Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

Arrow Air Bankruptcy being Watched by Division, Questions Surround Firing of Members Arrow Air recently ceased its operations and filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.  Although the company filed under Chapter 11, it appears that the Company is undergoing liquidation.  The IBT Airline Division, through Local 1224, represents Arrow’s flight deck […]

Arrow Air Ceases Operations, Arrow Air, a Miami based operator of DC-10’s, has filed for bankruptcy with the US Bankruptcy Court in Miami, FL. At the time of the filing, the company listed debts of $100 to $500 million dollars, and declared assets of $10 million to $50 million dollars. Approximately 450 employees of the

ASA Mechanics File for Teamster Representation, First Under New NMB Ruling The 570 mechanics and related employees at Atlantic Southeast Airlines seeking to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters became the first unit to file for a union election with the National Mediation Board (NMB) under the new rules that dictate election outcomes will be

Division Director Provides Testimony to Congress on Proposed UAL-CAL Merger  In written testimony provided at the request of House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Aviation, Airline Division Director David Bourne addressed concerns regarding the pending merger. Noting that there are “many experts and pundits have offered their considered opinions regarding the legal, economic

Teamster Pilots Stand In Unity with Striking Spirit Airlines Pilots Faced with a management unwilling to bargain in good faith, the pilots of Fort Lauderdale based Spirit Airlines went on strike this past Saturday, shutting down the low cost passenger carrier. Made infamous recently for its plan to charge passengers for carry-on bags, their last

Congressional Concern over Regulatory Delay Prompts Letter to DOT Secretary Citing concerns that, “as of this date, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has not issued the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on flight and duty time limits for flight crew members,” both the Chairman and ranking Republican members of the House Committee on Transportation and

NMB Declines Request by Local 2727 for Release from Mediation In noting that “the case record establishes that a proffer is not in order at this time,” Lawrence Gibbons, Director of the Office of Mediation Services for the NMB, notified the Airline Division that the request, put forth at the request of Local 2727, was

Atlas Pilots Express Concern over Management Tenor in Discussions Citing concerns expressed by the negotiating committee over what appears to be increasing intransigence by company negotiators, Atlas TEC Co-Chairman Captain Steven Richards commented on the most recent report to crewmembers. “It is increasingly apparent to the line pilots of Atlas, that the company; despite record

Negotiations Planning Begins for Newest Members of Airline Division Continental’s fleet service workers, who recently voted to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, are set to begin contract negotiations for their first contract on June 29th.  Negotiations with Continental will commence on that date in Houston, and IBT CAL Business Agents Bob Luciano (Local 210-New

Airline Division Reports on Successes to UNITY Conference Highlighting the changes within the Airline Division, Teamster Airline Division Director David Bourne addressed the 2010 Teamster UNITY conference in Las Vegas this past weekend. Director Bourne reported that the Airline Division was the only union in the airline industry that has experienced growth in the past