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January SCLC Meeting(No meeting in December)When: Wed., January 25thTime: 6:00 p.m.Where: Everett Labor TempleSCLC Meetings Delegates from member unions attend monthly meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. Those meetings are held at the Labor Temple, 2812 Lombard, Everett. Directions to SCLC |
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Machinists Vote for Jobs,
OK New Contract
Published Dec. 9, 2011 in www.thestand.org
SEATTLE (Dec. 7) — Machinists Union members have approved a four-year contract extension with the Boeing Co. that ensures the 737 MAX will be built in Puget Sound.
The final vote was 74 percent to accept the extension, union officers said. More than 31,000 union members in Washington, Oregon, Kansas and California were eligible to vote.
“This agreement represents a historic moment in changing the relationship between this union and the Boeing Co.,” said Tom Wroblewski, the president of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in Seattle. “For the first time, company executives are committing to you to keep work in Puget Sound.”
“This agreement shows the collective bargaining process is flexible enough to adjust with the times,” said Wroblewski. “The process allowed us to be creative and produce a win-win for everyone – our members, Boeing, airline customers, and the community. This is a vote of confidence for job security and a stronger future for this region.”
The agreement extends the current contract, which was set to expire in September 2012, another four years.
The biggest benefit to the contract was the commitment to job security, Wroblewski said.
“As a result of this vote, we have the strongest commitment to the future of aerospace jobs in Washington State that we’ve ever had,” he said. Read entire article
Published: Friday, December 16, 2011 in the Everett Herald
State Agency Sides with Everett Firefighters in Complaint Against City on Overtime
It could be costly: City failed to bargain with firefighters, state says
By Debra Smith, Herald Writer
EVERETT -- The state Public Employment Relations Commission has ruled against the city of Everett for refusing to bargain with the firefighters union over the past two years about issues surrounding workload and overtime.
If the Dec. 2 ruling stands, the city could end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost overtime plus interest to the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 46.
Since firefighters can't strike to protest reduced staffing, filing the grievance was the only way the union could get the city's attention, said union president Paul Gagnon. He said he doesn't even want any money.
"This whole decision has nothing to do with the money," he said. "This has always been about service to citizens."
The city is reviewing the decision, including the potential monetary impact, said Everett spokeswoman Kate Reardon.
"It appears that the decision contains major errors and is not consistent with the law or the city-union collective bargaining agreement," she said.