The parties where scheduled to meet for Negotiations on September 12, 13 and 14, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Present for the Company were Bob Frisch COO and Jeffery Bethune, VP by phone; Tina Vos, Managing Director Human Resources and Katherine Lessard, Tech Stores Ops Manager. Present for the Union were Jerry Lemke, General Chair, and Negotiating Committee Members, Sartchander Vemuri, and Mark Holtz.
The Company notified the Union Committee that they were not available to negotiate September 12, 2017.
The Company passed a Comprehensive Proposal on September 13, that included the following Articles: Article 5 Work Classifications, Article 6 Uniforms and Appearance Standards, Article 7 Technical Stores-Salary and its Administration, Article 8 Hours of Service (Re-opened), Article 9 Part-Time Employees, Article 10 Payment of Overtime, Article 11 Holidays, Article 12 Vacation, Article 15 Sick Leave, Article 18 Furloughed employees, Article 19 General and Miscellaneous, Article 20 Retirement, Article 21 Insurance, Article 23 Maintenance of Benefits, Article 31 Longevity, Article 34 Effective Date and Duration, Article TBD-B Technical Stores Employees Uniforms, Article TBD-C Premiums and all LOA’s.
The following afternoon the Union passed a Comprehensive Proposal, that included the following Articles: Article 5 Work Classifications, Article 6 Uniforms and Appearance Standards, Article 7 Technical Stores-Salary and its Administration, Article 8 Hours of Service (Re-opened), Article 9 Part-Time Employees, Article 10 Payment of Overtime, Article 11 Holidays, Article 12 Vacation, Article 15 Sick Leave, Article 18 Furloughed employees, Article 19 General and Miscellaneous, Article 20 Retirement, Article 21 Insurance, Article 23 Maintenance of Benefits, Article 31 Longevity, Article 34 Effective Date and Duration, Article TBD-B Technical Stores Employees Uniforms, Article TBD-C Premiums and all LOA’s
Tentative dates to resume negotiations are November 28-30, 2017 or December 5-7, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Thank you for your continued solidarity and support during these Negotiations. If you have any questions related to the negotiation process, please contact the Negotiation Committee or me at
Sincerely and fraternally,
Jerry Lemke
General Chair
Sartchander Vemuri Mark Holtz
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