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Monday, March 31, 2014 at 0600 hours, the new OT Policy will go into place. Please review and become familiar with the changes. Below is a copy to review or print for your records. Hard copies will also be placed in the break rooms for review.

The next general membership meeting is scheduled for June 3rd and 5th at 1830 hours. Both meetings will be held at the RiverHouse Grill (formerly Portabella's).

Appetizers will be provided and five (5) raffles will be picked at each meeting.

The next general membership meeting is scheduled for March 4th and 6th at 1830 hours. Both meetings will be held at the RiverHouse Grill (formerly Portabella's).

Appetizers will be provided and five (5) raffles will be picked at each meeting.

The current overtime policy is being revised and updated. Please review the proposed changes and make any comments / suggestions to your Union representative by Friday, January 10th. Baring any major changes / revisions, this revised policy will be implemented sometime after that date.

The next general membership meeting is scheduled for December 3rd and 5th at 1830 hours. Both meetings will be held at the Riverfront Grille (formerly Portabella's).

Appetizers will be provided and also a few raffles will be given to those in attendance. 

The next general membership meeting is scheduled for September 3rd and 5th at 1830 hours. Both meetings will be held at Geyers United Methodist Church.

The executive board met today to discuss several topics. The most significant topic was the election of open offices. We are pleased to announce that Jay Martin has been elected for Secretary and Matt Zimmerman for the open At-Large. Congratulations to both of you and thank you to all those that expressed an interest in the openings.

In case any of you don't know what to be watching out for currently, here are a few rare photo's of the subjects. They are highly aggressive and should not be messed with.

What do you think for a new logo or slogan for the Local?

Thursday, Union leadership met with the Company via phone regarding the schedule change. The Company stated that they unequivocally could not allow a schedule to go forward that is seniority based, despite what the seniority section of the CBA states.

They alleged that they need to be able to have more senior officers on each crew and also specifically mentioned females and military personnel. The Company stated they didn't want any "heat" from the NRC if there were not enough senior (experienced) officers on each crew, despite the fact that they haven't specifically asked the NRC about this scenario.

Their formal last, best and final counter proposals will be submitted to the Local sometime this week, but they are unofficially as follows: 

1) The current crews would stay the same with one crew assigned to permanent days, one assigned to permanent nights and the other two would continue the current rotation.

2) Personnel would pick their top two or three options and management would then select who would be on each crew and shift.
 
We continue to reject these options and insist on a seniority based system and an improved quality of life.