Showing posts with label CBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CBA. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

BTW.....



you do realize that this gets worse, right?

Add to the 50,000 dollars that was used as an example in the previous post, the 936 dollar raise that was mentioned. Now, multiply 50,936 dollars by 2.3 percent. The union now gets 1,172 dollars in dues money!

50,936 by the agency membership rate of 1.74 percent translates to 886 dollars. Your actual raise for the year is 50 dollars.  But only if you are paying the agency rate fee.

Are you mad as hell yet?

Let's keep this going while we have your attention.

Take the gross income amount from your 2015 W2 and multiply that by 2.3 percent.

The union just loves it when you do overtime. The more you make, the more they make. 
Now tell us once again just how great SEIU is! Can you understand why they don't want to be pushed out as the union that represents the workforce?  They are laughing all the way to the bank!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Updated UD information!



Committee of Covenant Screeners for Deauthorization

Mail in Ballot for the Deauthorization (UD) Election, Vote Yes!

Fellow Covenant Employees:

The lying liars of SEIU and Covenant have a contract governing our employment. This contract contains a “union security clause” which requires each employee to pay dues to SEIU as a condition of employment. This is insane! Vote Yes!

However, under the National Labor Relations Act of 1951 (NLRB), employees have the right to call for a special, secret ballot election to have this forced-security cause deleted from the contract. This is called a “Deauthorization election”, (UD), because employees “deauthorize” the forced-security clause and remove it from the contract.

If 50% or more of the eligible employees vote in favor of the UD, the clause is struck out of the contract, and no employee will be forced to pay dues or fees to the SEIU. In short, a UD election has only one purpose: to remove the forced-dues clause from the contract, and require SEIU to earn its dues through voluntary contributions, instead of forced collections and threats to terminate you if you don’t pay up!

Our UD election is a mail in ballot from the NLRB.
The ballots will be mailed after 10-2 and will come to
your home address, we have till 10-16, Thursday to send
back the filled in ballots to the NLRB, the votes
will be counted on Tuesday the 21st at 11:00 AM.

It is Critical that each employee vote during the voting period! In order to win this election, we need a majority of all employees who are eligible to vote. An employee who fails to vote is, in effect, “Voting” for forced dues, and is voting to have no choice except to continue paying outrageous dues and fees to SEIU!

A strong union is not predicated on how much money you pay in dues! The Union is weak because of a POOR CONTRACT, POOR LEADERSHIP, and NO ADVOCACY!

Vote yourself a Raise! Vote Yes!

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

As a reminder...


 SEIU, has been sending out letters demanding that employees once again start paying dues.  We feel that this is an attempt to persuade and intimidate the workforce into paying dues that are not required.

Has anyone seen a signed copy of the contract?

Has anyone seen a printed CBA handbook?

Information has been passed along to us regarding the status of the motion to disallow the results of the recent de-authorization vote. We have been informed that the National Labor Relations Board will be making a determination some time in October.

In the meantime, don't be intimidated into paying dues that are not legally required!

SEIU, produce a signed copy of the contract and a printed CBA handbook!

Monday, July 22, 2013

You have your ballots, now it's time to vote!

 
 
Just to remove any confusion that you might have about what we are voting on, we will give you the particulars.

A "yes" vote will, if passed, rescind SEIU's ability to force you to pay dues to keep your job.

A "no" vote will, if passed, continue to allow SEIU to force you to pay dues in order to keep your job.


We, of course, urge a "yes" vote.

Over the many years that SEIU has represented the workforce, the only accomplishments that they have achieved have resulted in "givebacks."  Small wonder that CAS is so silent right now!  It appears that CAS and the union have agreed upon another back-room deal to further screw the workforce. Don't be surprised when it happens.

Figure out for yourselves how much those givebacks have actually cost you.

No parking allowance, reduced vacation accrual rate and holiday pay, no shoe allowance, and to top it all off we now have a higher medical co-pay!

The choice should be clear and obvious:  vote "yes."

Friday, July 5, 2013

Updated info on the upcoming union decertification vote


We have been asked to pass this info along to you.

The NLRB will start mailing the voting packets on July 12th and 13th. These packets will include a self addressed stamped envelope for you to mail in your ballot. You will have two weeks in which to mail in your yes vote.  The ballots will be sent to, and counted by, the NLRB.  The votes will be counted on July 29th.

A yes vote will remove the requirement of having to pay dues to keep your job.

To be clear, this is not a vote to remove SEIU, it is only a vote to remove their ability to force you to pay dues.  Dues can still be paid to SEIU on a voluntary basis if you still want to pay dues.



Saturday, June 1, 2013

And now, it is time for a bit of good news!




Enough signatures have been collected, submitted, and accepted by the National Labor Relations Board to have the motion -- to rescind SEIU's ability to collect dues from the workforce -- put up for a vote.  

Expect to hear from SEIU on how removing them would be a big mistake. Expect to hear from them that they are our best option.  Expect to hear how only they can fight for our best interest.  We have seen firsthand the results of their sellouts and concessions.

We, the people, have had enough of this do-nothing-but-take-our dues union. Let your voice be heard loud and clear!

Details as to when, how, and where the voting will take place will be posted here as they become available.

Thanks to all of those who have decided to take a stand!

Friday, February 22, 2013

Where should we begin?

How about right here?

Seiu, the union of concessions, has decided to give themselves a raise and to stick it to the rank and file even more.

Union dues are going up to a whopping 2.3%.

What's that you say?  Their raise is bigger than yours?

It seems that they contributed way too much during the last election and want to get ready for the next round.

That, plus the misappropriation of funds by union officials, has left them a little short.

Not to worry, part timers will pay a flat rate of 20 dollars per paycheck.


So, as you greet passengers with a smile at the checkpoint make sure that you focus only on the bottom line.

Focus on how much this affects you and your family!

How about removing this union once again?

What say you?




Thursday, January 24, 2013

Rumor mill...



The SEIU sellout contract which was ratified unethically in December has, as of now, not yet been signed.  Supposedly they are still working out some of the details. Our question is:  what is there to work out?  No changes should be made at all!  One month later, no one has seen a hardcopy or employee handbook.  In the meantime, CAS is holding town hall meetings, where scare tactics are being spread. 

CAS is very concerned, and rightly so, about losing this contract.  Now they want us to let bygones be bygones.  They need us to help them hold onto this gravy train.  Just how stupid do they think we are?  Any new private contractor will have to follow the ATSA guidelines outlining salary and benefits.  These guidelines are set in stone.  CAS would have you believe that we would be worse off if they were replaced.  NO -- CAS management would not be missed!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Shame Of All This..


is that management is not ashamed of what they have done to the workforce and their families!  The shame of all this is that CAS thinks that all this is just a good business strategy. The shame of all this is that SEIU helped stick it to the workforce.

Mr.Jeff states that the members of the workforce that "call out" and not show up for work are hurting their co-workers. That they are " just gaming the system." Our co-workers know what we are doing and why.

It appears that our stellar management team thought that it would be business as usual and that the workforce was going to make believe that they are appreciated.and valued.  CAS, your actions speak volumes!  We know how very little you care about us as individuals and as a head of households.

So, what does management do?  They completely block out PTO for the balance of the month of December.  No one can take a day off!  No one has any plans with their families, right?  Everyone will show up for work, right?  The workforce is showing our displeasure for this new contract and your heavy handed techniques.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Judge them by what they do!



It seems we now have a new union contract. The union says the membership has spoken and all is well with the world. Yet these words need a closer inspection. It appears that if a eligible union member failed to vote then the lack of a vote was considered a yes vote. This vote may have changed the outcome of the election. Is this legal? It may well be. Is this practice ethical? I think not!

Did the union intentionally neglect to tell the membership before the vote? It seems so. Is this ethical? I think not!

When the union says they are here to represent your interests, I think you need to evaluate this statement. I for one won't say no. I'll say HELL NO!

People will tell you anything, but what they do is the truth!

( Reader Contribution) 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The "Mission"

So how does our believing in the "Mission" benefit CAS?   The biggest and most visible benefit is the contract longevity!  CAS has been riding this gravy train for more than 10 years.  Would this have been possible if we, the workforce, did not believe in the " Mission?"

Monday, December 17, 2012

We Didn't Just Get The Bird...

from CAS, but with the help of SEIU, we also received the shaft!

Is there anyone out there that doesn't see this cozy relationship between CAS and SEIU?

The letter from Jeff Pugh wants to recognize the SEIU lack-of-bargaining team for all of their efforts.  Really?  They worked hard for their own self interest. They totally caved in and stuck it to the very people they are suppose to bargain for and represent.  Shame on you!

So, what now?  CAS is left with an unmotivated, disillusioned, dispirited and totally unappreciated workforce.  Is that what you really want?   That is exactly what the management team has knowingly created.  Just how do you expect us to give world-class-customer-service?  The quality of the only product that CAS has to offer is based on the attitude and professionalism of the workforce.  

Once again, we will follow the lead of our private contractor versus TSA management team.  We are only in it for the money!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Your union at work!


Many of us are wondering just how this latest contract offer from CAS was able to pass.  With so many of us voting "no", how could this happen?  Well, it seems that if one was able to vote, but didn't, their missing vote was counted as a "yes."  What's that you say?  Huh?  WTF?  There's more than something shady going on here!  

Add that to the fact that the union was counting the votes themselves, unmonitored, and we all know that they wanted us to vote yes.  Imagine this:  all the "no" votes go into the pile on the left, and the "yes" votes we will keep right here.  Hey, wait a minute, did anyone see where that pile on the left went?  Gee, they must have been counted already! 

We expect and deserve more from a union that is supposed to look out for us.  They have been nothing other than self-serving.


BTW, we hear that the dues will be going up in January.  Why are we not surprised!

Monday, December 3, 2012

CAS giving us the bird once again!



On December 5th, CAS will once again be giving us the "bird"  for our combination Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.  Rumor has it that CAS will not be handing out the year-end bonuses at this time.  It seems that they are planning to hand them out after the rank-and-file vote on their latest CBA offering.  This is a blatant attempt to influence the outcome of the vote!  Where's their Christmas spirit?

And as for the "surprise" visitor,  if it isn't the TSA Administrator, John Pistole, announcing a federal takeover of SFO -- please have him or her stay at home. 

And, speaking about the vote, we urge all of you to vote a resounding "no" on this insult.  

We all know that the union is pushing for passage on this offer saying, "this is the best that we can do."  How so?  Has anyone heard of our union submitting any kind of alternative offer to CAS?  They have only "accepted " this slightly better offer thinking, in their "small" minds, that they have actually won the battle.  They were, and still are, totally unqualified to bargain and represent us. 

And, will there be an outside unaffiliated monitor present during the counting of the votes?  We certainly hope so!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Weather Forecast For Tomorrow--Snow Job Heading Our Way!


SEIU will try to convince the workforce that the latest offer presented by CAS is fair and the best that they could do.  They will tell you that they recommend workforce approval.  
 
What they won't tell you is why they think that we cannot get a better deal.  They won't tell you that they want to start collecting dues again ASAP.  They won't tell you that this is a sellout on their part. 
 
Just what have they tried to do that benefits us?  This latest proposal benefits only CAS.
The question that should be asked is, "why have they given up? "  We expect more from this do-nothing-but-take-our-dues union.  Demand that they go back to the bargaining table, and this time really work for us.  Show the workforce what you have not shown us since day one.  SEIU, do the job as it is supposed to be done.  Earn your keep!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Where Your Dues Money Is Going!


This is one of the banner headlines flashing across the top of the page and comes from the Wall Street Journal. 

 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204707104578091030386721670.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 
" The Service Employees International Union has emerged as the top outside spender on Democratic campaigns this year, surpassing even President Barack Obama's main super PAC.
SEIU, like other large entities that spend money on elections, doesn't have to disclose all of its expenditures to the Federal Election Commission. But according to disclosures it has made so far this year, the union has funded almost $70 million of campaign donations, television ads and get-out-the-vote efforts for Mr. Obama and other Democrats."

Monday, August 20, 2012

Vote No on the LBFO from CAS



Let's address these topics in the order in which they were presented.

The relationship between CAS and the workforce:  The relationship has always been "Us against Them."  Covenant has never shown an ounce of concern about the issues that we have as individuals and as heads of households.  Who does Mike Boles think he is kidding?  If our relationship with CAS is better than those of other companies with CAS, we pity the other companies.

Mike Boles has the gall to state that the combined wage and benefits package far exceeds the TSA minimums.  Our benefits package is way below what our TSA workforce counterparts receive.  We have facts and figures to back up our statement.

If CAS were to lose this contract, the only losers would be CAS!  The workforce would still be here, minus the overpaid excess baggage of upper management.  We don't foresee another private contractor getting this contract.  SFO is the sixth largest airport in the country, and SFO would fit nicely into the TSA empire.  After all, we are TSA trained and certified and have worked closely with the local TSA managers at SFO.  Sounds like a perfect fit to us!

Why would the TSA expose themselves to the same low morale and unmotivated workforce that are inevitable with a private contractor?  As for the issue of our seniority not being recognized, we will  fight that battle also.  It is well worth the risk.


Wages:  It is true that there is a wage freeze for the TSA workforce, and that they have not received a raise in two years.  Even so, it would take us over 8 years at 2.1% to catch up to what they are making now. 

One final thought to leave you with:

The Department of Justice has determined that Covenant is in violation of USERRA.  This issue relates to the current and former members of the military who are part of the workforce.  Covenant has been discriminating against them when it comes to promotions and back pay.  When CAS talks about "Team SFO", they very conveniently have left out our veterans.

http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/userra.htm

Summary:  We are not "one" team, and we never have been!

Monday, July 23, 2012

What They Didn't Tell You!

Several weeks ago, Jeff Pugh brazenly announced that CAS had the cash to give us all raises.  Incoming president Mike Boles stated that he wanted to have this new CBA in place by the beginning of August because: " the hard working men and women at SFO deserve nothing less."

What they didn't tell you was that the money for your raises was coming from the "givebacks" that the company wants to implement.  
 
Boles wants you to focus on the 2.1% wage increase and nothing else.  He doesn't want you to focus on "double time" pay when you work on a holiday.  He doesn't want you to focus on the 15 minute break per 4 hours of work.  (The employees who work 10 hours lose a 15 minute break!)
 
 He doesn't want you to focus on the cost to you if you get admitted to a hospital.  The first 1,000 dollars comes out of your pocket, and then you pay 20% of any additional charges up to a maximum of 3,000 dollars a year -- for a single employee, that is.  The maximum is 6,000 dollars for an employee with a family. 

All this comes at the same time that they want you to show " world class customer service."  With the atmosphere that this company has created, can they really expect any employee to smile?

If this offer doesn't show you just how this company really feels about their employees, what will?

This company is stooping to new lows in their effort to increase their "profit" margin!

Saturday, May 26, 2012

SEIU - When asked by the....


baggage LTSO membership, who, BTW, are full members and pay the maximum rate of dues, what the union planned on doing about their pending demotions to the rank of screener the response that they received from Whitfield McTair was, "absolutely nothing!"

Well, being true to their word, that was exactly what they did.  SQUAT...NADA....ZILCH....ZIPPO.

This is the one time that they actually told the truth!

This is a perfect example of your dues at work.  Just what exactly are they getting paid to do?