Thu, May 29, 2003
Pilot Group to Receive Strike Authorization Ballots
In a special session of the Teamsters Local 747
Executive Board, ANN has been informed that the board unanimously
voted in favor of sending a Strike Ballot Authorization to the
pilots at Chautauqua Airlines. The ballots will be sent to the
700-plus pilot group on Friday, May 30, 2003, and will be counted
on Friday, June 20, 2003.
Postponed negotiations and conflicting statements from both
management and the company's negotiating team regarding additional
US Airways code sharing flying have prompted the union to exercise
the strike vote. The union claims that the company's actions
and lack of good faith bargaining are proof that Chautauqua
management has abandoned any attempt at presenting an acceptable
contract agreement to their pilots or keeping additional US Airways
code sharing flying at Chautauqua.
In a prior gesture to ensure Chautauqua's growth
and the company's fulfillment of the US Airways/Jets for Jobs
Agreement, the pilots overwhelmingly voted in favor of the
additional US Airways code sharing flying and expected the company
to move forward with their end of the bargain. However, at the
recent Regional Airline Association Annual Convention, Chautauqua
CEO Bryan Bedford stated that the pilots' vote was "a day late and
a dollar short. The door is closed and it's beyond our ability to
reopen it." This statement is inconsistent with information
provided to union officials and in direct conflict with proposals
the company's negotiating team has put on the table.
Chautauqua Airlines' parent company, Republic
Airways Holdings, Inc., has also attempted to expedite the
formation of alter-ego Republic Airlines, with the transfer of
senior management personnel from Chautauqua Airlines. The union is
currently fighting the formation of Republic Airlines, as it is in
direct competition for Chautauqua business. Additionally, the pilot
group is upset that Wexford Capital, LLC, the major investment
group behind Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., Chautauqua Airlines
and Shuttle America, is now trying to negotiate a deal with the
Shuttle America pilots at substandard pay rates to fly regional
jets for US Airways under a Jets for Jobs Agreement. The Chautauqua
pilots have been negotiating in good faith to keep all US Airways
code sharing flying at Chautauqua. Chautauqua currently flies for
US Airways, Delta, America West and American Airlines.
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