Just because TriMet’s union has agreed to begin bargaining on the
next labor contract, don’t expect the talks to go smoothly. In fact, the
two sides don’t even agree on the number of changes TriMet is proposing
to make.
When Amalgamated Transit Union 757 recently announced
it was willing to being negotiations, it said the talks will be lengthy
because TriMet is proposing around 400 changes to the contract. Not so,
TriMet responded, saying the agency is only proposing 29 substantive
changes. The rest of its proposals are housekeeping and other minor,
noncontroversial revisions, it said.
Not so yourself, ATU 757 now says. It has released an 11-page analysis of TriMet’s proposal noting each and every word change.
“As
anyone familiar with labor agreements and contracts understands,
revisions made by an employer to the sentences in a single paragraph can
mean sweeping changes to a number of employee rights and working
conditions,” according to a union news release.
Sources Say: TriMet fight could drag on
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