Sisters and Brothers,
The outage is wrapping up at Susquehanna and soon the taxing hours our members have been working will return to normal, and we can start to plan for the summer time activity’s that we all enjoy every year. As this occurs, we will resume any of the issues that were brought up directly before or during the outage and seek to resolve the issues per the CBA.
Great job to all our Sisters and Brothers for the efforts put in day in and day out to complete the assigned work in a professional manner on time and within schedule. While these challenges are often frustrating when they don’t go just as planned, we always seem to find the way to overcome the unexpected and get the job done.
Talen issues being addressed:
Worked to resolve the correct progression line step for a maintenance worker.
Working on getting members paid correctly on the last ST Day
Working on issue of working with contractor with prior agreement
Working on issue of members being interviewed for positions they bid on contrary to CBA
Working on issue of 4-hour min for a call out.
Continue to press AAA arbitration for dates for outstanding ARBS.
Working to resolve the issue of double-time not being paid when fatigue rules are included,
Continued discussions on staffing levels in all depts.
Completed vote on the assignment of OT between maintenance and specialist at MCK
PPL issues being addressed:
GRM for a missed overtime, (resolved the issue with make-up OT for 2 members).
Discussions of management doing bargaining unit work dispatching.
Working on issue of not filling a vacancy that the company declared.
Working on issue of staffing level in metering.
Working on filling the role of BUSA in metering.
Working on the issue of line crews being assigned meter installs and changes.
Working on the issue of Contractor usage.
These are a few of the many issues we are addressing with in the company’s we are representing, as always, any questions on these or any issue you are seeing please feel free to contact your steward, chief steward or business REP.
Update:
A tentative agreement has been reached for a first contract at Safe Harbor. A summary of agreement is being complied and will be sent to the members for review in advance of a vote on ratification.
Contract Books for Talen have reached finale corrections and are at the printer for processing the order, once they are completed, they will be distributed.
In Solidarity
Ron Webb
