BARGAINING TO RESUME FEB.11 WITH ONLY 4 DAYS BEFORE EXTENSION EXPIRES

Contract Talks Set To Resume February 11

RALLY IN DALLAS!

RALLY ON SEPTEMBER 27!

June 28 was a great day in Chicago. Local 1700 called together the Chicago labor movement to a noon rally outside the Greyhound terminal. We showed our ability to unite around issues that are important to all working people, not just Greyhound drivers and mechanics.

In Mt. Laurel, Greyhound went and left driving to us
By Nelson L. Mellitz

Last Tuesday, Greyhound Lines eliminated its daily commuter bus route from Mount Laurel to Wall Street.

The decision meant that about 80 of us commuters had to find new ways to our jobs in New York.

Some progress was made in negotiations on February 8 and 9, 2006. The Union and the Company have agreed on several contract provisions. However, we still have major differences on wages and other economic items.

The Union and the Company have agreed to extend the terms of the current collective bargaining agreement until April 1, 2006.

Negotiations will resume in mid-March.

February 8, 2006

Washington, DC Terminal Contract Negotiations Report #1

Local 1700 has a separate collective bargaining agreement with Greyhound that covers members who work in Greyhound’s Washington, DC terminal. Workers there enjoy the protection of a grievance procedure and the guarantee of contractual wage increases, two very important job protections that workers in Greyhound’s non-union facilities lack. Only last week, the Union won reinstatement for a ticket agent that Greyhound had unfairly fired.

Negotiations for a new contract began today in Washington, DC. Ed Hodges, Marquis Adams, and Latosha Graham serve on the Union negotiating committee. They were joined at the negotiations by Local 1700 President Bruce Hamilton, Region 1 Vice President/Assistant Business Agent James Kennedy, and ATU International Vice President Larry Hanley.

The Union proposed significant improvements in wages and benefits, as well as beneficial changes in contract language.

The Company counter-proposed wage increases that total only 4% over three years. This on the week that Greyhound CEO sent letters to employees thanking us for making the company profitable once again. The Company has so far rejected all of the Union’s other economic proposals.

We will be back at the bargaining table again tomorrow morning.

January 20, 2006

Jim Smith
Senior Director, Labor Relations
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
15110 North Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75248

Dear Mr. Smith:

The “Safe Side” bulletin that was posted this morning on driver bulletin boards constitutes an unacceptable change in working conditions. It must be rescinded immediately.

Lately the company has taken to treating its employees more and more like children. This latest insult, though dressed up with references to DOT regulations (that don’t apply), is nothing more than yet another in a string of methods for harassing drivers. It smells very much like an attempt to bully us into reporting for work while sick.

The company has an obligation to negotiate with the union before making changes such as those contained in the bulletin. Your email message of last Friday and your follow up telephone call introduced the subject of this morning’s bulletin. You invited me to comment on the company’s proposal to implement a sick leave questionnaire, but then went ahead and placed it into effect before I could respond.

The new policy must be rescinded. Please contact me to discuss this further.

Sincerely,

Bruce Hamilton
President