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Post by TCU 2U2 on Sept 2, 2016 8:34:00 GMT -5
I have heard from several sources that the FAA set September 1 as the deadline for vendors to submit wage rates for FY17.
Assume this means if you did not negotiate a wage increase, union or otherwise, then wages will remain at FY16 levels.
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Post by sky on Sept 3, 2016 7:20:44 GMT -5
It was always my understanding that wage increases were negotiated.. between the contractor (for all their stations) and the union.
That individual stations did not have to request their own wage increase....did something change?
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Post by mesoscalelift on Oct 12, 2016 23:44:59 GMT -5
We were instructed that the wages would not increase simply b/c there was no guarantee of a job beyond Sept 2017. We are basically on a temporary budget, thus unable to demand anything.
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Post by skobie on Oct 13, 2016 9:30:57 GMT -5
Mesoscale. That has nothing to do with the Union or the company. Just another tactic by a certain Union to have an excuse not to do anything.
skobie
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Post by weatherwatcher on Oct 13, 2016 9:45:20 GMT -5
How do we go about getting out of this so called "union"?
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Post by skobie on Oct 13, 2016 11:20:40 GMT -5
My message is to get involved more with your Union first. Become the Union Steward. Go thru a negotiation. Pester people for answers by phone, email, text, etc. Listen to the grievances of the people at your site (big and small issues). Come up with solutions to problems. Work with your contractor. If nothing else, it will make you a better person.
If you've done all that and end up with nothing in the end, then I say run!
skobie
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Post by toofarnorth on Oct 13, 2016 14:47:45 GMT -5
If you really want out of the union, you can hold a decertification election under the auspices and oversight of the NLRB. I don't recommend it though - your wages & benefits will drop to the USDOL wage determination and you will lose the union disciplinary protection - unless of course you have another union you want to switch to. Much better to call your union and work with them. Your CBA is a contract between your station and your contractor - even if the FAA finds a way to deny wage increases (not currently legal), the company is required to pay the wages negotiated under your CBA.
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