No deal inbetween striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks Monday
No deal inbetween striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks Monday
Union seven hundred one auto mechanics proceed picketing at fresh car dealerships across the suburbs, including at Castle Chevrolet in Elk Grove Village. Negotiations are expected to proceed Thursday.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
As the auto mechanics strike reaches its one-week mark, both sides had “lengthy discussions” Monday before adjourning without an agreement.
Representatives for Automobile Mechanics Local seven hundred one and the Chicago Automobile Trade Association said the sides will come back to the bargaining table Thursday.
In the meantime, about 1,700 mechanics remain on the picket lines at fresh car dealerships via Chicago and the suburbs.
The loss of service work income and lost customers are unknown while mechanics seek fair pay, pension benefits, ripple time and other issues that remain in dispute.
“Both sides are getting back to negotiations today and no one on either side wants to do or say anything that might jeopardize a quick and equitable resolution of the strike,” Mark Bilek, spokesman for the Fresh Car Dealers Committee signifying one hundred thirty Chicago and suburban dealerships, said earlier Monday.
The mechanics, members of the Automobile Mechanics Local 701, have been on strike since Aug. One after rejecting a 3-year contract that suggested a five percent raise each year and other benefits.
The mechanics argue they are not getting paid for the decent amount of time it takes to perform repairs securely. The trade association disputes the mechanics’ view. Fair pay, pension benefits, ripple time, better health care and other issues also were in dispute.
There are four hundred twenty fresh auto dealerships in the region, including the one hundred thirty affected by the current strike. The affected dealerships are in Barrington, Schaumburg, Elmhurst, Libertyville, Bensenville, Arlington Heights, Naperville, St. Charles and elsewhere.
Another thirty dealerships also have union mechanics, but those contracts are on a different renewal cycle. The remaining two hundred sixty area dealerships are nonunion.
Sam Cicinelli, directing business representative for the union, was not instantaneously available for comment. But a tweet Aug. Three from the union said they are willing to negotiate.
“There proceeds to be a lot of support from every community, the media has provided good coverage of our issues. We are hammering them on the street, in each community as well as with Social Media,” Cicinelli said in the tweet. “I’m enormously proud of our membership for standing up for a contract they truly deserve.”
No deal inbetween striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks Monday
No deal inbetween striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks Monday
Union seven hundred one auto mechanics proceed picketing at fresh car dealerships across the suburbs, including at Castle Chevrolet in Elk Grove Village. Negotiations are expected to proceed Thursday.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
As the auto mechanics strike reaches its one-week mark, both sides had “lengthy discussions” Monday before adjourning without an agreement.
Representatives for Automobile Mechanics Local seven hundred one and the Chicago Automobile Trade Association said the sides will comeback to the bargaining table Thursday.
In the meantime, about 1,700 mechanics remain on the picket lines at fresh car dealerships via Chicago and the suburbs.
The loss of service work income and lost customers are unknown while mechanics seek fair pay, pension benefits, ripple time and other issues that remain in dispute.
“Both sides are getting back to negotiations today and no one on either side wants to do or say anything that might jeopardize a quick and equitable resolution of the strike,” Mark Bilek, spokesman for the Fresh Car Dealers Committee signifying one hundred thirty Chicago and suburban dealerships, said earlier Monday.
The mechanics, members of the Automobile Mechanics Local 701, have been on strike since Aug. One after rejecting a 3-year contract that suggested a five percent raise each year and other benefits.
The mechanics argue they are not getting paid for the decent amount of time it takes to perform repairs securely. The trade association disputes the mechanics’ view. Fair pay, pension benefits, ripple time, better health care and other issues also were in dispute.
There are four hundred twenty fresh auto dealerships in the region, including the one hundred thirty affected by the current strike. The affected dealerships are in Barrington, Schaumburg, Elmhurst, Libertyville, Bensenville, Arlington Heights, Naperville, St. Charles and elsewhere.
Another thirty dealerships also have union mechanics, but those contracts are on a different renewal cycle. The remaining two hundred sixty area dealerships are nonunion.
Sam Cicinelli, directing business representative for the union, was not instantly available for comment. But a tweet Aug. Three from the union said they are willing to negotiate.
“There resumes to be a lot of support from every community, the media has provided good coverage of our issues. We are hammering them on the street, in each community as well as with Social Media,” Cicinelli said in the tweet. “I’m enormously proud of our membership for standing up for a contract they truly deserve.”
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