ALL SUB-CONTINENTAL IAM MEMBERS
DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
A CONFERENCE CALL WAS HELD TODAY WITH THE CIRB THE ISSUES TO BE DETERMINED WERE WHEN AND WHERE A REPRESENTATIONAL VOTE WOULD TAKE PLACE AMONG OTHER ISSUES TO BE DETERMINED WAS VOTER ELIGIBLITY.
THE IAM & AW TOOK THE POSITION THAT ALL MEMBERS ON THE COMPANY
PAYROLL AS OF JANUARY 24, 2013 SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.
THE CAW TOOK THE POSITION THAT ONLY THOSE ON THE COMPANY PAYROLL AS OF MARCH 09, 2012 WERE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.
THIS WOULD RESTRICT ANYONE HIRED AFTER THAT DATE FROM HAVING A
DECISION IN THEIR FUTURE.
THE IAMAW BELIEVES THIS TO BE UNDEMOCRATIC AND PRESSED THE CIRB TO USE THE LIST AS OF JANUARY 24, 2013.
THE CIRB DECISION WAS THAT THESE POTENTIAL VOTERS WILL HAVE THEIR VOTES SEGREGATED AND THE CIRB WILL DECIDE AFTER THE VOTE TAKES PLACE IF THEY ARE NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED
THE CIRB WILL POST AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OUTLINING ALL THE DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE VOTE.
THE DATE OF THE VOTE WILL BE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2013.
WE ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS TO COME OUT AND VOTE.
THIS IS YOUR FUTURE.
THE IAM & AW THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
In Solidarity,
Gary Sinclair, General Chairperson
Transportation District 140, IAM & AW