Labor Guild Announces Classes for Fall Term. Classes will be held on Monday evenings beginning September 15th.

Utility Workers Affiliation Will Strengthen Professional and Technical Workers

In May 2008, the Utility Workers affiliated with the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), becoming the 25th national union to do so. “For us, this affiliation just makes sense,” UWUA President D. Michael Langford said. “Operational engineers at National Grid joined us. Chemists and engineers at the Suffolk County Water Authority joined us. As we reach out to professional and technical workers in the electric, gas, nuclear, water, and service industries, our affiliation with DPE offers us organizational support and one more reason for professional workers to join us.”

May 15, 2008, Local 369 Members and representatives from Distrigas reach an agreement on a 5 year contract. Terms and conditions of the agreement have not been released. Congratulations to the Local 369 Bargaining Committee and the Members who work at Distrigas for their hard work and solidarity.

May 15, 2008, Local 369 Members reach agreement on a 4 year contract with Entergy. Details on the terms of the agreement will be forthcoming. Congratulations to the Local 369 Bargaining Committee and all of the Members at Entergy for their hard work and solidarity.

On March 26, 2008, Members of Local B341 ratified an agreement for a one year extension with Northern Utilities/Portland and Granite State. The ratification of the agreement was overwelmingly approved by 91% of the voting members.

Local 310 is pleased to announce that on March 31, 2008 a tentative agreement was reached with National Grid for the gas workers on the Cumberland Rhode Island platform. This is a 2 year agreement with a 3% general wage increase each year and in the first year, a wage adjustment from $1.25 to $4.00 per hour.

Contract Highlights
* Double Time for overtime worked on Sundays
* 4 Hour Minimum for Call Outs
* Additional Floating Holiday
* Card Check Language
* Benefit Improvements
* Retiree Health Care
* Broken Service language
* Pension Improvements
* Apprentice Program for C&M and CMS
* Seniority Language
* Job protection for the term of the
contract
* Increase in meal stipend and safety shoe allowance
* GOALs Program

Your Bargaining Committee is proud to inform our members that we have
reached a hard fought tentative agreement with National Grid on a new
Contact Center contract. This newly negotiated contract gives
protections for both existing members and future members. Click for more information...

This is Local 369 Secretary-Treasurer Dan Hurley. Today is Sunday March 30, 2008. The Local and the company met all day and will be meeting into tonight and Monday. The Local 369 bargaining committee is very pleased to inform you that we have made tremendous progress towards a new contract in the past 2 days. We are moving closer to an agreement and are optimistic we can finalize all outstanding issues by the contract deadline. The Local 369 bargaining committee and leadership wish to thank all members in the contact center for their support and solidarity through this entire process. It is your efforts that have made these negotiations move in the right direction. If we are successful in finalizing this agreement by the deadline as we believe we will be; we will notify all contact center members when and where an informational meeting and ratification vote will be held.

This is Local 369 Secretary-Treasurer Dan Hurley. Today is Saturday March 29th. The Local met with the company all day today, is still meeting, and expects to meet into the night as well as Sunday. Many issues were discussed and we are pleased at the movement from the company. It is no doubt to the Bargaining Committee that the membership’s serious intension to withhold their labor in order to receive a fair contract that has made a difference. Although there has been significant movement by the company we are still far apart on key issues such as terms of employment for new hires. Again, we will be meeting through the night and Sunday and will keep you updated. Our next communication will be Sunday. Thank you for your continued support and solidarity.

Today is Friday March 28th. Your bargaining committee met with the company all day and into this evening. More progress has been made but we are still far apart on issues like benefits, work rules and new hires. We are meeting with the company through the weekend in an effort to get you the contract you deserve. We will be updating you each day until Monday. Thank you for your support and solidarity. » edit | print