Covering various sites throughout Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Pedro. SPFPA Local 100 PO Box 904 San Pedro, CA 90733
Monday, August 31, 2015
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Union/Management Relationships
Respect is the key to a successful relationship between the employer and the union representing it's employees.
The employer must respect the role of the union as the sole and exclusive agent of the employees. The union must respect the employer's exclusive right to manage it's operations and to direct it's work forces. Both parties must recognize and acknowledge their respective rights and obligations under labor legislation and under the collective bargaining agreement, and the rights and obligation of the employees covered by the agreement. The employer and the union must agree to and then respect the overall purposes of a collective bargaining agreement: (1) to establish mutually satisfactory relationship between the employer and it's employees; (2) to establish and maintain satisfactory working conditions, hours of work, and wages for all employees who are subject to the provisions of the agreement; (3) to provide procedures for the prompt and equitable resolution of disputes.
Above all, the employer must respect the fact that the employees have a right to join and participate in a union without fear of intimidation, coercion, harassment, or undue influence by the employer. The union must also abide by it's obligations to treat all employees fairly and in good faith and to treat management with appropriate respect.
A co-operative union-management relationship must be built on a foundation of mutual benefit, honesty, fairness, and most importantly - trust.
Friday, August 7, 2015
CBS Ratification results
On the date of August 7th 2015 at 5 p.m. CBS's ratification vote for the new collective bargaining agreement concluded. The results of that vote are as follows:
The membership accepted the CBA by a majority vote of 30 to 6.
The opening of the ballot box, reconciling the ballots, sorting the ballots, counting the ballots, and transmitting the results to the membership all took place in the presence of 2 CBS members to ensure that a complete and fair election process had taken place.
Thank you to all Union brothers and sisters that showed up and exercised your right to vote.
Azaveous Oliver
Local 100 President
Grievance defined
Grievance:
A grievance is a legal mechanism by which the union and the employer resolve disputes between them about issues in the workplace. For example, a grievance may involve a complaint by an employee, the union or the employer alleging that the employer, or a member of management, or the union has violated a legally binding term of a collective bargaining agreement.
The collective bargaining agreement may contain provisions for what can or cannot be grieved. For example, it may contain a provision that the union cannot grieve a discharge of a probationary employee ( unless that discharge was discriminatory). The procedure for advancing and resolving or arbitrating grievances is normally contained in the collective bargaining agreement. A gripe on the other hand is an issue that may be of importance to the member but for which there isn't an obvious violation of the collective bargaining agreement.