Negotiations Update 5/17

Your committee is working on non-economic issues at this time. The negotiating team has broken into subcommittees which are working and meeting with the company on job classification issues.

Jobs subcommittees:

Kathy Petersen and Howard Johnson – M03 and facilities maintenance issues.
David Eagle and Michael Burleigh – M12 Tooling
Becky Ledbetter and Dennis Williams – M17 RepairCenter Mechanic.

There will be additional committees formed soon to address other issues to be worked. Our Committee is working diligently to address these important matters.

We have not yet entered into economic negotiations, so any rumors you have heard are just that, rumors. There are no economic proposals on the table at this time from either side.

Thanks to all the stewards who met with the IAM’s Jim Leslie last week. The meetings were very productive and it was important that we heard about the issues directly from our Stewards. We’ll keep you informed as Brother Leslie and his team compiles the report.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee