Hello Sisters and Brothers,
The Month of May was again a busy month. We have been preparing for Arbitrations and also writing post hearing briefs. I explained last month how the Arbitration process works. The best advice I could give any member is please take a Steward or Chief Steward with you during any and all Investigatory meetings, Disciplinary meetings, or conversations with management that could possibly lead to your being disciplined. Don’t forget, as Union Members you have rights and those rights are called “Weingarten Rights”. Please make sure that you utilize those rights. It will help you in the long run, in the unfortunate event that something negative happens to you during work.
We have also been preparing for the upcoming Contract Negotiations that will start June 28th, 2010. We already have some proposals written and are researching information to write other proposals based on the entire memberships Survey forms. We will be discussing proposals during the General Meeting in July. Just as a reminder the General Meeting in July will be held on the second Friday of the Month and that date is July 9th, 2010. Don’t forget to wear Red on Thursdays and Black on Fridays to show signs of Solidarity.
Just as a reminder, the first 180 days of the year is almost here which means that people on loan to other areas should be going back to their regular position. If you know of anyone that has been on loan since January 1st, please let your Rep at the hall know if they have not returned to their normal Job duties as of July 1st so we can address this issue.
If you have applied for one of the positions in another state and have yet received a call from staffing, we were notified that all of the positions have been filled and if you haven’t heard anything, you did not get the position. If you have any questions, please call me at the Hall.
In Solidarity,
Dan Wagner
