MINNEAPOLIS -- Unions for thousands of flight attendants and ground workers at the old Northwest Airlines said they would seek a vote to represent those groups at Delta, taking advantage of new election rules that make it easier for them to win.
Mediator Mike Tosi has scheduled mediation on August 9 – 10, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. This will consist of an initial meeting with the mediator with both the Union and the Company. After the initial meeting we will continue to negotiate the open items in order to reach a Tentative Agreement.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., Friday upheld a federal agency's rule change that would allow a union to be created by a majority of worker votes cast, instead of a majority of the entire work group casting ballots in favor of collective bargaining. The rule goes into effect July 1.
A federal court sided with organized labor Friday, backing more liberal voting rules for union representation elections at airlines and railroads.
The negotiating committee met in Philadelphia, PA this week. Mediator Gerry McGuckin returned to assist in our discussion with the company. He will be the assigned mediator for the term of this process.
U.S. airline executives said recovery in business travel has accelerated alongside gains in international and domestic passenger revenue, bucking lingering concerns about higher fuel prices.
(Portland, OR) -- Hundreds of Teamsters, with support from Portland Jobs With Justice, protested today against Horizon Air’s plans to fire nearly 100 experienced aircraft maintenance workers at the Rose Festival's annual Grand Floral Parade.
(Wilmington, OH) -- The Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224 issued the following statement of support today on behalf of the Spirit pilots represented by ALPA.
The following statement was released by Director Bourne regarding the upcoming press conference by Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL 4th), regarding the proposed United Airlines merger with Continental Airlines. Information on the press conference follows the statement.
The pilots of Horizon Air, Inc., represented by the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224, last week entered into mediated contact negotiations with Horizon under the oversight of the National Mediation Board.
