Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

Airline Industry News  Governmental and Regulatory  Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., and Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., are sponsoring a bill that would require countries participating in the visa waiver program to meet certain security standards.   A report released by the U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the FAA lacks the training […]

Division Director meets with Local 1224 Executive Board Airline Division Director Captain David Bourne traveled to Wilmington, Ohio this week to meet with the Executive Board of Local 1224. The Board; in session for a regular meeting had a full agenda from the current situation at Allegiant Air to ongoing and upcoming negotiations at several

Interim Agreement Reached on Union Representation for Stock Clerks at ExpressJet  Local 210 Lead Negotiator Bob Luciano and Airline Division International Representative Chris Moore met this past week with ExpressJet COO Alex Marren and new Vice President of Maintenance Bob Madigan to discuss the status of negotiations.   The talks were wide ranging and included

Union Negotiators, Miami Air management meet  The Local 1224 Miami Air and Miami Air negotiating committees met this past week in Florida, where they engaged in continued direct negotiations to amend the current collective bargaining agreement.  The negotiations were very productive, with both sides worked collaboratively with the mutual objective to finish the negotiations and

TAMC on Capitol Hill Members representing the TAMC were on the Hill this past week. On February 11th, TAMC Chairman Chris Moore and Bob Fisher had 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 meetings were to continue

Special Update February 9, 2015 Tentative Agreement Reached at Air Canada The Air Canada Negotiating Committee has announced that a Tentative Agreement has been reached with Air Canada and the membership represented by the Airline Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Negotiating Committee is unanimously recommending a "yes" vote on ratification. Highlights may

Allegiant Air Dispatchers Negotiations Update The Allegiant Air Negotiations Committee met with the Company for contract negotiations Tuesday and Wednesday, restarting negotiations with Attorney Lilia Bell the newly assigned Ford Harrison lead negotiator. In addition to devoting time to the preparation of contract Sections for proposals to the Company; on Tuesday they passed opening proposals

Airline Industry News  Governmental and Regulatory  Senators are calling on the Obama administration to nominate a new Transportation Security Administration administrator, citing that it has been more than three months since the announcement that Administrator John Pistole was retiring.   The FAA has issued new rules on Sleep Apnea for pilots.  Airports are lobbying Congress

Talks To Resume for Local 357  Prompted by a request from Airline Division, the NMB called the parties to Washington for a status update. In a decision seen as positive for the pilots; after having determined sufficient cause exists to restart mediated discussions, the Board has notified the parties that they will advise them of

Allegiant Pilots send clear message, “Enough is enough” with Strike Vote, Picketing  Pilots at Allegiant Air, represented by the Airline Professionals Association (APA) Teamsters Local 1224, voted overwhelmingly, 465-8, today to authorize a strike against Allegiant Air. The 10-day voting period closed at 12:00 p.m. EST Friday, with 98 percent of voting Allegiant Air pilots voting "Yes"