Informer, Opinions do nothing but disguise and add question to the truth. I'm searching for someone to educate me on what I am to gain with voting this TA down....
Boomer did a pretty good job of explaining what you gain by voting "NO". I'm focusing on what you are giving up by voting "Yes" to more concessions.
Here's a list of what you gave up the last time you voted "Yes" and whether or not we got it back this time;
Restored? SUMMARY OF 2003 CONCESSIONS
Pay Related:Effective May 1, 2003:
1 NO* Base wage pay reduction, varying percentages (all groups)
2 NO Elimination of all longevity pay(I & II)
3 NO Modified shift differential to $.01, $.02, $.03 (I, II, V)
4 NO* Elimination of weekend differential (I, II, V, at AFW, TUL, MCI)
5 NO* Training pay at straight time for off shift and day off (I, II)
6 NO Elimination of penalty lunch payment (I, II,V)
7 NO Elimination of OT meal allowance (I, II, V,)
8 NO Penalty hours pay for actual time worked @ 1.5x (I, II, V)
9 NO Reduce OT rate from 2x to 1.5x (I, II, V)
10 YES Work 40 hrs to reach OT rate for day off overtime (V)
11 NO Elimination of Stock Clerk driver premium
12 NO* Elimination of AMT premiums when displacing OSM employee
13 NO Elimination of Early Call-In guarantees (I, II)
14 NO Elimination of CC premium when not working as CC (V)
Work Rules/ Other changes and effective dates:
Effective April 15, 2003:
15 NO Combine Systems/Structures into Generals (Title I)
16 NO Added 7 day labor loan provision (Bases only)
17 NO Increased AMT productivity through multiple work assignments/training
18 NO* Holidays reduced from 10 to 5. The five (5) observed holidays will be:
New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
and Christmas Day (all groups)
19 NO* Holidays- 5 days with roll @ 1.5x (I, II, V)
Effective May 1, 2003
20 NO* Reduce annual SK accrual to 5 days @ 100% (all except I & II)
21 NO* Reduce annual SK accrual to 5 days, 1st two at 50% (I & II)
Effective May 3, 2003
22 NO* 4/10s at Overhaul docks/TUL, duration of agreement
Effective within sixty (60) days of ratification:
23 NO Outsource RON/Ultraclean (II)
24 NO* One time System protection credit for headcount reductions realized from
work rule changes
Effective thirty (30) days from ratification:
25 NO Reduce uniform provisioning and eliminate laundering (I, II, V)
26 NO Outsource stores function at HDQ (6 Stock Clerks)
27 NO Relocate 4 Stock Clerks at ORD/GEM to ORD/M & E hanger
Effective as soon as practicable after DOS:
28 NO Reduced VC accrual one week (all groups)
29 NO Modify Crew Chief ratios:
AMT- 1:11.5
FSC- 1:9
Fuelers- eliminated ratio
Stores- 1:12
Benefits:
30 NO Medical & Dental plan modifications. Effective 1/1/04
(elimination of Pilot Cap on Medical)
31 NO SLOA Benefit Coverage reduced from 24 to12 months (all groups)
Effective 5/01/03
32 NO Eliminate STD Plan (all groups) Effective 1/1/04
33 NO Discontinue subsidized medical benefits RIF’d employees (all groups)
Effective 4/15/03
LETTERS OF MEMORANDUM
34 NO Modify IOD to 10 days (all groups) Effective 5/01/03
* Clarifications
*1 Pay partially restored, however still below max rate in 2001 Contract , over 40% lower when
inflation is calculated in. (M&R 2003 =$30.61, 2013=28.86) (MLS 03=$23.39, 13=$22.45)
*4 Weekend differentail partially restored, but only for actual weekend hours worked
*5 "Day off" straight time pay eliminated
*12 License pay restored to AMTs who displaced to ASM as a result of earlier RIFS *18 Holidays now reduced to 8
*19 Holidays now reduced to 2x
*20 Sick pay accrual now reduced to 8 days
*21 Sick pay accrual now reduced to 8 days at 100%
*22 Mandatory 4/10s were eliminated because the guys liked it
*24 Title I System Protection moved to 6/6/2000
My medical preiums went up 500% since 2003.
Here is a partial list of some additional concessions that you will be accepting if you vote YES.
Creation of new Title I Classification at OSM Base Rates
More than doubling of Eagle ASM Cap
Elimination of Retiree Medical for under 50
Elimination of DB Pension for new hires
Permanent probation for Crew Chiefs
Permanent letters of discipline
Elimination of three day decision window for transfers & bid positions
Remove 1/7th work rule at OH
Broad Definition of "Maintenance Base"
Two year pay freeze (2008-2010)
MRT window reduced
"Drop In language" eliminates 7 day notice for shift change
5 year term
Structural increases to base pay less than 2003 agreement
Explicit language permitting the spinoff of maintenance operations
Some of the so called gains are in fact concessions, such as the Spin Off Protection language, written by the company, I explained my view of that on another thread.
Basically the company rewrote the entire contract. We were encouraged by Videtich, Luis and Gilboy to give the company all their rewrites for which we were to get a dollar value to put towards our economic proposals. After all that was done and the company got everything they wanted Don had an apparant change of heart a told us to vote on the companys economic propsal as is, no counter proposals with the warning that this could be our last chance to get an agreement, after this it could be out of our hands.
This document is nothing more than an affirmation of management rights.
