Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Members of Teamsters Local 957 Wednesday rejected a state fact-finder’s report that sifted through five areas of contention between the union and Wright State University.
The tally was 87 votes to reject the report’s findings and three votes to accept them, said Dayton attorney John Doll, who represents the local.
“Pretty overwhelming,” Doll said.
He said talks between the union and the university have been stymied by five open issues — including a university-proposed parking-fee increase for bargaining unit members, changes in seniority employment rights and the addition of 10 furlough days in which Wright State could lay off workers without pay each year.
Wages and a union-desired health insurance plan also remain open issues, Doll said.
The bargaining unit represents about 115 Wright State maintenance workers, drivers, groundskeepers, custodians and other workers. Some 10 university Lake Campus workers are also counted in the membership.
“Generally, people were not pleased” with the report, Doll said. “They were not happy with it.”
