Management vs. Labor in Kansas
The Heat is On
Clark reported that both parties met again in Jan. 2006 and on Feb. 2, and representatives of FMI’s parent company, Houston-based Sovereign Business Forms, requested a union response to the entire company proposal.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, Sneed sent a letter notifying the union of FMI’s intentions. “I am writing to advise you of FMI’s decision to institute a lockout of bargain-unit employees effective 6 a.m. Feb. 5, 2006, in support of our lawful bargaining proposal,” Sneed stated in the letter to Miller. “From the onset of these negotiations, we have emphasized the need for substantial contract cost reductions to make FMI more competitive and to bring FMI’s labor costs in line with FMI’s sister corporations...” Initially, the union asked if the company was having financial trouble, but Miller said FMI was in no hurry to provide the requested information regarding its financial situation.
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