AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1395 / AFL-CIO - PENSACOLA, FLORIDA ATU Local 1395 was chartered in 1945 - Representing almost 800 workers that are employed at the following businesses: Escambia County Area Transit - Operations and Maintenance, Pensacola Bay Transportation in Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties - Operations and Maintenance, Escambia County Board Of County Commissioners - County Classified Blue Collar Employees, Durham School Services in Santa Rosa County - Operations and Maintenance, and Dominos Pizza Delivery Drivers employed at (TwoMay's Franchise on 9th Avenue) - Pensacola, Florida --- PRESIDENT MIKE LOWERY Presiding
ECAT and ATU 1395 reach tentative agreement on 09/10 Wage Increase
Posted On: Aug 19, 2010
Tentative Agreement
Reached on 09/10 Wage Increase
(Arbitration - settlement due to agreement)
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August 18, 2010 - ATU Local 1395 Negotiating Team (International Vice President Gary Rauen, Local Union President/Business Agent Mike Lowery and Local Union Vice President Larry Smith) and ECAT Management reached a tentative agreement to resolve the Fiscal Year 09/10 Wage Increase and the arbitration tied to the wage dispute.
The agreement would not provide any wage increase for the bargaining unit employees for Fiscal Year 09/10 but in turn effective upon signing of the agreement the bargaining unit employees would receive the following holidays under the current labor agreement - Good Friday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
The Union will wait on ECAT General Manager Ken Gordon to secure this agreement with County Administrator. After that ratification must be completed by County Commissioners and the bargaining unit of Local 1395.
