June 7, 2013 at 3:30 PM
It has been six months since the GTAA bargaining
committee first met and took the oath of office, pledging to represent the best
interests of the membership in negotiations.
That oath remains at the core of this round of
bargaining.
Since bargaining commenced on April 29, the
committee has continued to make steady progress in their proposals with the
company.
Over the last week and a half the union has been
entrenched in negotiations with the employer. The sessions which were held over
four nonconsecutive days were very productive.
To date, approximately 75 per cent of non-monetary
items have tentatively been agreed to. In order to continue the positive
momentum, several items have been deferred.
Sub-committees continue to meet outside of these
main table discussions and have progressed to the point that the core ideas and
framework have now been brought to the main table. These concepts will now be
massaged by the broader bargaining committee.
Further bargaining dates have been scheduled for
June 25, 26 and 28, 2013. Additional dates have been secured for July 3, 4, and
5, 2013.
The current collective agreement expires July 31,
2013.
In solidarity,
Your GTAA Bargaining Committee:r>Scott Bowers –
Bargaining Representative
Lana Delic-Bridger – Bargaining Representative
Tim Haxhiaj – Bargaining Representative
Antonios Kourteridis – Bargaining
Representative
Pauline Leloudas – Bargaining Representative
Ata Ugursoy –
Bargaining Chairperson
Ashley Watkins – CAW Local 2002 Executive Assistant
Jamie Ross – CAW Local 2002 President
Shane Wark – CAW National
Representative
GTAA Bargaining Committee continues to make progress. Click here to view CAW-GTAA Bargaining Connect - Issue
8 (PDF)
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