JFK Airtrain

Anyone training another employee is entitled to the Lead Tech pay rate. Remind your supervisor. Anyone not receiving the proper rate should notify your union representative. All JFK members are encourage to attend the monthly meetings held on the second Tuesday of the month…

We are reminding everyone that you are legally entitled to union representation if management or supervision wishes to speak to you regarding any issue you feel could lead to discipline. These “Weingarten Rights” need to be invoked by the member. You must request a…

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Staffing issues and management’s inability to schedule and plan continues to wreak havoc with our member’s ability to select floater days. The CBA does not contain language that would allow us to force the Company to hire more people, as…

Message from Jeffrey Klein, President JFK Members, So there is no confusion, the new contract now allows for all JFK Airtrain Employees to use 4 of their 12 floater days as short call floating days. Anyone who is denied a short call floater day…

Contract negotiating and ratification remain at the forefront while the lack of staffing continues torear its ugly head as the Company continues to blackout popular days. This is preventing even the most tenured employees from taking time off. General Chairman Rick Sanchez will be…

JFK Airtrain contract talks are scheduled to continue this week.  More details soon.

Any one interested in being on the negotiating committee should contact Local Chairman George Cintron. We encourage all of you to send us your ideas. Any ATA or ATO who wants to get involved and become a Union Representative at the site, should contact…

At the forefront for our JFK members in 2015 will be the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement on February 29, 2015. Negotiations will begin at the end of the month. We encourage all to get involved and give us your ideas regarding how…