This email is in response to your letter to the membership dated June 30, 2010 regarding the implementation of a 60 day delay of the July 1, contractual raise.
Several members have contacted me through email and posted questions regarding this temporary delay in wages on Local157.blogspot.com, a blog I operate to help keep our members better informed.
In keeping with your goals of building a union that is more “transparent that promotes communication and inclusion,” I have taken the liberty of assembling the emails and concerns into a list of eight questions.
Can you please review and provide answers to the following questions in-order to provide a greater understanding about the “new policies and programs implemented in this council.”
- Your letter stated that “employers have requested long term concession, which you have rejected,” can you list them?
- Your letter states “our representatives have decided to implement a 60 day delay of the July 1, contractual raise,” when was this decided and what representatives made this decision?
- Your letter states “we will also be making demands on our contractors as sacrifices should be shared,” can you list these demands?
- Your letter states that this “temporary step will help work get off the ground or keep going through the summer months,” can you list the projects that will "get off the ground?"
- Why was no advance word given or any attempt to get the consent of the rank and file regarding this delay in wages?
- On July 1, numerous calls were made to the district council and several business agents regarding the scheduled wage increase, no-one had any information about the 60 day delay, can you explain why?
- The Collective Bargaining Agreement provides provisions for altering a CBA in effect, requiring the employer to give written notice of a contract change and the execution of a newly negotiated agreement, when did you receive such written notice and when was the new agreement signed?
- Critics say you do not have the authority to unilaterally alter the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement that is in effect, and it is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act to do so, how do you respond?
Thank you for your attention regarding this matter.
John Musumeci
Local157.blogspot.com
cc Dennis Walsh, Review Officer
Benjamin Torrance, Assistant U.S Attorney
I would send a certified letter to Spencer requesting a copy of the " new " contract, in full. He has 30 days to respond from the date he receives the request.
ReplyDeleteSpenser doesn't care. I assure you that
ReplyDeleteI assure you that Spenser's wages are not affected by the freeze. I also assure you that in september when this proposed 20% pay cut and 20% benefit cut takes affect, neither Spenser or any of the other overpaid thieves in the DC offices won't lose any pay or benefits.
ReplyDeleteMy father is a federal court judge in New Jersey and he is friend's with Cyrus Vance, the DA in Manhattan. He said he Is going to reach out to him and talk to him about this. He is also going to get in contact with a friend who works for the US Labor Department.
When he informs me about what he finds out about if Spenser has the right to neglect the existing contract, I will post.
Thanks
great, let us know what he finds out
ReplyDeleteThis is really BS, Spencer was invited to several local 608 meetinfs and he has not come to 1 of them...
ReplyDeleteUnilateral Changes to CBA, 60-Day Wage Freeze...the lead cae for the NLRA Section 8(a)(5) charges is: 321 NLRB 118 Western Paper Products, Inc dba Specialty Envelope Company. See Board Decision & Order date 7-26-96.
ReplyDeleteWalsh, as the Receiver (receivership & trusteeship are the same thing) is an Employer under the NLRA, and is thus not Exempt from complying with Federal Law(s), the NLRA & NLRB BOard precedent. The Supreme Court, in NLRB v. Natural Gas District of Hawkins County, 402 U.S. 600 (1971) PRINT/READ case, the Sup Ct established a 2-Pronged Test in Hakins County relative to Receivers & Trusteeships. Walsh has a duty to Bargain & his refusal to do so is a direct Violation of the NLRA.
Who is FRANK SPENCER????????
ReplyDeleteI asked that question here before WITH NO REPLY.And what RIGHT does he have(whoever he is)to FREEZE the July negotiations at all?
The hell with all these greedy bastards in the Drywall Association.If you gave them 60% back-the bastards wouldn't be satisfied.
HOW COME THE LOCAL 3 ELECTRICIANS GOT THEIR WAGE PACKAGE & BENEFITS RAISE WITH NO PROBLEM? WHY DO THYE CARPENTERS ALWAYS GET THE SHIT END OF THE STICK.
In 10 months -I ONLY WORKED FOUR.
NOW U WANT TO LOWER MY PAY????AND BENEFITS???? SCREW THAT BULLSHIT.
Work will not improve until the god-damn banks LEND THE MONEY.That has nothing to do with us at all.
These corrupt scumbags in the drywall association & the scumbags crooked Business agents are to blame.And believe me they didn't get all these crooked BA's by a long shot.Alot are still in there.
By the way-with no work around-HOW MANY BA'S WERE LAID OFF???? NONE!!!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT PICTURE?
I want answers & i want a raise package not a FREEZE.
WHO IS FRANK SPENCER???For the 3rd time.