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…
Due to safety concerns regarding training, our office is advising all electricians who are not qualified to move cars at the RICHMOND HILL FACILITY, to refrain from bidding any posted car moving jobs until further notice. Once again, this only applies to RICHMOND HILL…
A meeting was held with OSHA to discuss the implementation of the new SOP regarding working on the guide way. Members are required to have a fellow employee designated as a “Lookout” when accessing the guide way. Their sole function is to watch for…
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…
The turnout for the annual employee barbecue was excellent. I would like to thank all who showed up. Unfortunately Steve Schmitt and myself could not attend due to the severity of the contract negotiations at JFK. I am happy that the attendance was larger…
We have been filing grievances for excessive discipline and have been successful in reducing the discipline, or in some cases, having it expunged in its entirety. I would like to thank Local Chairman Ramon Lopez and Shop Steward Tom Gray for their good work….
JFK Airtrain contract talks are scheduled to continue this week. More details soon.
Newark Airtrain members are being advised to obey ALL safety rules as the Company is being over zealous with its enforcement of safety related disciplines. This over compensation is a result of a recent serious injury sustained by of one of our members who…
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…