Entries by Amy Kloc

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Bargaining Update 6.5.24

Dear brothers and sisters, Your bargaining team was working today.  We met with management and presented the members’ initial demands on economic issues.  This includes: No Tiers-  All employees will be moved up to the top rate prior to applying our 2024 general wage increase (GWI)! Real profit-sharing-  BMW makes $$, we make $$.  We […]

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Bargaining Update 6/4/2024

After a couple of hours of prep, our Bargaining Committee met with the Company from 10:30 until 7:00 pm.  We have finally made some progress and reached tentative agreements on various topics including: -Agreement to create the “Continuous Improvement Committee” that will address training, quality, and production standards, and give the members a voice on […]

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BMW-RDC Update 5/29/24

Our bargaining committee met with the company today for 9 long hours. The company continues to ask for concessions and a reduction of our floating holidays. They’ve been unwilling to add language protecting our full-time union jobs. Our committee reaffirmed that we are not giving anything away! We demand job security. Management wants to negatively […]

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BMW-RDC Update 5/28/2024

Our Union bargaining committee met with BMW negotiators for 8 long hours today and presented our non-economic demands. The company had the audacity to listen, and has presented us none of their own today. Not even a counter. Despite our requests 2 weeks ago for written responses to our proposals, we have not seen a […]

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BMW-RDC Update 5/22/24

Our bargaining committee met with the company today and presented more of our demands. The company wants to move the 2nd shift start time up to 12:00 pm. We quickly reminded them there is a mid-shift opportunity they are not utilizing. Our membership has already shown we are not interested in the change when only […]

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BMW-RDC Bargaining Update 5-21-24

Your bargaining committee met with the company for multiple hours today and presented the company with some more of your demands. 1st Demand: A Continuous improvement committee made up of our brothers and sisters to work with the company and address the unreasonable Production and Quality standards. 2nd Demand: An additional week of vacation after […]

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BMW-RDC Update 5/17/24

In negotiations this week, we demanded improved bathroom facilities including hygiene products. After our first powerful UAW rally yesterday, we came to work to find management is now providing hygiene products to our members. Because we are united, this is the first of many changes we will win at BMW!

BMW-RDC Update for 5/15/2024

Your bargaining committee met with the Company for five hours of bargaining and presented the company with three of the members’ demands. 1st Demand:   New language demands acceptable and adequate restrooms for all employees. Including repairs to the Men’s facilities and additional facilities for Women who only have access to one stall in the […]

BMW RDC Bargaining Update 5/14/2024

Update for 5-14-2024 Your bargaining committee met with the Company for four hours of bargaining and we are pleased to announce our first agreement.  The Company has come to its senses and has relented on its demand that we complete bargaining within twenty-four hours, and instead, the Parties have entered into a letter of agreement […]