Labor Day 2010 – a celebration of working people, and decades of achievement by and for workers

District 141 – Welcome

EAP

August 31, 2010 — Helping Hands, the District 141 EAP monthly newsletter, new September edition, features self-help stories on social anxiety, Facebook addiction, disability etiquette, and more. html | pdf

Merger

August 27, 2010 — The Department of Justice (DOJ) today cleared the United-Continental merger of any anti-trust issues, giving the merger regulatory approval. Merger

Negotiation — valuing wages, sick time

Read the full brief | Rich Delaney — August 18, 2010 Highlight

Negotiations resumed this week with Federal Mediator Iannone present. Our discussions were again focused on the economic proposals important to our members – wages, holidays, vacation, sick time, etc.

This week’s time was spent reviewing and challenging financial information provided by United in response to some of our proposals. This information is crucial to reaching an agreement because both sides must be able to agree on the cost or value of a proposal in order to realistically negotiate. | Read the full brief | PDF