Local 5147 negotiations update, January 28
This week we wrapped up our strike authorization vote. We want to thank everyone who participated. The vote was overwhelming – 98% voted to authorize a job action!
This week we wrapped up our strike authorization vote. We want to thank everyone who participated. The vote was overwhelming – 98% voted to authorize a job action!
AAA, American Arbitration Association will be conducting our Job Action Authorization vote. The emailing of voting instructions and Personal Identification Numbers (“PINs”) will take place on Monday, January 25, 2021at 6:00 A.M.
Today we received another counter proposal from management. They are now offering increases of 1.8% for 2021, 1.8% for 2022 and 2% for 2023.
Management is demanding a three-year contract that does not address the many concerns the membership has at HRH. In addition, they only want to provide raises of 1.4%, 1.6% and 2% each year.
There will be emergency membership meetings on Tuesday, January 5th via Zoom to discuss management's proposal and what the membership is willing to do to win a better contract!
We met again with management for negotiations today - an additional session that management asked for. Unfortunately, they did not come to the table with a counter proposal on wages or other economics. This was very disappointing.
We met again with management today for our eighth bargaining session. There was some good back and forth and the conversation was productive.
Today was our seventh negotiations session with management at HRH. Unfortunately, they are moving at a glacial pace.
We had our sixth bargaining session with management. Yesterday they left us with their initial offer: a 1.6% raise over three years. They also moved in our direction on some of our demands regarding differentials
Today should have been our sixth negotiation session with management. However, they have cancelled the last two in a row as they were not ready to respond to our economic demands.
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Yesterday we had our third negotiation session with management. At this session management provided us with a set of their initial proposals.