Talks focus on Article 4 (Classifications)
egotiations reconvened at Teamsters Local 856 in San Bruno,CA on July 6th,7th,8th, and 9th. Prior to meeting with the Company, the Teamsters negotiating team had revised Article 4, Classifications, which now incorporates the best language from both the UAL and CAL contracts. This newly revised proposal is comprised of approximately 50% UAL language, 25% CAL language, and 25% new language from the previously submitted proposals. The percentages are not as important as the fact that the Committee is focused on protecting existing UAL language where such provisions help the membership and using CAL provisions to enhance or supplement those provisions where appropriate. Formatting was used from the respective articles in both the UAL and CAL contracts. These three and a half days of negotiations involved extensive discussions on this article of the contract. Good progress was made, but more work remains in order to reach an agreement on this article.
Other articles The Union negotiating committee also worked extensively on preparing additional articles for presentation to the Company later this month.
Upcoming Negotiations Negotiations will continue the week of July 26th in San Francisco.
