Hello All,
 
It has been a very busy time for the Local. Hope all are enjoying some of the summer. The north east has been getting slammed with thunder storms all summer. New England is about 6 inches above normal rain fall.

The Company is going as it always does three miles behind the eight ball. These new waver codes before you can even get the bag tag or the boarding pass just makes the process even longer and they have no clue. With picking up the work on the curb are lines seem longer and they are not giving us any additional help. Even though they were going to go over the numbers.

We have had several arbitrations and only one has been answered. We lost the boarding priority for retired agents. The Company won that one. We had one on the boarding priority on our spouses and children and have not heard anything on this one yet. I was in PHX for the pay freeze arbitrations and it went very well but the lawyers do not have to have their briefs in until The end of Sept. Hopefully it will not take to long for the arbitrator to rule in our favor.

The Company has come down hard on attendance, waver codes and any other items than can and have fired many agents system wide!!!! We have to be careful of these baggage waver codes the do not want them waived. If they are let a manager give his sign and have a witness to their approval. DO NOT LOOSE YOUR JOB ON WAIVER CODES !!!!!!!!! The company has given up on passengers getting any kind of customer service. We end up leaving people behind because we can not service these people fast enough. The company wants on time no matter whom it hurts. The customer is the one who ends up with the bum deal in the end. We always look like the bad guys.

We have several people fired in the last 6 months . Thankfully we have returned  50 percent back by fighting hard for these people. It is still not over for the rest but it is a long hard fight.

With all of the fuel problems and all the bull that is going on it is going to be a long hard summer. School will be starting soon and before you know it it will be holiday season again.
Remember we have carried this company on are backs for a long time and its not over.

I have made station visits to a lot of stations this year and will be making more visits before the end of the year. If I have not been to your stations it will be soon. The problems are the same in each station and working together we will get them resolved.

Having been elected the bargaining person for the airports I just visited CLE, Day and CMH. This Local may be joining us in the fall. We need to UNIT TO STAY STRONG!!! When it is your turn to vote do the right thing. Vote to join the Local 4404 to local 1171.

We have been working to resolve the dues problem with the company and CWA so hopefully we will get it all done by the end of the year.

Remember the UNION is YOU please help your stewards any way that you can . Hopefully we will be doing some training at the end of the years.

Remember CWA.net updates all that is going on alone with this web page. We are the last local with a toll free number if you call I will return your call. I am the only one in the office so when I am on the road it will take time to get back to you BUT I WILL. Also Your EVP Roger BETZ works afternoon ticket counter in LGA. Plus Jane Crompton your Sect Treasure works training in BOS days. So if you can not get ME one of us is around. Please leave a good message and number and we will get back to you!!!!!