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RAMP & STORES | FOOD SERVICE | SECURITY OFFICERS | PUBLIC CONTACT EMPLOYEES AGREEMENTS
ARTICLE I
Public Contact - Review, revise, and update language of Paragraph A and C
ARTICLE II
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and strengthen job security provisions
ARTICLE III
ALL AGREEMENT - Review and strengthen Successorship provisions
ARTICLE IV
Public Contact – Review and update Classifications of Work including, but not limited to, Service Directors, STC, QAR, ICSR, SOR
Ramp & Stores - Review and update defined work of Ramp service and Storekeeper
ARTICLE V
ALL AGREEMENTS – Review and improve trade provisions
ARTICLE VI
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve Hours of Service to include, but not limited to, a paid lunch period, extended break periods, and part time shift scheduling
ARTICLE VII
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve Overtime provisions.
Public Contact – Review and improve Mandatory Overtime provisions
ARTICLE VIII
ALL AGREEMENTS – Review, improve, and increase the number of Holidays
ARTICLE X
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve to include, but not limited to,
Public Contact - Remove promoted individuals from the Seniority List
Define Probation Period as 180 days
Review and improve Furlough/Recall provisions
Ramp & Stores - Remove promoted individuals from Seniority List
Review and redefine seniority points
Review and improve Furlough/Recall provisions
ARTICLE XI
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve to include, but not limited to
Public Contact - Review and improve Service Director vacancy provisions
ARTICLE XIII
ALL AGREEMENTS -- Review, increase, and improve Vacation provisions to include, but not limited to,
Increase amount of accrued vacation
Reduce time needed to achieve increase in accrued vacation
Review and improve use of Day At A Time vacation
ARTICLE XIV
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve accrual, use, and payment of required Sick Leave
ARTICLE XVI
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
ARTICLE XVII
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve including, but not limited to, disciplinary letters will be removed from an employee’s file after one (1) year
ARTICLE XVIII
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
ARTICLE XIX
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
ARTICLE XX
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
Public Contact - Review and restrict management performing Agreement covered work
ARTICLE XXI
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review, improve, and increase shift differentials, profit sharing, skill premiums
ARTICLE XXII
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
ARTICLE XXIII
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review, improve, and increase Health and Welfare benefits
ARTICLE XXIV
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
ARTICLE XXVI
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and improve
SCHEDULE A
ALL AGREEMENTS – Review, improve, and increase wages for all classifications and reduce progression rates
LETTERS OF AGREEMENT
ALL AGREEMENTS - Review and renew letters
05-01RFSP – Review and revise
Public Contact - 99-02P Review and revise
99-03P Review and revise
Ramp & Stores - 61-1R Review and revise
74-8R Review and revise
75-4R Review and revise
82-2R Review and revise
02-12R Review and revise
03-01R Review and revise
03-09R Review and revise
The Union reserves the right to add, delete or amend its proposals during the course of negotiations between the parties.
Maintenance Instructors
In accordance with provisions of Section 156 of the Railway Labor Act and Article 26, of the Maintenance Instructors Agreement dated July 1 2005, the employees of United Airlines, as represented by the IAMAW District 141, hereby serve notice of their intention to amend the collective bargaining agreement. The following is provided for discussion and improvement of the Maintenance Instructors Contract.
Article I. Purpose of Agreement. Review and update.
Article II. Scope.
Keep and improve job scope. Improve job security.
Article III. Status of Agreement.
Improve Successorship Language.
Article IV. Classification of Work. Review and update Classification Language. Modify Lead classification
Article. Hours of Service.
Review and modify pay and scheduling language. Review and modify flexibility language
Article. Overtime and Comptime Review and modify Language.
Improve Comptime Bank.
Article VII. Holidays. Improve holiday language.
Article IX. Travel.
Review, and improve travel language.
Article X. Seniority
Review and clarify language. Discuss problems with G.U.S.S.
Article XI. Vacancies. Review and improve language.
Article XIII. Vacation. Review and improve language.
Article XVI. Transportation. Review language and improve.
Article XXIII. Bargaining and Grievance Procedure. Review and improve language.
Article XIX. Safety and Health. Review and improve language.
Article XX. General and Miscellaneous. Review and improve language.
Article XXI. Wane Rules. Review and improve language.
Article XXII. Severance Pay. Improve scale to best in the Industry.
Article XXIII. Health and Welfare Review and define plan.
Article XXIV. Union Representation.
Review and change to formalize current process.
Schedule A Improve Pay Scale
Letters of Agreement. Review and update all letters.
Letter 05-01PRFSIT
Increase % used for IAM Pension Plan.
The Union reserves the right to add, delete or amend its proposal during the course of negotiations between the parties.
The Union and the company understand all items will require a ratification vote of the membership.
/ Signed / Richard Delaney
President & Directing General Chairman
(fti) fleet technical instructors
In accordance with the provisions of Section 6, Title 1, of the Railway Labor Act, the following is provided for discussion and improvement of the FTI and Related Agreement:
Article II - Scope of Agreement
Keep and improve job security provisions
Article III - Status of Agreement
Improve successorship language
Article IV - Classifications of Work
Review and update all current classifications
Review utilization of Instructor staff
Article V - Hours of Service
Review and modify language
Review manpower assumptions
Article VI - Seniority
Review language
Correct and update seniority list for all classifications
Review language
Clarify bidding process
Review and update relocation policies
Article IX - Vacations
Review and improve language
Increase accrual rate
Article X - Sick Leave
Buy back unused sick leave
Review sick leave policies
Article XIII - Bargaining and Grievance Procedure
Review and improve language
Article XIV - General
Review and improve language
Paid parking for all employees
Article XV - Travel and Training
Review and improve language
Article XVI - Insurance Benefits
Review and improve all insurance benefits
Article XVII - Union Representation
Review Grievance Procedure
Article XIX - Compensation
Review and improve language
Industry leading wages
Review and improve retirement package
Review and improve severance package
Article XX - Overtime
Clarify current overtime language
Letters of Agreement
Review all Letters of Agreement
The Union reserves the right to add, delete or amend its proposals during the course of negotiations between the parties.
Submitted on behalf of the FTI and Related Membership.
Proposal from ual corporation (united airlines) to iam members
The company's proposal is in the form of a concept letter:
April 7, 2009
Mr. Richard A. Delaney
President & Directing General Chairman
International Association of Machinist and
Aerospace Workers – District 141
1771 Commerce Drive, Suite 103
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Dear Mr. Delaney:
This letter will serve as United’s formal opener of the current UAL-IAMAW Ramp and Stores, Public Contact Employees’, Food Services, Security Officers’, Maintenance Instructors’, Fleet Technical Instructors’ and Related and Mileage Plus, Inc. Public contact Employees’ Agreements in accordance with the duration provisions of these agreements and Section 6, Title II of the Railway Labor Act. It sets forth broad proposals supporting United’s objectives of providing employees covered by these agreements with competitive compensation while achieving the critical productivity improvements and other contractual modifications that will allow United to achieve long-term profitability. United reserves the right to modify these proposals, or make additional proposals, during the bargaining process. We look forward to discussing these and other issues with you and your team over the coming months.
Our negotiations begin at a critically important time. In an industry and economic environment that remain both extraordinarily challenging and fundamentally changed, we want to provide competitive and rewarding jobs and the competitive pay and benefits they deserve. We do not view these as mutually exclusive goals, but rather necessary and interdependent outcomes that new labor agreements can help deliver through:
- Competitive wages, benefits and productivity;
- Meaningful incentive compensation tied to measurable and realistic performance metrics; and
- The flexibility needed to respond to changes in the marketplace, evolving customer expectations and emerging commercial opportunities.
Our intent is to reach mutually beneficial agreements through food faith bargaining. This will require constructive exchange of ideas and a constant focus on both the needs of customers and the demands of a highly competitive, transformed and dynamic marketplace. The issues are complex and we appreciate that at times there will be different points of view about how best to address them. It would be a disservice to those we collectively serve to allow these differences to become obstacles to our success. United is committed to:
- Being open, honest and fair in our negotiations and fostering a climate of mutual respect and trust;
- Being willing to consider other interest and points of view while working constructively and collaboratively to find common ground;
- Considering all fiscally responsible proposals that are competitive with the industry and consistent with market realities; and
- Concentrating on analytically sound solutions that strengthen the entire enterprise to create opportunities for employees and all of United’s stakeholders.
These are the principles that guided our recent work together to implement furlough mitigation initiative and the A:14 incentive program. These mutually beneficial outcomes serve as an example of what can be achieved when our efforts are forged by common purpose and are focused on delivering results that benefit the entire Company. It is in this same spirit that we enter into these negotiations.
To achieve the above listed objectives, we seek changes to the Agreements in these areas:
Increasing Business Flexibility
We must recognize that restrictions in the Agreements ostensibly intended to create job security frequently inhibit the Company and drive the opposite result. To compete successfully in today’s marketplace, it is essential that United maximize its ability to respond rapidly and efficiently to changes within the industry and the overall economic environment. To that end we will seek changes in the Scope and Status provisions to reduce costs, enable business flexibility and position United for long-term success.
Enhancing Customer Service, Operational Performance and Productivity
Our customers have many choices for air travel, so United must provide service and performance that will attract their attention, business and long term loyalty. Thus, because how we run our operation impacts directly our share of the market and revenue, we will propose contract modifications which support these goals. Our proposal will include a review of the relevance of current job classifications, descriptions and selection and deselection processes in an effort to maximize manpower while at the same time having higher skilled employees perform higher skilled work. We will also look to address roles and responsibilities of certain positions to enable leadership flexibility initiatives.
Scheduling Effectively, Productivitely, and Competitively
It is vital that United have the utmost flexibility as it relates to the staffing and scheduling of our manpower. We will propose changes which will reduce costs and create the most efficient utilization of resources while recognizing the need to balance that with the quality of work life for our employees. We will propose modifications to hours of service, scheduling limitations, holidays, vacation, overtime, travel pay, sick leave and extended illness status. Our proposals will also seek to eliminate other provisions in the Agreements which create inefficiencies in our operation and we will look to enable new flexible work and scheduling initiatives.
Provide Competitive Compensation and Benefits
United will propose a package of competitive pay and benefits that enables performance and incentive based pay initiatives. We will also propose changes to eliminate inefficiencies and unnecessary costs which result from the application of certain provisions in the current Agreements.
United employees currently enjoy a broad benefits package that rivals many in the United
States. We are committed to continuing to provide competitive benefits while bringing benefit costs and administration in line with the best practices within our industry and other leading corporations. To this end we will propose benefit changes that enable flexibility to respond to changes in the marketplace, evolving healthcare trends and emerging opportunities. We
will propose changes that establish simple, standard and streamlined processes for the efficient maintenance and administration of benefits while at the same time optimizing benefit offerings around overall employee preferences and needs. We will also propose changes that recognize the importance of employee wellness and long-term health practices.
Enhancing Administrative Efficiencies and Enabling Process Improvements
United will propose other changes in the Agreements to alleviate costly and unnecessary burdens and restrictions. We will propose changes that will allow for the use of technological advances to streamline current processes (e.g., e-mail or other electronic forms of notifications) and enable payroll and other process changes. We will propose changes to the discipline and grievance processes to address both parties’ interests in increasing the effectiveness and responsiveness of each process and achieving resolution of issues in a more timely fashion. We will also propose an examination of each letter of agreement to determine its validity and relevance to the current workforce and industry/economic environment with the goal of determining whether to delete, amend or incorporate into the body of the agreement those letters which are pertinent.
The above list of topics is not exclusive and the Company reserves the right to supplement our list as we move forward. We look forward to working with you to craft agreements that will help position United as a respected, industry-leading airline that employees take pride in and that customers and investors value.
Sincerely,
P. Douglas McKeen