SNRE Solidarity

Bargaining started this afternoon and could potentially go till midnight to try and prevent the walkout.

The administration is clearly concerned about the job action, and since negotiations started a few hours ago they’ve pushed a lot of paper across the table. It looks like more substantial proposals today than in all the previous sessions since December, combined. There are some considerable concessions on offer, including on low-fraction healthcare and hourly wage parity.

GEO wants people to come to the negotiations pronto, so they can weight their options in caucus, and again at this evening’s failsafe meeting. Here’s what Stephen Sparks has to say:

Hey everyone,

We’re having a discussion about what people’s bottom lines are at the moment given the movement at the table. they’ve increased the ‘competitive adjustment’ in the first year to a total of a 4.89% increase. they’ve proposed health care benefits to ALL employees, including low fractions. and a new wage parity chart that particularly helps out low fractions. the discussions are continuing. we’re having a ‘fail-safe’ meeting tonight at 7 in the GEO office at 330 E. Liberty St, 3rd floor. COME TO MASON 2306 to join the conversation, and COME to the fail-safe meeting at the office!!!

in solidarity,
stephen