Sisters and Brothers: As we are all aware, being able to qualify for and maintain a SIDA badge and necessary endorsements is a requirement of our employment and from time to time the governmental agencies responsible for badging qualifications modify those requirements. These changes are outside the control of the Company and the Union. […]
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Due to employee cancellations or no shows to OJI medical follow-up appointments there has been many unnecessary delays in returning employees to full duty. In a meeting held with Otis and Armando on March 29, 2016 the Company notified the Union of this concern. After these discussions the Company agreed to continue to allow employees
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Monday March 21 through March 25, 2016 – Your Negotiating Committee completed the IAM Negotiation Prep Training. In this training, topics such as power analysis, costing of proposals, and negotiation strategies were studied. Your Negotiators have been given the tools necessary to reach a collective bargaining agreement that will help improve your Wages, Health and
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Swissport Negotiating Committee from left to right: Joseph Morones, Steven Van Note, District 142 General Chairman Randy Griffith, Bronson McGee, Rob Helmer. The Swissport Negotiating Committee this week completed Negotiations Preparation in Phoenix to get ready for first contract negotiations. The fuelers voted by a 98 percent margin for IAM representation in November, 2015. During
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Brothers and Sisters: What an end to 2015! Your resolve and hard work led to a huge victory for your workgroup. When you voted for the Union you took the first step in having a true say in your working conditions. Your example has inspired other workgroups at the airport to reach out to the
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There has been several questions and concerns as to what is next after your successful vote for the IAM as your representation. There was an attempt to schedule meetings with the Swissport membership with District General Chair Randy Griffith to discuss the issues of representation and negotiations on your first agreement. Unfortunately, due to medical
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Posted October 16, 2014. During the week of October 13, 2014 the IAM and your negotiating committee met with the company and reached a tentative agreement for a new collective bargaining agreement. The ratification vote will be conducted on October 24, 2014 at the work place. The voting will be from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and
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Posted August 28, 2014. In our ongoing commitment to keep the membership informed we are pleased to announce that the Company has informed the Union it intends to pay the agreed to signing bonus and applicable retroactive pay next week. The bonuses and retro pay will be paid on a separate check from the regular pay check.
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Posted August 25, 2014. Friday, August 22, 2014, the members voted unanimously to ratify the proposed agreement between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and Swissport Fueling of Nevada. Reaching this agreement could not have been done without the dedication of your negotiating committee and the support of the membership. The details of
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