CWA District 6/Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Bargaining Report #1
May 29, 2018
CWA District 6/Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
The Union and Cooperative bargaining committees kicked off bargaining on May 15, 2018, in Vinita, OK.
Both parties delivered opening remarks. The Union presented the following proposals: UP 1, Article 5, Management, UP 2, Article 6, Work Schedules, Sec. 4 (e), UP 3, Vacations, UP 4, Retirement, UP 5, Reimbursements, UP 6, Article 6, Work Schedules, Sec. 6, UP 7, Grievance Procedure, and UP 8, Article 6, Work Schedules, Sec. 8.
The Cooperative presented the following proposals: #1, Article 6, Work Schedules, Sec. 4 (d) and #2, Article 6, Work Schedules, Sec.4 (g).
The Union and Cooperative met on May 16, 2018, and reached a tentative agreement on UP 6, Work Schedules, Sec. 6, UP 7, Grievance Procedure and #2, Article 6, Work Schedules, Sec. 4.
The Union presented the following proposals: UP 9, Article 19, Tools/Clothing, UP 10, Attachment A, REC, UP 11, Attachment B, NRS.
We met again on May 17, 2018. The Union countered the Cooperative’s proposal #3, and presented the following: UP 12, Attachment A Note and UP 13, Attachment B Note.
We are scheduled to meet again today, and the rest of the week, in order to reach an Agreement on a new contract.
In Solidarity,
Your CWA Bargaining Committee
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