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Members of the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition continued their lobbying push on February 11, holding meetings with Matthew McCarthy, Legislative Assistant for Transportation for Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-WA) and Chris Brown, Staff Director of the House Subcommittee on Aviation. The TAMC is pressing its agenda on Drug Testing at Foreign Repair Stations and the Moratorium on Certification of any new Repair Stations...
The Allegiant Air Negotiations Committee met with the company for contract negotiations Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to devoting time to the preparation of contract sections for proposals to the company, they passed opening proposals on Section 5 (Seniority), and Section 19 (Management Rights)...
Senators are calling on the Obama administration to nominate a new Transportation Security Administration administrator...The FAA has issued new rules on Sleep Apnea for pilots...American Airlines Group plans to boost its regional fleet by 4.9 percent, or 28 aircraft, in 2015...
On Tuesday, January 13, the Teamsters pilots at Allegiant Air, members of APA Local 1224, will be holding informational pickets at multiple locations in their airline system against subpar working conditions and compensation...
Pilots with Travel Management Company (TMC) voted overwhelmingly last week in favor of Teamster representation. After the National Mediation Board (NMB) certifies the election, about 200 TMC pilots will become members of Teamsters Local 1108 in Richmond Heights, Ohio.
In a victory for labor, Congress passed H.R. 2591. The resolution extends the filing deadline provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that were included in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, allowing American Airlines employees whose retirement plans were frozen in bankruptcy to redirect their funds to a qualified plan with no tax penalty.
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) announced the appointment of Teamsters Local 1224 Vice President Capt. Mark Niles to the position of Vice President...The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots has sued the company over a violation of the Stored Communications Act...
Atlas Air Captain Ken Ryngala passed away Saturday evening, November 22...Atlas Air First Officer Todd Hoppe passed away on Tuesday, November 18...
The Airline Division and Teamsters Local 135 prevailed in the Midwest Seniority Integration arbitration on November 18 to integrate Republic and Midwest flight attendants...Capt. David Bourne attended the International Aviation Club luncheon in DC where Norwegian Air Shuttle CEO addressed recent discussions that have kept the low-cost carrier from operating in the U.S...
NetJets is threatening to fire workers over the Teamsters' decision to publicize the names of wealthy customers who stand to benefit from the company’s attack on the wages, benefits and working conditions...Piedmont Stock Clerk negotiations resumed on November 11 with productive discissions...Negotiations for Piedmont Mechanics resumed November 10 in a brief two-day session that was not viewed as overly productive...
