June 2021 — Fossil News

As of now, we do not have any update in regard the Fossil Plant sale. As soon as we have any information, we will pass it along. As you know, we represent a small Co-generation facility in the Edna Mahan Women's Correctional Facility. The Governor announced this week that the prison will be closed due to ongoing issues. Our contract runs through this November, which was the expected date for the Co-gen plant to close, as it is being replaced with individual heat and hot water units for each building. It will most likely have no impact on our members there. The LTS transfer matrix discussions have been completed. We were able to arrive at some guidelines for establishing rates of pay to be offered for transfers within the Lab. This will enable the offers to be more consistent and fairer. It is a committee process, similar to a JEQC, with both the Union and the company reviewing the individuals' training, education, and qualifications to arrive at a fair offer. This way we have a say on the front end of the process. We have been finding more often than not that when a member has been assigned permanent restrictions that will prevent them from coming back to work, there is a gap in time when they run out of sick benefits to when they are able to collect their disability pension. We have brought this to the attention of the company, and are looking to engage them in talks to find out how this can be fixed. We are looking at available dates to reschedule the Dinner Dance later this fall. It is a fun event that everyone who attends enjoys. We will update everyone when we have more information.