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This is the week the strike vote is due from your Locals. IF you want to give your bargaining team the power to resist the Company?s outrageous demands and have a good shot at maintaining good benefits and working conditions, make sure you give them a strong YES vote and keep building your mobilization activities.

The Union rejected the Company?s last absence proposal, which would not pay anyone for illness absence until AFTER the Third consecutive day (and limits paid days to a maximum of three a year.) We also rejected their proposal to eliminate the ?tie back? rule, which could negatively affect certain members during layoffs.

Today the Company only had one proposal on Appendix 3. It is important because it determines the ?organizations? for the purposes of surplus and recall.

If the Company thinks this is movement in the right direction, they better think again.

The Union and management did not meet together today. Both the Union and the Company teams needed time on their own to prepare.