Wed, Nov 26, 2003
Local 100 Teamsters Lead the Way on Second Contract
Teamsters Local 100 and the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters have finalized a tentative,
five-year agreement between Astar Air Cargo Inc. and Teamster
aircraft dispatchers. The agreement includes improved successorship
and merger language, as well as improved wages.
"The biggest issue we had was successorship and merger
protection and we feel we succeeded on that front," said Ron
Bowman, President of Local 100 based in Cincinnati, Ohio. "There is
nothing that is certain about this industry but we feel our
language offers these dispatchers a degree of job security they did
not have previously. Astar has recently separated from DHL and the
successorship language definitely became the biggest goal for our
negotiations."
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
- Greatly improved and targeted successorship and merger
language;
- Significant wage increases over the life of the contract;
and
- Enhancement of scheduling and overtime provisions.
The negotiations went faster than either side expected, with the
tentative agreement finalized prior to the amendable date of the
initial contract.
"Astar, the dispatch group and Local 100 were all highly
motivated and it showed in the progress we made in such a short
time," Bowman said. "I believe the initial contract dragged on for
almost two years. It was nothing like that this time around." Local
100 expects a ratification vote by November 29, 2003 in an
expedited vote on the agreement.
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