Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Please be advised that the tellers for the ISC contract ratification vote has counted all the ballots and the membership has chosen to ratify the contract proposal.  Your Negotiating Committee would like to thank all the membership for attending the presentation and exercising your right to vote.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Monday, March 30, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Walker, BR Mrdjenovich and Organizer Kevin Dimeco, met again with the company to try and iron out some last minute contract issues.  After two more passes the company presented its last, best and final offer.  The committee spent the rest of the afternoon assembling a summary of all the proposed contract changes. 

Please look for the signs directing you to the appropriate door to sign in.  We purposely have multiple doors to alleviate any large back ups getting you in.  Sign in is by your last name.

Second shift presentation is at 1pm.  Doors open at 1230pm. All other members presentation is at 430pm with doors opening at 4pm.  Voting will immediately follow the committees presentation.  The meetings will be at the Holiday Inn Express at I 95 and 520 (301 Tucker Rd  Cocoa Fl) 

Come out and listen to the presentation.  Vote on the company's last, best and final offer.  Don't let someone else decide your future.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee
Brothers and Sisters,

We were able to obtain the meeting hall at an earlier time so the 2nd shift presentation will now be held at the Holiday Inn Express located at I 95 and 520 (301 Tucker Lane Cocoa FL)  Doors will open at 1230pm and the presentation will begin at 1pm.  Voting will commence after the presentation.  This meeting is for 2nd shift only.  Look for another update this afternoon.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee met again with the company today.  DBR Walker, BR Mrdjenovich and Loren Almeroth joined us at the table.  We passed across another economic proposal to the company.  Most of the conversation centered on insurance.  We will meet again Monday morning.

Our next membership meeting will be Tuesday March 31, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Express (301 Tucker Lane Cocoa FL) located at I 95 and 520.  Doors will be open at 4pm.  Presentation will start 4:30pm.  We will present you with the contract  proposal and take any questions.  Voting will follow the presentation.

We will have a separate presentation for 2nd shift at the District union hall at 271 Taylor Ave Cape Canaveral FL starting at 1pm Tuesday March 31, 2015.  Contract voting will be immediately after the presentation.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Friday, March 27, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Walker, BR Mrdjenovich and Loren Almeroth, met with the company.  The morning meeting didn't result in much movement.  However, the afternoon meeting did produce some positive progress.  We will be meeting again tomorrow to try and move forward on unresolved issues. 

Our next membership meeting will be Tuesday March 31, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Express (301 Tucker Lane Cocoa FL) located at I 95 and 520.  Doors will be open at 4pm.  Presentation will start 4:30pm.  We will present you with the contract  proposal and take any questions.  Voting will follow the presentation.

We are currently working on times for 2nd shift.  Your Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank our membership for supporting us.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee met again with the company today.  After morning and afternoon sessions some progress was made.  DBR Walker submitted a written request for additional information pertaining to insurance issues.    We will meet again with the company in the morning. 

Thanks to every member who attended our informational town hall meeting yesterday.  We hope everyone was able to understand the difficulties ahead.  It is our commitment to you and your families to do our very best to get a fair and decent contract.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Monday, March 23, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee met today to evaluate the companies first economic proposal.  We will meet again with the company in the morning.  We look forward to seeing you at the Town Hall meeting tomorrow afternoon.


In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee


Friday, March 20, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Walker, BR Mrdjenovich and Loren Almeroth, met with the company today.  We exchanged economic proposals this afternoon and the companies proposal was exceedingly unprecedented and disappointing.

Negotiations will continue next week. We will give you a report on the status of negotiations on Tuesday at the town hall meeting.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Walker, BR Mrdjenovich and Loren Almeroth met again with the company today.  We exchanged counter proposals for more non economic language and had one T/A today.  We should wrap up most of the non economic issues in the morning and will exchange initial economic proposals in the afternoon.

Please make sure all your brothers and sisters know about our informational town hall meeting next Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Express at I 95 and 520 at 4:45pm.  Town hall meeting for our second shift members will be at 12 noon March 24th at the Union Hall

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee along with DBR Walker, BR Mrdjenovich and Loren Almeroth met with the company today.  We were able to T/A several more non economic items.  We are close to concluding the non economic portion of the contract.  We are meeting again with the company in the morning.

Please note:  We will hold our informational town hall meeting for 2nd shift on Tuesday March 24th at 12 noon at the union hall.  The town hall meetings are for informational purposes only.  They ARE NOT for contract ratification vote.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Monday, March 16, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Walker and BR Mrdjenovich met with the company today.  Loren Almeroth, an economist  from the Grand Lodge joined us at negotiations.  Several more T/A's were reached today and we are moving closer to finishing the non economic portion of the contract.  We tentatively will meet again with the company tomorrow. 
We are going to hold a informational town hall meeting for the membership on Tuesday March 24th 2015.  The meeting will be held at the Space Coast Convention Center (Holiday Inn Express) located at 301 Tucker Lane Cocoa FL.  This is the Holiday Inn Express at I 95 and SR 520.  The meeting will start at 4:45pm. 


In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Wednesday, March 11, 2015


Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Walker and BR Mrdjenovich, met again today with the company.  After another round of counter proposals, we were able to T/A several non economic items.  We also discussed at length, several items which are contentious for both sides.  The committee is meeting tomorrow to work on these issues.  We are scheduled to meet again with the company next Monday.  We will keep you informed through this blog as to any important news that needs to be shared with our members.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiating Committee, along with DBR Johnny Walker and BR Nick Mrdjenovich, met with the company today.  We exchanged counter proposals and jointly T/A'd  (Tentative Agreement) several non economic issues.  We are meeting again in the morning and hope to make more progress throughout the day.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Wednesday, February 25, 2015


Brothers and Sisters,

Your ISC Negotiating Committee was unable to meet with the company today due to unforeseen circumstances.  The Committee is going to meet tomorrow to continue preparing our counter proposals, reviewing the rest of their non economic proposals and to do more research.  We will keep you informed through this blog as progress is made.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee
 

Tuesday, February 24, 2015



Your Negotiating Committee, DBR Johnny Walker and BR Nick Mrdjenovich, met with the company this morning.  We exchanged non economic proposals. After reconvening this afternoon, we made modest progress on several Articles. We will meet again tomorrow morning to continue negotiations.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee

Monday, February 23, 2015

ISC Negotiations Update

Brothers and Sisters,

Your Negotiations Committee has met and reviewed our membership surveys.  We have put together our initial non economic proposal to exchange with the company tomorrow as we meet for the first time.  We will continue to provide the membership updates whenever any significant information becomes available.  We are working diligently towards securing everyone a fair and equitable contract.

In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee