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TWU Local 568 is conducting a Strike Authorization Vote

(THE VOTE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 9th, 2010)

Go to the link on the left side marked "Online Voting" to make your selection. You will need to be registed with the website (must be done at home computer) Voting will be open until 1700 August 9th, 2010.

ADVISORY:REQUIRED TRAINING FOR MDAD ID RENEWAL

The following was furnished by the Company and Special Attention needs to be paid to the significance of this MDAD requirement. There is a mandatory class all employees will be required to take before the County will approve any ID renewals, the class is called Behavior Pattern Recognition (BPR). On its regular schedule, the class will only be offered on the First Tuesday of each month. However, until September 30th, there will be TWO daily classes offered (see schedule below). The priority will be given to those that renew their ID this August and September, but the sooner everyone fulfills this requirement, the better. Again, this is a ONE time class.

The special sessions will be from July 28^th until September 30^th, at which time the situation will be reevaluated and determined if additional sessions will be scheduled, depending how many employees are still outstanding.  Otherwise, employees may attend the MDAD BPR classes scheduled every 1^st Tuesday of the month at 1000 and 1200 noon.

Please find below the BPR classes scheduled for the months of August and September.  Employee renewing in these months will be notified and scheduled.

Once confirmation has been received from the employees of their attendance, the names will be forward to the Manning Department (Laurie)/(Ivan) to arrange coverage.

Tentative-times subject to change

Mon/Wed/Fri   @ The Auditorium                                  AM session @ 0900  -  PM session @ 1600

Tue/Thu            @ The SIDA classroom 6^th floor         AM session  @ 0900 -  PM  session @ 1400

**As per Dade County

Class is required for all employees.  This is a ONE time class.  If the class is not taken, employees WILL NOT receive an airport ID.

** Employees will attend either on/off shift.   They will not receive payment for attending on their own time. 

 Contract Corner:

   ARTICLE 36 - MEAL PERIODS

(a) Meal periods will be thirty (30) minutes, except when a longer period is agreed upon between the parties.

(b) Meal periods will be scheduled not earlier than three (3) hours after commencement of the regularly scheduled shift and not later than five and one-half (5-1/2) hours (so as to be completed at the end of five and one-half (5-1/2) hours) after commencement of the regularly scheduled shift.

In the event that a meal period has not been provided in accordance with the foregoing, the employee is then free, if he so desires, to take an uninterrupted meal period.However, the parties recognize that in the interest of customer service, an employee who is engaged in line flight operations will complete his assignment prior to beginning this meal period, provided the completion of his assignment does not result in this meal period beginning after the sixth hour.

This provision does NOT provide for a paid meal period for any full-time employee. Anyone whom engages in such activities is in direct violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the TWU and the Company.