April 15, 2010
Bargaining continued on April 13th, 14th, and 15th. The Teamsters Negotiating Team met with the Company officials at Teamsters Local 856 in San Bruno, CA. The parties began the week by clarifying and consolidating into one list “tentatively agreed upon” “conceptually agreed upon” and “open” items. This was a productive process, as it gave both sides gave a good overview of where things stand at this point in the negotiations.
Transportation
The parties reached a tentative agreement on the Transportation Article (Art. XVI), which covers pleasure pass travel as well as passes for Union representatives travelling on Union business.
Payroll Practices
The bargaining parties also discussed various issues relating to payroll practices and reached agreement on several of them.
Inspection
The bargaining parties also discussed Article IV – Classifications of Work, specifically Inspector issues. SFO Inspector Kevin Sloan participated in the discussions and provided valuable assistance to the Union Negotiating Team. The entire Union Negotiating team would like to thank him for providing his expertise in these talks.
Upcoming Negotiatings:
Negotiations will continue the week of May 3rd at a location as yet to be determined.
In Attendance for the IBT: Clacy Griswold - Airline Div. Rep., Ed Gleason- IBT Attorney. Negotiating Team: Roger Apana, Rick Barnes, Dion Cornelious, Kevin Giegoldt, Ramon Gonzalez, George Graham, Dominic Gulley, Ken Meidinger, and Harvey Wright. Business Agents: John Hennelly, Paul Molenberg, and Richard Petrovsky.
