Negotiations commenced at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge, VA on 11/9/2015. Present for the Company were Spokesperson Andrew Sanders, Keith Potter, Craig Lane, Jacqui Tilley and Dawson Grant. Your Union Committee consisted of Spokesperson Don Draeger, Pres. Bob Booth, VP Gary Wilkerson, VP Heather Williams, Committeeman Michael Seldomridge, Committeeman Tommy Hubbard and Job Analyst Tommy Meeks.
The Union offered the following Ground Rules:
Union Proposal- November 9, 2015
Ground Rules
AWPPW Local 675 CPU and WestRock, Covington, Virginia
1. The Company will furnish the meeting room and will ensure that a caucus room is available for the Union’s use.
2. The Company will pay for the lost time wages of the Union Bargaining Board members for the duration of the talks.
3. Cellular telephones will be turned off while at the bargaining table.
4. No proposal shall be deemed to have been made by either party until submitted in writing by the party’s spokesperson.
5. The Company will furnish 800 copies on any and each tentative agreement that the Union agrees to take to the membership for a ratification vote.
6. The Union requires a minimum of 14 days (excluding weekends), after the receipt of the copies of any tentative agreement, for any referral of a proposal to the membership for ratification.
7. The Company will compile for proofreading copies of the contract for the Union as ratified and will furnish them within a maximum of 60 days of ratification.
8. The Union will be furnished a printer’s copy to proofread prior to the contract being printed.
9. The company will pay the cost of printing the contract. The contract will be printed at a Union printing shop.
10. The contract shall be printed in 3” x 5” format. The color of the cover will be Hi-Viz Green.
11. The contract will be posted on the Company intranet.
12. The Company will allow the Union website to be accessed on the Company intranet as an Union electronic bulletin board.
13. The Company will furnish the Union electronic copies of the contract in both .pdf and Word (.doc) format.
14. Negotiation sessions may be recorded by either or both parties and the Union can share such recordings with its membership.
The Company was agreeable to the Ground Rules with the exceptions of:
2. No binding agreement.
9. This is to be decided. Using a local printer may be preferable to both parties.
11. Posting the Agreement on the company Intranet is "to be determined".
12. Company said No. 12 was unlikely. They will pass it by senior Management. Not that forward thinking, yet.
14. The Company said they aren't going to break new ground by allowing recording of bargaining sessions.
While neither party exchanged Bargaining Agendas, there was plenty of discussion on how to proceed and trends in the industry. Also, Sanders and Potter confirmed that there is a plan in place to continue defined pension benefits for Ingevity employees. Total time of employment will be used to determine the level of pension benefit due Ingevity employees post spin-off.
Surveys have also been released in Carbon for spin off related issues.
We will provide further bargaining news as it develops.
In Solidarity, Local 675 Bargaining Committee
The Union offered the following Ground Rules:
Union Proposal- November 9, 2015
Ground Rules
AWPPW Local 675 CPU and WestRock, Covington, Virginia
1. The Company will furnish the meeting room and will ensure that a caucus room is available for the Union’s use.
2. The Company will pay for the lost time wages of the Union Bargaining Board members for the duration of the talks.
3. Cellular telephones will be turned off while at the bargaining table.
4. No proposal shall be deemed to have been made by either party until submitted in writing by the party’s spokesperson.
5. The Company will furnish 800 copies on any and each tentative agreement that the Union agrees to take to the membership for a ratification vote.
6. The Union requires a minimum of 14 days (excluding weekends), after the receipt of the copies of any tentative agreement, for any referral of a proposal to the membership for ratification.
7. The Company will compile for proofreading copies of the contract for the Union as ratified and will furnish them within a maximum of 60 days of ratification.
8. The Union will be furnished a printer’s copy to proofread prior to the contract being printed.
9. The company will pay the cost of printing the contract. The contract will be printed at a Union printing shop.
10. The contract shall be printed in 3” x 5” format. The color of the cover will be Hi-Viz Green.
11. The contract will be posted on the Company intranet.
12. The Company will allow the Union website to be accessed on the Company intranet as an Union electronic bulletin board.
13. The Company will furnish the Union electronic copies of the contract in both .pdf and Word (.doc) format.
14. Negotiation sessions may be recorded by either or both parties and the Union can share such recordings with its membership.
The Company was agreeable to the Ground Rules with the exceptions of:
2. No binding agreement.
9. This is to be decided. Using a local printer may be preferable to both parties.
11. Posting the Agreement on the company Intranet is "to be determined".
12. Company said No. 12 was unlikely. They will pass it by senior Management. Not that forward thinking, yet.
14. The Company said they aren't going to break new ground by allowing recording of bargaining sessions.
While neither party exchanged Bargaining Agendas, there was plenty of discussion on how to proceed and trends in the industry. Also, Sanders and Potter confirmed that there is a plan in place to continue defined pension benefits for Ingevity employees. Total time of employment will be used to determine the level of pension benefit due Ingevity employees post spin-off.
Surveys have also been released in Carbon for spin off related issues.
We will provide further bargaining news as it develops.
In Solidarity, Local 675 Bargaining Committee