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District 2-13 Bargaining News: September 2024

American Red Cross – National Addendum

As Local bargaining teams wrap up negotiations, the Union Coalition returns to the national bargaining table with the Red Cross. Updates will follow as more information becomes available. Check with your Local for news and mobilization activities.

Virginia American Red Cross members in red

CWA Local 2201 members in Richmond and Greenville, VA mobilizing for a fair contact at American Red Cross.

 

Climate Reality

This month, CWA Local 2336’s Bargaining Committee met with Climate Reality over the members’ first contract. They reported:

There was one Request for Information the Union submitted on the topic of a Probation Period. Climate Reality had inserted probationary period language into a different proposal about Seniority but the Union had questions surrounding this practice.  Climate Reality presented a counterproposal on Employee Classification and questioned the Union about our Performance Review proposal.

The Climate Reality Project joined CWA last spring when they signed a Voluntary Recognition Agreement. Stay in touch with Local 2336 for the latest news.

 

INOVA

CWA Local 2252’s Bargaining Team extended the contract with INOVA VNA Home Health to November 2, 2024 as negotiations continue. The contract was originally scheduled to expire on September 4, 2024. Reach out to Local 2252 for the latest bargaining news.

 

MissionWired

The CWA Local 2336 Bargaining Committee met with MissionWired several times in September to negotiate members’ first contract. Reporting from the bargaining table, the Committee shared:

The Union raised additional points about each individual’s performance; work involvement and the perception of colleagues getting promoted or receiving higher wage increases.  MissionWired requested additional information from the Union about exceptions that were cited and comparisons raised.  The Union will provide that information to MissionWired.  

Read the full report here.

Washington, D.C.-based workers at MissionWired, one of the largest and most prominent digital direct marketing firms in progressive politics, voted to join CWA in September 2023. 

 

Piedmont

The Bargaining Committee met with Piedmont on September 17-19. The Committee reported:

The Company began the session by providing an economic proposal, which covered wages and other economic articles. The Company has yet to respond to our proposal on profit sharing, which is the same as other AAG units. The Union responded to all the economic proposals.

While we had meaningful discussions and did reach an agreement on Seniority there are still some language items where we can’t agree, and we are very far apart on wages, holidays and vacation.

Read the full report here.

 

Mobilizing CWA Local 13301 members at Philadelphia Airport

CWA Local 13301 members mobilized for a fair contract at the Philadelphia International Airport during bargaining.

 

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Check out this month’s highlighted members:

Members in Locals 14827, 14842 and TNG-CWA Local 38061 have been on strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for over 23 months, the country’s longest running strike.

You can support striking workers by doing any of these three things today:

  1. Donate to the strike fund that's used to pay for rent, utility bills, car repairs, groceries, and to keep their pets alive and well.
     
  2. Order a T-shirt repping their strike publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress. All proceeds go to the same strike fund.
     
  3. Subscribe to the Pittsburgh Union Progress for free news on the strike, the lives of working people in Western PA and beyond, and more.

 

Windstream

After weeks of negotiations, the Local 13000 Bargaining Committee announced a tentative agreement with Windstream before the current contract expired on September 30. The new 3-year agreement includes annual wage increases, vacation accrual, an improved overtime meal allowance, improved per diems, and more. Check out the full report here.

Zoom meetings were scheduled for all 4 Pennsylvania Windstream locations. Reach out to Local 13000 for details about the ratification vote.