October 14, 2009

The Union bargaining committee met with the employer on Tuesday October 13, 2009.  The Union was expecting the employer to provide a counter proposal on economics, however the employer stated they were unable to provide an economic proposal at the time, and provided some proposed language changes instead.  Attempting to move bargaining forward, the union made proposals to address several issues raised by both sides, but the employer indicated they were not agreeable to the proposals, and choose to cease bargaining for the day.  The next bargaining date is set for November 5, 2009.