Flying Food VP says union's claim of lacking healthcare is ‘patently false’

Nicholas Rondeau, Vice President of Air Sales and Marketing at Flying Food Group, has responded to claims from the Unite Here Local 1 union regarding employee health care coverage at the company's Schiller Park facility. In a letter to Air France, Rondeau said that the assertion that employees lack health care is "patently false." He emphasized that all workers are offered Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans and have access to a free onsite clinic.

"Unite Here’s claim that Flying Food Group employees lack access to health insurance is patently false," said Rondeau. "All ORD employees can choose from multiple health plans, and for the past 15 years, the Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust has also funded a free onsite health clinic, staffed by Rush University nurses, available to all employees regardless of their insurance status."

Flyers distributed by Unite Here Local 1 in Chicago claimed that "47% of surveyed FFG workers do not have health insurance." Rondeau called this "a false allegation," stressing that all employees are provided with options for health care coverage in compliance with the ACA. He noted that workers can opt out or receive coverage through a spouse and mentioned three medical plans with varying coverage options.