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Showing posts with label labor issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label labor issues. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Tentative contract agreement for Air Transport International flight crews

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by B. N. Sullivan The pilots and flight engineers at Air Transport International (ATI) have reached a tentative contract agreement (TA) wi...
Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Horizon Air pilots approve new five-year contract

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by B. N. Sullivan The pilots at Horizon Air have approved a new five-year collective bargaining agreement.  Their union, the International...
Friday, November 26, 2010

Strike ballot scheduled for Evergreen International Airlines crews

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by B. N. Sullivan Frustrated after six years of contract negotiations, the pilots and flight engineers at Evergreen International Airlines...
Friday, November 19, 2010

AirTran crew contracts: One down, still one to go

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by B. N. Sullivan AirTran Airways pilots and flight attendants have been negotiating for years with the airline's management, hoping t...
Monday, November 08, 2010

US Airways recalling furloughees, possibly hiring new crew for 2011

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by B. N. Sullivan US Airways has announced plans to add 500 crew members to its active work force in 2011.  The carrier will expand its fl...
Monday, November 01, 2010

Pilots at Air Wisconsin begin contract negotiations

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by B. N. Sullivan Contract negotiations have begun between the Air Wisconsin pilots' union and the management of Air Wisconsin Airlin...
Friday, October 29, 2010

AirTran flight attendants file for mediation of contract negotiations

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by B. N. Sullivan The flight attendants at AirTran Airways have filed with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for mediation of contract ne...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Allegiant Air flight attendants file for union representation election

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by B. N. Sullivan Allegiant Air flight attendants have filed a petition with the U.S. National Mediation Board (NMB) to hold a union repre...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Continental Airlines flight attendants reject tentative contract agreement

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 by B. N. Sullivan Continental Airlines flight attendants have rejected a temporary contract agreement (TA), which was reached in Septembe...

CommutAir pilots protest proposed 9% pay cut

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by B. N. Sullivan Pilots for CommutAir, a Continental Connection carrier, picketed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport yesterday to...
Monday, October 25, 2010

AirTran pilots and management reach a tentative contract agreement

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by B. N. Sullivan After more than five years of negotiations, the pilots at AirTran Airways have reached a tentative contract agreement wi...
Thursday, October 07, 2010

American Airlines to recall 250 furloughed pilots and 545 flight attendants

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by B. N. Sullivan American Airlines (AA) is recalling 250 furloughed pilots and 545 flight attendants, according to Gerard Arpey, CEO of A...
Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Air Transat pilots ratify new contract

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by B. N. Sullivan Pilots at Air Transat have ratified their new contract.  The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents Air Tr...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Southwest Airlines to acquire AirTran Airways, will hire hundreds of new pilots and flight attendants

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by B. N. Sullivan In a move that surprised just about everyone, Southwest Airlines announced today that it will acquire AirTran Airways. O...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Horizon Air pilots have a tentative contact agreement

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by B. N. Sullivan The pilots at Horizon Air have a tentative contract.  The agreement between Horizon management and the pilots' union...
Friday, September 10, 2010

New science-based rules for mitigating pilot fatigue proposed by the FAA

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by B. N. Sullivan The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced what it calls "a landmark proposal to fight fatigue am...
Thursday, September 09, 2010

Air Transat pilots have a tentative contract

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by B. N. Sullivan The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) announced that they have signed a tentative contract agreement with the airline...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

ALPA responds to Comair plans for drastic fleet reduction, crew furloughs

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by B. N. Sullivan Last week, U.S. regional airline Comair, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, announced plans for a drastic red...
Saturday, September 04, 2010

Continental Airlines recalls furloughed pilots

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by B. N. Sullivan Continental Airlines is recalling 132 pilots who were furloughed in September of 2008 .  The recalled pilots will begin ...
Monday, August 30, 2010

Blaming the victim: Compass Airlines flight attendant fired for revealing her low income qualified her for food stamps

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by B. N. Sullivan If this isn't a classic case of blaming the victim, I don't know what is:  A Compass Airlines flight attendant h...