Red Book Negotiations Update #5

We finally got a full set of counter-proposals from Essentia today. After the Committee reviewed them, we a number of questions about possible oversights by the company. They acknowledged our concerns and ended up revising one their larger proposals twice. Even with these delays, we were able to give our counter response back at the end of the day. Included in our counter is a proposal addressing the discrepancies with our call pay. The union believes that everyone's time, spent away from work with our families (whether you're on call or not) is equally valuable regardless of what job title you have.