Friday, October 15, 2010

Negotiation Update

Negotiations continued this week at United’s headquarters in Elk Grove. Negotiations focused on Article IV (Classifications) and Article V (Progression, Examinations, and License Requirements).
Your Union negotiating team held extensive discussions prior to submitting proposals to the Company negotiating team. The bulk of the discussions involved lead mechanics as well as testing/training. The Company did not have a response prior to the conclusion of the negotiations on Thursday.
Negotiations will continue the week of November 1st in Chicago and the week of November 8th, location to be determined.

In Attendance for the IBT: Clacy Griswold ‐ Airline Div. Rep., Ed Gleason‐ IBT Attorney, Paul Alves – Airline Div. Rep.
Negotiating Team: Roger Apana, Larry Calhoun, Dion Cornelious, Bob Fisher, Ramon Gonzalez, George Graham, Dominic Gulley, Javier Lectora, Ken Meidinger, and Harvey Wright. Business Agents: Dave Elmore, Paul Molenberg, Paul Stripling

In Attendance for the Company:

Marcel Delhommeau, Gary Kaplan, Kellee Allain, Anita Davis,
Mark Prpich, Kathryn Cassley, Paul Darrow