Negotiations continued Thursday-Friday November 12-13 at DSLCC in Clifton Forge, Virginia. Both parties have challenged each other to "think outside the box". This approach is leading us in a direction that will likely see us scheduling a Contract Presentation Meeting in late November. While we still have work to do, we are nearing a point where your Bargaining Committee will need to seek direction from the membership.
Currently, we are discussing a one-year economic extension which will address monetary gains on wages, pension multiplier, A&S insurance, and AD&D insurance. This extension would also guarantee that negotiations will continue throughout 2016 with an end goal of reaching a new Agreement by December 1, 2016. This extension would apply to PRG and Specialty Chemicals (including Ingevity, if/when a spin-off occurs).
We have presented the Company with a copy of our comprehensive bargaining agenda. Particular emphasis was put on the Union's intent to bargain a 12 Hour Agreement and to either eliminate, or alternatively define selection and use of, Hourly Supervisors. At this time the Company hasn't presented us with their agenda.
Bargaining will continue next week and will focus, in part, on the potential Ingevity spin-off which is currently scheduled for March 1, 2016.
The membership will be notified when details are nailed down for the explanation meeting and voting as defined in our By-Laws.
We look forward to seeing you at the Informational Bargaining Meetings on Sunday.
CPU Local 675 Negotiations Committee
Currently, we are discussing a one-year economic extension which will address monetary gains on wages, pension multiplier, A&S insurance, and AD&D insurance. This extension would also guarantee that negotiations will continue throughout 2016 with an end goal of reaching a new Agreement by December 1, 2016. This extension would apply to PRG and Specialty Chemicals (including Ingevity, if/when a spin-off occurs).
We have presented the Company with a copy of our comprehensive bargaining agenda. Particular emphasis was put on the Union's intent to bargain a 12 Hour Agreement and to either eliminate, or alternatively define selection and use of, Hourly Supervisors. At this time the Company hasn't presented us with their agenda.
Bargaining will continue next week and will focus, in part, on the potential Ingevity spin-off which is currently scheduled for March 1, 2016.
The membership will be notified when details are nailed down for the explanation meeting and voting as defined in our By-Laws.
We look forward to seeing you at the Informational Bargaining Meetings on Sunday.
CPU Local 675 Negotiations Committee