Keolis Downer Newcastle EA Update: meetings to restart next week
Members may be aware that Wednesday’s bargaining meeting with Keolis Downer management reps was cancelled by the employers, citing “operational and staffing issues” as their reason.
Given how far in advance these meetings were planned, your union wrote to Keolis Downer to express our extreme disappointment at their inability to plan for this one. We sought a commitment that all future meetings will go ahead as planned and that KD would make arrangements so their reps can attend.
In a win for workers, the company has acknowledged the importance of our EA meetings and are organising for reps to attend next week, with our next meeting scheduled for Wednesday 9 February.
With regards to the actual negotiations, your union committee has decided
that we will NOT be putting forward to Keolis Downer any ideas on how to get greater ‘flexibility’ in rostering and increase ‘efficiencies’. Keolis Downer will need to put forward their own Log of Claims which explains how these claims would be a benefit to YOU.