IAM and Flagship Facility Services Reach Tentative Agreement

IAM and Flagship Facility Services Reach Tentative Agreement

Jun 22, 2018 | Departments, Featured, Home, Organizing

Negotiations yield wage increases, enhanced benefits, pension contributions

Forty-one members of Local 1781 of the IAM representing employees of Flagship Facility Services, Inc. at SFO will vote on a tentative agreement reached by negotiators and the company and announced today by IAM District 141.

The agreement calls for a 14.1% increase in base wages, with hourly pay for Leads and Forklift Operators rising to $18.25 on the day of signing, an increase of over $3.00 per hour from current rates. Flagship will begin making contributions to the IAM National Pension Fund for every employee at the rate of .25 per hour worked up to 40 hours per week, with annual increases through the life of the contract, which expires on December 31, 2020.

The agreement requires the company to conduct a minimum of one annual shift bid and makes the awarding of overtime a more transparent process. In addition, any employee held out of service for any reason will have full pay restored after the 30th day. Employees will have an additional paid holiday for their birthday and increased sick bank and funeral leave.

District 141 President and Directing General Chair Mike Klemm applauded the accomplishment: “I’d like to thank Assistant General Chair Troy Rivera and the entire negotiating committee for vigorously representing our members’ interests. The negotiating committee unanimously recommends ratification of the agreements.”

District 141 AGC Troy Rivera, who led the negotiations for the IAM had high praise for his team: “These hard-working IAM members understand that their professionalism is an essential part of their employer’s success in securing important janitorial contracts and maintaining a 96% customer retention rate. I am proud to have worked alongside Kurt Rothenbuescher, Sandra Gonzales, and Joel De La Cruz to get the pay and benefits they deserve.”

Voting will take place on July 11, 2018, from 12 noon until 5:00 PM at 1511 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010. Please direct any questions to Troy Rivera at 925-570-3190.

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Association, American to Meet

Association, American to Meet

May 18, 2018 | Airlines, American, Departments, Home, Organizing, The Association

Brothers and Sisters,

American Airlines recently changed course by contacting the TWU-IAM Association leadership seeking dates to discuss minor issues that remain open in our negotiations. The Association views all discussions between us and the company as important to achieving our goal of a tentative agreement. For this reason, the TWU-IAM Association Negotiating Committees have agreed to send a small group of committee members to meet with American Airlines on June 11th and 12th to discuss these outstanding issues.

Regretfully, however, we are still in dispute. American Airlines management continues to disrespect Association members by refusing to negotiate the components of our contracts that will impact our lives and our families most of all.

The Association’s priority is to reach a fair agreement with the industry’s most profitable carrier that brings true work protections, leads the industry in compensation, provides the retirement security Association members deserve, more fairly shares the profits we help generate, and preserves the healthcare choices brought to American Airlines through its merger with US Airways.

Fraternally,

Your Association Negotiating Committee