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National Grid is jeopardizing the safety of our communities by locking out 1,100 of its most experienced employees who are critical to ensuring safe and quality gas work in Massachusetts.
The Union and Company made significant progress in agreeing to work rules and retiree benefits.
The Union and Company worked well past 10pm Friday night discussing Wage Equality and Benefit proposals from the Company. The premiums in the Health care proposal remain high for our members. As far as wage equality proposals, the Company wants to remove base wages from the senior employees to match wages in an occupation. The Union made it clear that it cannot accept a proposal that would take money from our membership.
News from bargaining March 13, 2017 to March 17, 2017
• The Union is working on a concept for the company proposals on rotating shifts in Dispatch • The Union is working on the Holiday work schedules in the Care Centers. • The Company continues a very hard line on Health care. • The Union and Company agree in principal for clothing allowance, holdover, shift premiums, and out of town agreement.
