SwissPort

Negotiations continued July 27, 2017 at IAM Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.  Representing the Company was Director of Fuel Farms George Mencarelli and Blake Martin, Sr. Counsel – Director Labor Relations.  Representing the membership was IAM Grand Lodge Representative John Werkmeister and General Chair Randy Griffith. We are pleased to announce that the parties were […]

Your negotiating committee met with representatives of the Company June 13-15, 2017.  Representing the Company were Vice President Operations George Mencarelli, Director Labor Relations Blake Martin, and Jaryd Sigman General Manager.  For the membership, Johnny Wilson, Robert Yahnke, and District 142 General Chair Randy Griffith. Negotiations talks centered around wages, benefits and work rules.  And

Earlier this month, senior management at Swissport contacted the Union with a concern that the company was having difficulty recruiting and retaining employees in the Fueling classification. We entered discussions with the company on how to try and resolve this concern. The result of these discussion, I am proud to report, is a wage increase

Brothers and Sisters, After rejecting the original Tentative Agreement earlier this week, the employees at Swissport Fueling – Phoenix have ratified a modified TA.  The modified TA will provide a signing bonus to the new members ranging from $225 to $1000, based on length of time with the Company.  This is the first contract for

MODIFIED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SWISSPORT FUELING of PHOENIX -PHX   Meetings are scheduled every half hour on Friday, March 24, 2017 starting at 7:30am going through 5:00pm. You MUST hear the explanation before you are permitted to vote!   MEETING LOCATION: CROWNE PLAZA PHOENIX AIRPORT TORQUESE ROOM   In Solidarity,   Randy Griffith GENERAL  CHAIR  

As you are aware, we announced last week a Tentative Agreement between Swissport Fueling and your negotiating committee. This agreement includes improvements in work rules, hours of service, working conditions, and benefits and wages. Additionally, this agreement will guarantee access to a grievance procedure to resolve disputes going forward.  Without this agreement, there are no

After many long months of negotiations, we are announcing today that a Tentative Agreement has been reached between the company and your negotiating committee.  This Tentative Agreement guarantees a defined grievance procedure and contains many improvements to the general working conditions. It also contains the company’s last, best, and final offer on wages, healthcare, and

As most of you are aware on November 8, 2016 voters in Arizona passed Proposition 206 which raises the minimum wage and provides for Company paid sick leave. The Company had previously given the Union Negotiators their “Last Best and Final” proposal that did not meet either of these minimums required by this new law.

Your Chief Negotiators meet with Company representatives on October 18, 2016 at Swissport Headquarters in Dulles, VA. We were successful in reaching Tentative Agreements on most of the remaining open Items; Hourly Job Descriptions, No Strike and No Lockout, Holidays, Leaves of Absence, and Duration. The Company passed it’s “Last, Best, and Final” Proposal on