AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1395 / AFL-CIO - PENSACOLA, FLORIDA ATU Local 1395 was chartered in 1945 - Representing almost 800 workers that are employed at the following businesses: Escambia County Area Transit - Operations and Maintenance, Pensacola Bay Transportation in Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties - Operations and Maintenance, Escambia County Board Of County Commissioners - County Classified Blue Collar Employees, Durham School Services in Santa Rosa County - Operations and Maintenance, and Dominos Pizza Delivery Drivers employed at (TwoMay's Franchise on 9th Avenue) - Pensacola, Florida --- PRESIDENT MIKE LOWERY Presiding
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8/19/2010 - Local Union President/Business Agent Mike Lowery reports that the renewal contract for Durham School Services Mechanics has been signed. A signed copy will be mailed back to the Company Chief Negotiator and soon after that copies will be provided to all bargaining unit employees. "It's been a long road but we've reached our goal and we're very happy with the results" states Lowery. Mechanics received a 3% wage increase each year of the contract and retro pay back to August 2009. Plus at the signing of the contract they'll be getting another scheduled 3% increase. Also three of the seven Mechanics will be promoted now that the contract is signed and they'll receive up to 10% increases for the promotion. The Mechanics also received for the first time a boot and tool allowance.
August 18, 2010 - ATU Local 1395 Negotiating Team (International Vice President Gary Rauen, Local Union President/Business Agent Mike Lowery and Local Union Vice President Larry Smith) and ECAT Management reached a tentative agreement to resolve the Fiscal Year 09/10 Wage Increase and the arbitration tied to the wage dispute.
The agreement would not provide any wage increase for the bargaining unit employees for Fiscal Year 09/10 but in turn effective upon signing of the agreement the bargaining unit employees would receive the following holidays under the current labor agreement - Good Friday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
The Union will wait on ECAT General Manager Ken Gordon to secure this agreement with County Administrator. After that ratification must be completed by County Commissioners and the bargaining unit of Local 1395.
Emmitt Smith gets inducted to Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio
Long time Union member and Union officer/steward Emmitt Smith Jr. enjoyed watching his son (All time NFL leading rusher) Emmitt Smith III get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Local 1395 is so proud of Emmitt and his hall of fame son. Emmitt has been a member of Local 1395 for over 35 years. He has served in many positions within the Local Union including Vice President under former President Ken Edgerton. He currently serves as a shop steward.
Also pictured is Mary - Emmitt's wife and the mother of the great running back.
7/16/2010 - Members of Local 1395 who work at Pensacola Bay Transportation voted to reject a tentative cell phone policy negotiated between Local 1395 and PBT Management.
"We reject the policy which is clearly unfair and does not allow for the ability to be reasonable and responsible" states Theresa McDonald, Vice President representing the PBT workers under Local 1395. "Plus why should we agree to a cell phone policy when the Company has ignored our labor contract which we've had a wage re-opener since November of last year and we're now approaching another wage re-opener scheduled for November 2010" states Ada James, Executive Board Officer representing the PBT workers for Local 1395.
"We're notify the Company and move forward" states Mike Lowery, President / Business Agent of ATU Local 1395.
7/19/2010 - On Tuesday, July 20th at 9:00 am at the ECAT Conference Room, negotiations between ECAT Management and the ATU Local 1395 begin. The renewal contract expires October 1, 2010. Local Union President Mike Lowery and Senior Vice President Larry Smith will represent the workers at the bargaining table with ECAT Management.
Lowery states the Local Union is ready and that Larry Smith and himself have applied many hours of work preparing for this day. Lowery has no plans in using the International for assistance with IVP Gary Rauen or IVP Ray Rivera unless negotiations lead to some kind of Impasse on monetary issues.
The negotiations are under the private sector and therefore do not fall under the sunshine law. So any members who want to attend must seek approval through the Union President Mike Lowery who in turn will seek approval of the Company. Under the private sector and the FMCS (Federal Mediation Conciliation Services) the ATU Local 1395 may choose to strike. Paper work was filed by Local 1395 with the FMCS allowing this process to occur if the Local Union so selects to do so.
Anyone wishing to seek information regarding the negotiations must approach Mike Lowery or Larry Smith. Send an email to atu1395@aol.com and either Lowery or Smith will get back with you when time permits.
July 19, 2010 - Local Union President Mike Lowery appointed Union officers to two different committees today representing Board of County Commissioners, Escambia County bargaining unit employees under the ATU Local 1395.
VP representing BCC workers Fredrico Stewart and David Bland were appointed to the Classification Committee which will soon review the current job classifications. There is concern that some former job classifications were bunched into one classification(s) under Fox Lawson System. This in turn has not benefited workers who might have certifications, etc. that in turn should allow them to have a different classification and/or an increase in pay. Stewart is an employee from Roads and Bridges Dept. working at 9 mile road.
President Mike Lowery is actually a committee member to the Classification committee but plans on having David Bland - shop steward from Roads & Bridges / Maintenance / Camp 5 to attend the meetings with Stewart. Bland is the alternate to Lowery.
Also David Bland - shop steward also from Roads & Bridges / Maintenance / Camp 5 will serve as the Union committee member on the Group Health Benefits Committee. The alternate to Bland is Chris Hayes the Financial Secretary/Treasurer of Local 1395 and employee from Solid Waste.
Any questions from members can be directed to atu1395@aol.com and the questions or concerns will be forward on to the committee member(s).
7/19/2010 - Union President Mike Lowery appointed committee members to the Classification Committee and the Group Health Insurance Committee to serve representing the ATU Local 1395 with BCC Management.
Appointed:
David Blair - Shop Steward / Roads and Bridges / Maintenance Dept. - camp 5
Group Health Insurance Committee
Chris Hayes - Financial Secretary/Treasurer / Solid Waste Dept. - (Alternate)
Group Health Insurance Committee
Fredrico Stewart - Vice President / Roads and Bridges - 9 mile road
Classification Committee
Mike Lowery - President/Business Agent of Local 1395
Classification Committee
David Bland - Shop Steward / Roads & Bridges / Maintenance - Camp 5
(Alternate to President Lowery) - will likely serve most of the time for Local Union.
MEMBERS VOTE AS ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP TO SUPPORT DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICE MECHANIC CHRIS PETERSON
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7/15/2010 - President Mike Lowery held a grievance training after the regular business meeting for all members, shop stewards and officers. Many in attendance applauded the training and said they want more. Next month the training will continue at the August Regular Business Meeting.
Members present for the Regular Business Meeting voted to support arbitration for fellow Union Member Chris Peterson, a mechanic out of Durham School Services in Santa Rosa County. For the first time in history of Local 1395, the entire membership to include ECAT, PBT, BCC and DSS Union members will be assessed to support an arbitration. "This is a huge step forward for Local 1395 to send a message to all the employers we represent that we are one union" states Lowery.
Today - International Vice President Ray Rivera will assist Local 1395 in a wage re-opener for County bargaining unit workers that Local 1395 represents. The negotiations is a 9:30 am at the Human Resource conference room. Information to follow soon on this web site.
(GRIEVANCES - YOUR DUTY AS A MEMBER, SHOP STEWARD OR OFFICER OF THE LOCAL UNION)
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT RAY RIVERA WILL BE AT OUR MEETING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS - PLUS HE IS ASSISTING LOCAL 1395 ON FRIDAY FOR WAGE RE-OPENER FOR BCC WORKERS UNDER LOCAL 1395
Members of the Durham School Services Mechanics labor contract voted to support a tentative agreement between Management and the Union.
The agreement offers a 3% wage increase each year of the agreement to include retroactive pay to August 1, 2009.
Plus the agreement offers 3 out of the 7 workers to be promoted to a higher classification. Which means these workers will get about a 10% total increase.
Along with the wage and promotion increases - the Mechanics now get a tool allowance and a boot allowance plus much more in the contract.
The members and officers of Local 1395 would like to congratulate these hard working mechanics and look forward to much success in the future.
Special thanks goes out to Steven Price who represented the workers at the negotiations table.
Christopher Peterson a mechanic with Durham School Services was terminated by Management. His grievance was moved to Arbitration by Local Union President Mike Lowery. Details of the case will be presented at the July Regular Membership meeting. President Lowery is asking all members to support this case. There are only seven workers at the DSS Maintenance Shop.
July 16th, 2010 - ATU 1395 w/Board of County Commissioners, Escambia County, Florida
Wage re-opener and 2 Article re-openers
9:00 am - H.R. Conference Room, Downtown Governmental Building - Pensacola, Florida
representing workers - Mike Lowery, P/BA / Larry Smith, SVP / Ray Rivera, IVP / Fredrico Steward, VP-BCC workers / Chris Hayes, FS/T / David Bland, SS ----assisting via telephone Gary Rauen, IVP
Heintzman Appointed International President, Graham appointed IEVP
ATU — WASHINGTON, DC (6/26)
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Ron Heintzman appointed International President
upon retirement of Warren S. George
Canadian Randy Graham appointed
International Executive Vice President
WASHINGTON, DC - 2:10 PM: Ron Heintzman has been appointed international president by the ATU General Executive Board following the retirement of International President Warren S. George, effective July 1. He becomes the eighth international president in the ATU's 117-year history.
Randy Graham has been appointed by International President Ron Heintzman, and approved by the General Executive Board, to serve as international executive vice president. Graham is the first Canadian to hold one of the executive officer positions in the International Union.* His appointment becomes effective July 1.
Both will serve the remainder of their predecessors' terms until new elections are held for international offices at the 56th ATU Convention in Orlando, FL, this September.
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July 2010 Agenda Meeting Flyer.docx
