on what needs to be done. If a supervisor or manager is assigning you work please notify a Union representative. Confidentiality: The state of keeping or being kept secret or private.  We deal with many issues. While most of…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of July 11, 2025

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President: All, Jay Potter and I traveled to Chicago this week to present the Dodgeball grievance in Mediation. We went prepared with the knowledge gained from interviewing Crew Chiefs in AO and some Crew Chiefs in the shop areas. The overwhelming statements from the Crew Chief’s is that they want to know who their crew…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of July 4th, 2025

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President: Jay Potter and I traveled this week to Miami, Florida to sit with the Association Attorneys and go through the “dodgeball” presidential grievance and other grievances that have an impact on the company’s violation of the bid process. The review went well and the attorney we worked with thought our presentation was organized and…

The Passing of Lauren Grace Reaves

Local 514 members.It is with deep sorrow that I share with you the passing of my good friend and colleague Rollie Reaves youngest daughter Lauren Reaves. Please keep Rollie, Morgan, Cole and their family in your prayers. Dale, It is with our deepest sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the untimely passing of Lauren…

Local 514’s Digest for the week of June 27, 2025

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President: All, Jay Potter and I will travel to Miami, FL, next week to meet with the Association attorneys to prepare the Presidential grievance, which I call “dodgeball”, for Mediation on July 8th. Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us input. If a settlement cannot be reached, the case will move…