During the February 20, 2007 meal grievance hearing, Arbitrator Teplitsky proposed that the parties negotiate a Memorandum of Agreement for Domestic and Transborder meal allowances similar to the Overseas Meal Entitlement M.O.A. This was intended to resolve ongoing disputes over the interpretation of Article 7.02 and was to provide clear and comprehensive guidelines. An ad-hoc commi
I am writing to say farewell as my term ends as Component President on January 31, 2009. I would just like to say that I feel very privileged to have been able to represent you for the last two years. I did my job to the best of my abilities and always kept the interests of the membership ahead of anything else.
2008 has been an extremely busy year for the Union. Many important issues were dealt with and they seemed never to stop. The Employer was relentless in its attacks on the Union and the membership but we fought back every step of the way. The Employer was forced into the Division IX process, which resulted in our membership receiving $5.5 million dollars in mitigation and other
