As you know, we rolled out our District 6 Organizing Initiative in January during the District 6 Conference in El Paso. Since that time, many Locals have been working to make face-to-face contacts with non-members. Some Locals have engaged in external organizing efforts as well. I have periodically provided updates on some of the successes that Locals have achieved. Below are a few of the highlights and notable efforts from past twelve weeks. Please note that, while the number of new members for some Locals listed below may not appear to be large, they are included here because they represent a significant percentage of the Local?s non-members. Additionally, this is not a complete and comprehensive list of all organizing activities throughout the District. A more complete representation of all organizing activities across the District can be found in the Weekly Organizing Reports that are being compiled and disseminated to all Locals each week.
The Union and the Company met last Thursday November 11, 2010 and presented the Company with a comprehensive proposal. The Union continues to wait to the Company?s response.
Today the two committees met in a continued effort to reach an agreement. On the last evening, the Union?s committee has extensive conversation amongst themselves about the retrogressive language that the Company had been discussing and trying to explain on yesterday.
The two committees met to discuss the proposals and the word for the day was REJECT! The Union tried to show some movement in order to get the Company to come off of the retrogressive language previously passed, but the Company?s chair stated that he understood our position, but never showed any inclination that there would be movement on their end.