Jetstream

Patience and solidarity payoff at last, as members at Jetstream Ground Services in Phoenix, Arizona unanimously voted today to ratify their first Union Collective Bargaining Agreement. This agreement provides job security, a formal grievance procedure, improved Wages, Vacations, Retirement, and cost containment for Healthcare. The District would like to thank the members of your negotiating […]

Beginning Friday, you will be given a copy of the proposed agreement which you will need to sign for.  Please read this agreement and get any questions you may have answered before you vote on the agreement. The informational meetings and vote will be on the same day. The informational meetings and vote will be

Thanks to the persistence and hard work of your Negotiating Committee a tentative agreement between Jetstream Ground Services and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has been reached. This tentative agreement must be ratified by the members before it is final. The agreement secures for you the protections and benefits of a Union

Your Negotiating Committee met this week with representatives of the Company in Phoenix, Arizona and very good progress was made. At this time, all the proposals necessary to complete an agreement are on the table for consideration. We have tentatively agreed (T/A) to Articles covering the following subjects: Recognition, Union Representation, Purpose of the Agreement,

Face-to-face negotiations between Jetstream Ground Services and the Union were held this week at Sky Harbor Local Lodge 2559.  Present for the Company was Marc Des Noyers, President and CEO, Ryan Brenton, General Counsel Jetstream, and Tammy Harrington, Director of Operations – PHX.   Representing you was Randy Griffith, IAMAW General Chair, Joyce Amoah, P/T

On November 8, 2016 voters in Arizona passed Proposition 206 which raises the minimum wage and provides for Company paid sick leave.  This new law raises the bar from which we will begin negotiations very soon.  Your Union with Union Members like yourselves and other community groups worked tirelessly to get this Proposition on the

The following co-workers have volunteered to help represent you as Shop Stewards and Negotiating Committee members: Chief Shop Steward • Ken Fletcher 520-252-6644 Shop Stewards • Scippio Smith 720-999-7526 • Ramesh Siwa 602-884-4819 • Daniel Mabanza 623-238-9291 • Yousef Marji 623-552-0544 • Joyce Amoah 480-278-6313 Negotiations Committee Members • Ken Fletcher • Joyce Amoah Whenever

What’s Happening? The Company appealed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Directors Decision and Direction of Election.  This appeal was officially denied on July 19, 2016. This now clears the way for the Union to begin selecting Shop Stewards, Negotiations Committee Members, and collectively bargaining on your behalf for a “contract”. During this past