WOW IT MUST BE ELECTION TIME!!! Three updates in a week? Can you believe it! Where have the updates been for the past 5 years. Glad to see our dues dollar finally at work and that the district realizes they are no where qualified to take on the company in regard to the proposed outsourcing of the line stations and they took the advice that was given on these sites for the past two years, contact our legislators. Now when elections are here and its a last ditch effort to try and save face, they finally do some work. The union should have lobbied our legislators when we were in negotiations and maybe we might have not been in this position right now. But remember what they kept selling to the members, congress will impose an agreement on us. Well the district imposed one on us and weve been screwed every since. Only good thing out of this is hopefully they can save some of the work, they bargained away to begin with! Rich Delaney, 08 April 2014: Download IAM Enlists Pol’s Help to Oppose United’s Outsourcing Plans The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it has coordinated efforts with lawmakers in several states to press United Airlines not to outsource operations to low-paid sub-contractors and protect workers after its recent decisions to reduce flight operations at Cleveland’s Hopkins Airport and possibly outsource passenger service and fleet service work at 15 stations across the United States and Hawaii. Both the IAM’s Transportation and Legislative Departments have met, and will be meeting, with US senators, representatives, state and local officials to plan a course of action to possibly maintain IAM-represented workers in 15 locations United targeted for outsourcing. “I’d like to thank IAM Airline Coordinator Ira Levy and our Legislative Department’s Co-Director Hasan Solomon for enlisting help from Capitol Hill,” said General Vice President Sito Pantoja. “The IAM will have the backing of US senators, representatives and state and local officials in our efforts to keep IAM members in these cities. While IAM members’ contracts at United protect their employment, there is no good economic reason why United should consider outsourcing this work.” Senator Brian Schatz’ (D-Hawaii) Chief of Staff, Andrew Winer, will attend IAM Local Lodge 1979’s meeting on Wednesday April 9, 2014 to speak with IAM members about efforts thus far and future plans to possible preserve IAM-represented jobs in the Hawaiian Islands. IAM representatives and IAM-represented workers from Cleveland will meet on Wednesday April 9, 2014 with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in Washington D.C. to discuss the Cleveland downsizing and the possible outsourcing in Columbus, Ohio. IAM-represented workers are encouraged to visit iam141.org for more information. Rich Delaney, 07 April 2014: Download United Airlines today has announced their commitment to reduce their reliance on outside vendors performing ground handling work. United has previously announced the Above the Wing Express work in DEN will be insourced and performed by IAM represented United employees. Today’s announcement expands the insourcing work to Above the Wing in IAD and Below the Wing in PHX. The work in PHX will be turned over to IAM represented Ramp Service in June 2014. The DEN and IAD work is planned for a full turn over in the fall. However, these planned vacancies will be made available right away in order to provide options for CLE employees choosing to exercise their seniority through system transfers. The currently vendored work will not completely transition to United until the 3rd Quarter of 2014 but members will be able to transfer to these stations and prepare to take over the work now. This announcement comes after many discussions between the IAM and United and is the first movement towards meaningful insourcing under our current Agreement. The vacancies created by the shift away from outside contractors will not only provide opportunities for CLE members forced to choose between furlough and movement but will also open up opportunities for members in other stations to use their seniority to voluntarily transfer. As those jobs are filled through hiring new employees, all IAM members’ employment is more secure.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:19:08 +0000
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