May 15, 2008, Local 369 Members and representatives from Distrigas reach an agreement on a 5 year contract. Terms and conditions of the agreement have not been released. Congratulations to the Local 369 Bargaining Committee and the Members who work at Distrigas for their hard work and solidarity.

On April 7,2008, National Grid Call Center Members overwhelmingly ratify a 3 year contract.

Local 369 members employed at National Grid may now apply for the 2008 IBEW/UWUA scholarship. Applications are due on April 12, 2008.

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Your Bargaining Committee is proud to inform our members that we have reached a hard fought tentative agreement with National Grid on a new Contact Center contract. This newly negotiated contract gives protections for both existing members and future members. Click for more information...

This is Secretary-Treasurer Dan Hurley. Today is Sunday March 30, 2008. The Local and the company met all day and will be meeting into tonight and Monday.

Your bargaining committee is very pleased to inform you that we have made tremendous progress towards a new contract in the past 2 days.

We are moving closer to an agreement and are optimistic we can finalize all outstanding issues by the contract deadline.

The bargaining committee and leadership wish to thank all members in the contact center for their support and solidarity through this entire process. It is your efforts that have made these negotiations move in the right direction.

If we are successful in finalizing this agreement by the deadline as we believe we will be; we will notify all contact center members when and where an informational meeting and ratification vote will be held.

This is Sec-Treas Dan Hurley. Today is Saturday March 29th. The Local met with the company all day today, is still meeting, and expects to meet into the night as well as Sunday.

Many issues were discussed and we are pleased at the movement from the company. It is no doubt to the Bargaining Committee that the membership’s serious intension to withhold their labor in order to receive a fair contract that has made a difference.

Although there has been significant movement by the company we are still far apart on key issues such as terms of employment for new hires. Again, we will be meeting through the night and Sunday and will keep you updated.

Our next communication will be Sunday. Thank you for your continued support and solidarity.

Today is Friday March 28th. Your bargaining committee met with the company all day and into this evening. More progress has been made but we are still far apart on issues like benefits, work rules and new hires.

We are meeting with the company through the weekend in an effort to get you the contract you deserve.

We will be updating you each day until Monday.

Thank you for your support and solidarity.

More than 100 workers at the National Grid call center on Bearfoot Road have voted to authorize a strike against the utility if a new contract is not reached by Monday, when the current four-year pact expires.

Your Bargaining Committee met Thursday, March 27, 2008, until very late into night. Many issues were discussed including work schedules, seniority, job specs, sick time, disability, right to assign and vacation to name a few.

Although some progress was made the Local and the Company are still far apart on several issues,the biggest of which involves new hires. The Company is proposing to have a two tier wage and benefit system which would not include a pension.

We cannot accept this all out assault on our workforce or future workforce because it will no doubt start us on a path of no return filled with concessions and give backs.

125 Local 369 members at the National Grid Call Center in Northboro, MA, have voted to authorize a strike against National Grid as early as next week (March 31), when their contract expires.