Wed, Apr 08, 2009
Ramp Workers, Security Guards Want Job Security, To Win Back
Previous Concessions
The International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 141 exchanged
opening contract proposals in Chicago, IL, Wednesday with United
Airlines for the carrier's 16,000 Ramp & Stores, Public
Contact, Food Service, Maintenance Instructor, Fleet Technical
Instructor and Security Guard employees. The current IAM agreements
become amendable on December 31, 2009.
"It has been nearly a decade since our members had an
opportunity to propose changes to their collective bargaining
agreements," said IAM District 141 President Rich Delaney. "Since
our last negotiations, United abused the bankruptcy laws to extract
$4.6 billion from our members. The challenge we face in these
negotiations is bridging a canyon of distrust."
IAM District 141 conducted a pre-bargaining membership survey
and received more than 50,000 proposals and recommendations from
members. "The three main areas of focus during these negotiations
will be job security, improved wages and improved benefits," said
Delaney. IAM District 141's opening contract proposals and frequent
negotiation updates will be available on the District 141
website.
IAM says its members were forced during United's three-year
bankruptcy to accept a 13 percent wage reduction in 2003, as well
as another 5.5 percent cut in 2005. Additionally, United terminated
its employee pension plans in bankruptcy... although IAM members
are the airline's only employees to successfully negotiate a
replacement defined benefit pension plan, the IAM National Pension
Plan.
The Machinists Union is the largest airline union in North
America, representing more than 100,000 airline and airport service
workers.
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