The 794/819 Contract with Fox Has Been
Ratified as of March 13, 2010.
Updates to follow..........
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EMERGENCY MEETING
On Saturday, March 13, 2010 we will be holding an Emergency Meeting to conduct a vote at the Union office, located at 340 E. 71St, 2nd Floor. The vote will be conducted from 11am to 2pm, for ONLY THOSE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE WNYW/WWOR Contract.
It will once again be for the Contract proposal, dated Feb. 10, 2010 which you all received recently.
You will have an opportunity to vote “For” the Contract or “Against” it.
Voting “Against” the Contract will also authorize the Executive Board to call a Strike if necessary.
Authorization to call a Strike is determined by a 75% majority vote “Against”.
Absentee Ballots will be available in TOC and Master Control, please provide a letter explaining the reason you cannot vote in person.
We urge everyone to participate.
A comparison between the Feb. 10th and Dec. 11th proposals are available upon request.
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The Contract WAS VOTED DOWN (updated Sun 3/7/10)
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We will be holding the Ratification Meeting on
Saturday, March 6th 2010 at 11am,
at the Local's office, 340 East 71st, 2nd floor.
Please check your mail as the Ratification packet has gone out to all Members eligible to vote.
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The next Membership Meeting will be held on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at Noon.
In attendance will be Daniel DiTolla, IATSE 10th International Vice-President and Director of Organizing who has been with us during Negotiations, and Hope Pordy, Council for Local794.
WE URGE ALL MEMBERS TO ATTEND THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING
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The Next week of Negotiations is scheduled to begin on Dec. 7th, 2009 in Secaucus, NJ.
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As you all know the Company has indicated that there is to be a layoff of 33 more Employees beyond the 5 already laid off for a total of 38. This is to take place by June 30th. The Company has now indicated that there will be an additional layoff of approximately 20 more Employees within the next 12-18 months due to the advent of an Automated Production Control Room system at WNYW and WWOR, the anticipated hubbing out of Graphics by early Fall, and Master Control being hubbed from a main facility out West. The Company has repeatedly indicated that the Station(s) operation(s) will be changing dramatically within the next year or so. The Company has distributed a new enhanced buyout offer that should be considered by all those eligible. The Company has decided to offer a different monetary amount to previous NABET employees due to their reduced Pension accruals.The Negotiating Committee is working very hard to continue to negotiate for a Contract that will carry us into and through this very unsure and daunting future.
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April 3, 2009
The Company has refused to extend the
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The Contract has Expired.