Please take a moment to watch this video update from your TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiating Team.
In solidarity,
| Sonya Payne BOS NT Representative |
Stacy Bassford JFK NT Representative |
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| Dee Lozito-Klimar FLL NT Representative |
Brendan Moriarty LAX NT Representative |
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| Ernesto Gomez MCO NT Representative |
Please take a moment to watch this video message from your TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiating Team as we prepare to return to the table today.
Negotiations are scheduled through March 11, and we will update you on our progress. Read more
We are pleased to announce that your TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiating Team will resume negotiations with JetBlue Management by videoconference next week. We will begin our meetings at 1:00 P.M., EST on March 9 and conclude on March 11.
We look forward to returning to the bargaining table, and we will update you at the conclusion of the session.
Thank you to everyone who completed the TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiations Comprehensive Survey. The response to the survey was phenomenal, and your TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiating Team (NT) carefully considered your responses. We met virtually this week to thoroughly review the survey and weigh the results as we prepare to resume negotiations with JetBlue Management.
We have received some inquiries from IFCs asking us to release details about the survey. Your NT is actively using the results of the survey to determine our priorities in our return to the table. Since those results are the equivalent of our playbook to win a contract for our IFCs, we will not release any details about the survey that could negatively impact our position in negotiations. We will use the data you provided to develop proposals and fine tune our arguments as we negotiate our first contract. Read more
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Negotiating Survey on the rejected Tentative Agreement. As promised, your TWU/JetBlue IFC Negotiating Team (NT) has hit the new year running with a thorough review and analysis of the survey responses. We are in the process of creating a comprehensive, issue-focused survey to gather your feedback and allow the NT to determine your priorities for when we resume negotiations with JetBlue Management. The survey will be emailed to this address in a few days, so please ensure that you have added surveymonkey.com to your whitelist. Read more
Earlier today, TWU International Administrative Vice President and Air Division Director, Mike Mayes, announced that the TWU/JetBlue Tentative Agreement (TA) was not ratified. We have attached the numbers and percentages from BallotPoint, the secure election company who conducted the ratification vote. Read more
Unfortunately we must inform you that the Tentative Agreement between Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and JetBlue Airways did not ratify. Although, this was not the result your Negotiating Team was looking for, the In-Flight Crewmembers have spoken and we will return to negotiating with JetBlue management. Read more
Dear Sisters & Brothers:
Tomorrow at 12:00 pm EST we have a chance to shock the labor world by ratifying a contract in a time no one could have ever expected. As we look around the airline and the travel industry, our world remains upside down and in great turmoil. Even with the news of a vaccine on the horizon, it is clear that it will be years before the industry fully recovers from the massive debt it has taken on. While the decision is yours, the time is now to think how a contract in place will stop the company if the recovery takes even longer than the next few years most airline economists are predicting. Read more
We just finished our final TWU/JetBlue IFC TA Tele-Town hall. Thank you so much for all the insightful questions. We hope we were able to provide the answers you needed. If you have additional questions, please reach out to us, so you can make an informed vote.
One question we’ve received on multiple platforms concerns the 5-year duration of the Tentative Agreement (TA) with the 6-month early opener. Five years is the industry standard for Flight Attendant agreements at this time. The last agreements for United, American, Southwest, Allegiant, and Spirit have all been for five years. The only notable exception to that rule is Alaska, who negotiated a 3-year Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) when they purchased Virgin America. Read more
Our JetBlue Pilots at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) work side-by-side with us every day to get our passengers safely to their destinations. ALPA released the following statement in support of the Tentative Agreement that our IFCs will be voting on in just a few days:
The Association applauds the efforts of the JetBlue flight attendants and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in reaching a Tentative Agreement on their first contract, particularly in light of the challenges posed to our industry by the ongoing public health crisis. We support the right for collective bargaining and wish the best to all flight attendants as they proceed through the ratification process.
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