Maintenance employee Mike Stack is celebrating 30 years with USW Local 6500 this Friday!  The Local thanks Mike for his hard work! 

The Hall will be open from 7am to 7pm and votes will be taken from current USW members only.

Refreshments will be provided and remember to maintain appropriate social distancing while at the hall.

Here is what we're voting on - LOA Merger between 1945, 12-6&219

LETTER OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY BUSINESS UNIT OF CHEVRON NORTH AMERICA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY, A DIVISION OF CHEVRON U.S.A, INC.

AND

UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, CLC, ON BEHALF OF ITS LOCALS 12-6, 219 AND 1945

This Letter of Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into in accordance with the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act by and between the San Joaquin Valley Business Unit of Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company, A Division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Company”) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC, on behalf of its Locals 12-6, 219 and 1945 (collectively “the Union”), for amended Articles of Agreement.

This Agreement is contingent upon ratification by the Union membership by 12:01 a.m., July 7, 2020.  To the degree these changes require ratification by the membership, the Company and the Union agree that the Union Committee will recommend this package of changes to the membership for ratification vote.  If the Union membership ratifies the amended Articles of Agreement by 12:01 a.m., July 7, 2020, said Articles of Agreement are to be effective immediately upon ratification as provided herein.

The parties agree to add the current SJVBU Bargaining Unit Operations and Maintenance employees represented by USW Local 1945 into the existing USW/Chevron SJVBU Collective Bargaining Agreement represented by USW Locals 12-6 and 219, excluding Office and Technical employees and any other employees previously excluded from the bargaining unit in the following cases:  Case No. 21-R-3059, Case No. 21-R-3107, Case No. 20-RC-164, and Case No. 20-RC-275. 

Amended Articles of Agreement

The amended Articles of Agreement shall incorporate the provisions of the Articles of Agreement in effect February 1, 2019 with the following revisions.

1. Amend Article V, Section H. Job Posting/ Bidding Process:

The Company will post notices of vacancies and new opportunities for employment, and employees who are interested and eligible shall be entitled to apply, in writing, within a period of seven (7) days.  Bids for permanent jobs that the employee anticipates will be posted during the employee's absence due to vacation or sickness, may be completed by such employee, and mailed or given to the area personnel clerk.  Such bids will be considered in making job awards.  Upon employee's return to work such "open" bids are automatically void.  An employee may not be awarded a permanent job more than three (3) times during the term of these Articles of Agreement unless the award is to a higher paid job classification, from Operator to Craft Helper, or from...

Locals 12-6, 219, and 1945 have reached a tentative agreement with Chevron SJVBU regarding contract language. This agreement lets 1945 fall under the contract of 12-6 & 219 with some minor changes.  Changes include course class names for operator qualification and Craftsmen Helpers/Maintenance.  

There is also an added class of employee that is paid equivalent to a 12 hour HO when a new control center is built and language on how the staffing will occur.  

Additionally, there is language that on promoting from fieldman to operator they will now go to operator B then eventually A.  

And finally, the Company will now consider temporary management positions for represented personnel to fill in order to become experienced in a PT position or equivalent.  

This agreement is subject to membership approval and Local 12-6 will be voting on July 1, 2020 from 7am until 7pm.

Here is the tentative Agreement

Exercise your right to vote on this contract provision!