IAM: Negotiations Updates

August 2010

  • August 6, 2010

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on 15 separate dates since the last update, including 3 dates each in late May (18, 20 and 25) and late June (22, 23 and 24), 7 dates in July (13,...
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April 2010

  • April 28, 2010

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on March 23, 24 and 25 and April 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21. Federal mediator Terri Brown was present at the March 23-25 meetings. The initial meetings focused primarily on...
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March 2010

  • March 23, 2010

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on March 16, 17 and 18. The negotiations centered on day at a time (DAT) vacation, the annual vacation bidding and allocation process and relief scheduling. Both parties have recognized the...
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  • March 2, 2010

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on January 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28 and February 23 - 25. Mediator Terri Brown was present at the meetings that took place on January 27 and 28 and February...
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February 2010

  • February 9, 2010

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on January 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28. Mediator Terri Brown was present at the January 27 and 28 meetings. Building on the progress the parties had made earlier in the...
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January 2010

  • January 18, 2010

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on January 12, 13 and 14. As previously scheduled, the parties spent the majority of the week continuing discussions concerning the few remaining issues in Article 10 (Seniority) and Article 18...
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December 2009

  • December 18, 2009

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on December 15, 16 and 17. The parties spent the week discussing issues related to Article 10 (Seniority) and Article 18 (Bargaining and Grievance Procedure). These discussions further defined the open...
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November 2009

  • November 25, 2009

    The United and IAM negotiating teams met in Chicago on November 16, 17 and 18. The parties spent the first day clarifying positions related to job security and seniority proposals. The agenda the following days involved the Company’s proposal and...
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  • November 2, 2009

    Since the last update, the Company and IAM Negotiating teams met on October 27 and October 28. The negotiation session began with an update on the status of follow-up projects underway as a result of the job security discussions that...
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October 2009

  • October 5, 2009

    The United and IAM Negotiating Committees met separately with Senior Mediator Patricia Sims and Mediator Terri Brown in Chicago on September 29. The parties then met jointly Ms. Sims and Ms. Brown on September 30. The discussion at this joint...
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August 2009

  • August 28, 2009

    Since the last update, United and the IAM have continued to focus their discussions exclusively on job security concerns. The parties have worked to develop, review and assess potential contract changes that could advance both employment security and ensure United’s...
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  • August 14, 2009

    United and the IAM met seven times since the last negotiations update. During this period the parties focused exclusively on concerns related to job security. The discussions have centered on many contract Articles and potential changes that may better enable...
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July 2009

  • July 28, 2009

    The Company and IAM negotiating teams continued to meet over the course of past few weeks, and have tentatively agreed to changes in Article 1 (Purpose) and Article 19 (Safety and Health). The principal topic of discussions continues to be...
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June 2009

  • June 23, 2009

    The Company and IAM negotiating committees met on June 9 and 11 and June 16 and 18. We spent the past two weeks continuing to work through issues related to proposals covering the vacation, grievance and seniority articles. The parties...
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  • June 5, 2009

    The Company and IAM negotiating committees met on June 3 and 4. The majority of the sessions were dedicated to clarifying the IAM’s proposal that addressed changes to Article 13 (Vacations) and the Company’s proposal that addressed changes to Article...
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May 2009

  • May 22, 2009

    May 22, 2009 — We have completed another week of negotiations with the IAM, and addressed topics related to the grievance process and vacations. Since negotiations began in early April, we have jointly addressed many issues related to seniority and...
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