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 […]
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Brothers and Sisters, Negotiations have been scheduled for June 20 – 22, 2017. In order to better address issues that are important to you the IAM has prepared a survey. In the next few days your steward Johnny Wilson will be distributing these surveys. Please take the time to fill out the survey and return
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Your Negotiating Committee met with Company representatives October 5 and 6, 2016. Tentative agreements were reached regarding the Complete Agreement and Seniority. In the upcoming week the Company will be distributing a medical survey on behalf of your negotiators. This survey is critical to preparing a cost comparison proposal in an attempt to get the
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Your negotiating Committee met with Swissport Director of Labor Relations Blake Martin and Phoenix General Manager Otis Williams the week of September 20, 21, 22, 2016. Negotiations began on a positive note with tentative agreements reached on; Vacations, Retirement, Filling of Vacancies, General and Miscellaneous, and Hours of Service. The tone of negotiations changed for
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