Sun, Nov 15, 2009
Labor Problems At USAir... Who Knew?
The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the
pilots of US Airways, have applied to the National Mediation Board
(NMB) to request mediation of the currently single contract
negotiations for all US Airways pilots. US Airways pilots work
under two separate contracts, covering the pre-merger US Airways
and former America West pilot groups.
The US Airways pilots entered contract negotiations with
management in November 2005 under the terms of a Transition
Agreement at the time of the US Airways and America West merger. In
April, USAPA requested an NMB facilitator to assist the parties in
reaching an agreement, but that proposal was rejected by US
Airways.
“Our pilots have been laboring under substandard
bankruptcy and ATSB-era contracts for years prior to the start of
these negotiations, which have gone nowhere,” said Captain
Mike Cleary, president of USAPA.
“After four fruitless years, we have determined that the
current negotiations are hopelessly stalled. As we predicted in
April, US Airways’ rejection of an NMB facilitator amounted
to nothing more than a delay tactic, and we questioned then
management’s sincerity in desiring to reach any agreement.
Sure enough, seven months down the road, the US Airways pilots are
hardly a step closer to an industry-standard contract.”
“Industry-standard pilot wages and working conditions
will allow our company to compete on equal ground with other
airlines,” President Cleary continued. “US Airways
pilots have tired of the rhetoric and welcome the opportunity to
negotiate under the auspices of NMB Mediation and the Railway Labor
Act, where impasse allows us to persuade our company to do the
right thing.”
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the US Airline Pilots
Association (USAPA) represents more than 5,000 US Airways pilots in
seven domiciles across the United States.
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