Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Please remember the solidarity rally and food drive scheduled for this Saturday, January 26th, from 12pm - 2pm. It is important that all members make every attempt to attend. For those that have been fortunate enough to work during the shutdown, I encourage you to consider donating non-perishable food items to the food drive.
Members that are employed on the ISC contract and looking to transition to the BOSS contract should know that PAE has notified us that all job offers for represented employees are still on hold. We will inform everyone as soon as they provide us an update on the job offers.
We were made aware today of concerns from members that they might not receive all of the wage/pay compensation they are entitled to for work during a base closure. These concerns need to be put to rest as we will ensure everyone receives all compensation they are entitled to per their respective CBA. In addition, conversations have been held with the companies pertaining these concerns and they agreed the CBAs will be followed pertaining base closure compensation.
In a final note, I received the same suggestion from several members on financially surviving the shutdown. It was to lower your 401K deductions until the shutdown is over and we return to work. You will have to contact your employer to accomplish this and we can assist in identifying a point of contact.
In Solidarity,
Ed Grabowski
President
LL2061
District 166
IAMAW
