UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et 

al.,

Debtors.

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

Re: ECF Nos. 2245, 2249

JOINT INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING THE CONSENSUAL 

ADJOURNMENT OF THE CBA COUNTERPARTIES’ MOTION FOR 

AN ORDER TO PERMIT THE PROCESSING THROUGH RESOLUTION 

OF EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION AND GRIEVANCE PROCEEDINGS

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”), on behalf

of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), and the American Federation of 

State, County and Municipal Employees International Union, AFL-CIO (“AFSCME”) and the 

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (“AFT” and together with AFSCME, the “Movants”), 

through their undersigned counsel, hereby state and pray as follows. 2

 

1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number and the last four (4) 

digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax 

Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax 

ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3567-

LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); and (iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal 

Tax ID: 9686); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 4780-

LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747). (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers 

due to software limitations).

2 The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, as the Debtors’ representative pursuant to 

section 315(b) of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, has authorized AAFAF

to file this Informative Motion on behalf of the Commonwealth.

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1. On January 16, 2018, Movants filed the Joint Motion of American Federation of 

State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers, AFLCIO, for an Order to Permit the Processing Through Resolution of Employment Arbitration and 

Grievance Proceedings [ECF No. 2245] (the “Joint Motion”). 

2. On January 16, 2018, the Service Employees International Union (“SEIU”) and 

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of 

America (the “UAW” and together with SEIU and the Movants, the “Unions”) filed the Joinder 

of Service Employees International Union and International Union, United Automobile, 

Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) to Joint Motion of American 

Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO and American Federation of 

Teachers, AFL-CIO, for an Order to Permit the Processing Through Resolution of Employment 

Arbitration and Grievance Proceedings [ECF No. 2249] (the “Joinder” and together with the Joint 

Motion, the “Motion”).

3. The Motion was set for hearing at the February omnibus hearing on February 7, 

2018. After Movants filed the Motion, AAFAF, on behalf of the Commonwealth, reached out to 

the Unions to discuss a consensual resolution of the Motion. AAFAF and the Unions have since 

continued negotiations to consensually resolve the Motion and have agreed to (a) adjourn the 

hearing on the Motion to the March omnibus hearing on March 7, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic 

Standard Time), and (b) extend the deadline (i) to file an objection to the Motion to 

February 20, 2018, and (ii) for the Unions to file a reply to any objections to February 27, 2018. 

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Dated: January 30, 2018

New York, New York

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Peter Friedman

John J. Rapisardi 

Suzzanne Uhland

Peter Friedman

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

7 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 326-2000

Fax: (212) 326-2061

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and 

Financial Advisory Authority 

/s/ Mohammad S. Yassin

Mohammad S. Yassin

USDC-PR Bar No. 302909

PUERTO RICO FISCAL AGENCY AND 

FINANCIAL ADVISORY AUTHORITY

Robert Sánchez Vilella (Minillas)

Government Center

De Diego Avenue, Stop 22

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907

Telephone: (787) 722-2525

Facsimile: (787) 721-1443

Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer

/s/ Sherry J. Miliman 

Curtis C. Mechling (USDC CM5957)

Sherry J. Millman (USDC CM6105)

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP

180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038

(212) 806-5434

cmechling@stroock.com

smillman@stroock.com

and

/s/ José Luis Barrios-Ramos

José Luis Barrios-Ramos (USDC 223611)

McLeary Ave., Suite #303

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8006

(787) 593-6641

Barrios.jl@outlook.com

For American Federation of Teachers,

AFL-CIO, as authorized agent for the

Asociación de Maestros de Puerto

Rico-Local Sindical

/s/ Sharon L. Levine

Sharon L. Levine

Dipesh Patel

SAUL EWING LLP

1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520

Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 286-6713

slevine@saul.com

and

Judith Rivlin

Teague P. Paterson

Matthew S. Blumin

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, 

COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

1101 17th Street NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20011

(202) 775-5900

For the American Federation of State,

County and Municipal Employees

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/s/ Peter D. DeChiara

Richard M. Seltzer

Peter D. DeChiara

Hiram M. Arnaud

COHEN, WEISS AND SIMON LLP

900 Third Avenue, 21st Floor

New York, New York 10022

(212) 356-0216

rseltzer@cwsny.com

pdechiara@cwsny.com

harnaud@cwsny.com

and

/s/ Miguel Simonet Sierrra

Miguel Simonet Sierra

USDC # 210101

MONSERRATE SIMONET &

GIERBOLINI

101 San Patricio Ave.

Suite 1120

Guaynabo, PR 00968

Tel.: (787) 620-5300

Fax: (787) 620-5305

msimonet@msglawpr.com

Attorneys for International Union, United

Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural

Implement Workers of America (UAW) and

Service Employees International Union

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