The Union will complete our presentation on the inefficiencies of the current process as well as providing evidence that management's project redesign delays completion of new business work and jeopardizes customer satisfaction. The Union contends that management is in violation of our Contract by shifting work from represented New Business clerks to Project Managers who are management personnel. Our Agreement does not permit management to assign these functions to any clerical workers other than the New Business clerks or to perform the work themselves. The Union has presented documentation to the Company proving that clerical duties previously performed by NBCU clerks in some cases are being carried out by non-represented Project Managers. We have demanded that the Company discontinue this practice but until they comply with our demand, each violation will be individually grieved.
Management performing represented work violates our Contract and threatens our job security.
With 250 jobs on the line April 1, we must do everything we can to protect represented jobs. Attacking management performing represented work, identifying contractors in represented positions and challenging v-assignments longer than six months will help the Joint Steering Committee to fight job eliminations. Any worker who witnesses any of these job reduction measures should document and report violations to their Shop Stewards immediately. The 9th Circuit Court Judge had ordered the grievants back to work following the court's actions in upholding the impartial arbitrator's opinion. The issue of back pay however remains pending the appeal process.