Executive Aviation Fuels members ratify three-year agreement

On July 3, 2025, the members at Executive Aviation Fuels in Sudbury ratified a new three-year agreement.

Full and part-time employees at Executive Aviation Fuels work as Ground Handlers and Lead Ground Handlers. Start rates for both classifications will improve and all employees will receive a signing bonus lump sum payment as of ratification.

Rates for Ground Handlers improve by 1.6% in year one, 1.3% in year two, and another 1.3% in year three. Lead Ground Handlers will see rates improve by 2.5% in year one, 1.3% in year two, and 3.7% in year three.

In addition, all employees at the end rate will receive increases at the ratification date instead of their anniversary date, which is a significant improvement, especially for senior staff. Plus, an employee asked to work in a higher classification will receive the higher rate of pay immediately.

The employer will pay for all Functional Abilities Forms (FAFs) completed by a doctor when those forms are requested by the company. Employer contributions to the UFCW Local 175

Training & Education Fund improve to $175 in year one, $150 in year two, and another $150 in year three. Bargaining Committee members will receive a lump sum payment of $250 from the employer for time spent in negotiations.

Members at Executive Aviation Fuels will also benefit from improved bereavement language which now includes more family members under its provisions.

Union Negotiating Committee: Julien Boulard and Union Representative Michael Bernier.

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