General Items
I apologize for the lack of information lately. The work required to determine which provisions we need from our agreement to move to the CAL agreement template has been taking up large amounts of time. This is an arduous process, but I'm hopeful both that we will realize a positive outcome from this exercise, and that it will be completed soon. With that said, this report, for the foreseeable future, will be the Dulles report as opposed to the Weekly report.
Negotiations are continuing and the official report can be found by following the link at the top of the page. Also as we are using the CAL agreement as a template, as well as taking the better clauses from our agreement, I would highly recommend you read both. They can both be found here.
Jock Creach from Seattle posted a very interesting article about 2009 airline employment numbers on the
IBT SEA blog. It's a good read, although it is also depressing.
MM
All open second steps were heard this afternoon. Several of these grievances are to be sustained in bench decisions. There are three third step grievances waiting for the JBA next week and I will report on them after the hearings unless resolution is reached prior to the Board.
GQ
The new manager, Tom Polka, reported this week. I met him Monday. Initial impressions from the floor appear favorable.
PV
There was an impromptu meeting with Brandon this afternoon. We discussed a few open items in the shop such as qualifications, overtime and parking. I would characterize this meeting as productive.
That's all for now,
Bob
