June 26, 2009 at 11:30 PM
BARGAINING UPDATE
The Bargaining Committee met with Management from June 23-25. The Company continues to refuse to move off of their demands for increases in Availability, Flexibility and Productivity.
These demands would result in:
- Substantial reductions in vacation availability
- Elimination/Reduction of time bank Conversion to biddable Vacation.
- Ability to change your days on or off to accommodate vacation and sick time
- Change available standard schedules to allow for shorter night and afternoon shifts
- Move members around by qualification to meet the needs of the company without use of seniority
- Mandatory overtime
- Straight time If you miss a regular shift not overtime
- No double time overtime
The company has not responded to any of our demands on the following:
- Change in Benefit premium payment structure
- Uplift in vacation entitlement and improvements in current Vacation Language
- Increase to shift differentials
- Elimination of B Scale
- Wage Increase
- Uplift to Employer Pension Contribution
The Union and Company will be meeting with the Conciliator on July 7 and 8 in Toronto. Shortly after these meetings, the Bargaining Committee will be visiting each base to provide an update and seek a mandate to take action(s) necessary to obtain a quality agreement..
Jazz Tech Bargaining Committee,
John Murawesky, Jazz Tech Bargaining Committee Chair
Peter Brown, YYC
Ian Waite, YXU
Ghobud Khorasani, YYZ
Daniel Marion, YUL
Dave Gylland, YHZ
Roberto Lampasona, Tech II
For more information:
John Murawesky, Jazz Tech Bargaining Committee Chair