Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

Proposed UAL / CAL Merger to Create World’s Largest Airline The proposed merger of United Airlines (UAL) and Continental Airlines (CAL) not only creates the potential for the largest airline in the world, it brings about the merger of unions on both properties. In a press release earlier this week, Teamster Airline Division Director David […]

Airline Representatives Meet to Discuss Issues at Continental Business Agents who represent Continental Airlines Teamsters met this past week to discuss problems they have been experiencing across the system and formulated plans to address these issues. Also, a Section 6 letter was sent out and the group made plans to begin bargaining (see other story).

Horizon Mechanic Talks Continue, Management Seeks to Outsource Teamster Jobs Talks between Horizon mechanics, represented by the Teamsters and Horizon management continued this week in Portland, Oregon. Among areas discussed were Sections 13, 18, 20 with progress reported in all areas discussed and a Tentative Agreement reached on Article 21. The next scheduled meeting with

Continental Negotiations Continue in New Orleans The Continental Negotiating Committee met with the company this week in New Orleans, Louisiana to continue discussions under the guidance of mediator Tony Iannone. Substantive progress was made on Article 11, with economics of the article as yet unresolved. Articles 10 and 16 were exchanged as well as a

United Discussions Continue, Scope Talks to Continue Next Week  Earlier this week, the United Negotiating Team, “Field Service” sub-committee, convened for two days of meetings at the United Airlines Operations Center, in Elk Grove Village, IL.  The subcommittee continued the process of bargaining in a joint session with the Company laying out the conceptual framework

Flight Options Pilots Ratify First Labor Agreement International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, Local 1108 and Flight Options, LLC, the Cleveland-based provider of luxury business jet fractional ownership and jet card programs, announced that pilots have ratified a first labor agreement on March 31, 2010.  “This was a significant milestone for Flight Options.  Since our

NMB Rules In Favor of Airline Division, Cape Air Pilots Citing a lack of evidence to support the claim of interference, the National Mediation Board has found no merit in the complaint filed by Cape Air Pilots Association against the Airline Division of the Teamsters over the recent revote that removed them and returned the

General President, Division Director Meet with British Labor Union for BA Cabin Crews On Wednesday, General President James Hoffa and Airline Division Director David Bourne met with representatives of Unite, the British labor union representing cabin attendants at British Airways. The BA cabin attendants have been in negotiations for over a year. In November of

Express Jets Mechanics Negotiations Continue Negotiations continued on March 1st in Houston, with the union presenting a counter proposal on Article 12 (Field Trips) and the company presenting their counter proposal to the previous union proposal on Article 16 (Moving Expenses).  Work continued through the week with both sides discussing Articles 7, 12, 13, and

Atlas Pilots to Operate “Dreamlifter” Crewmembers of Atlas Air will soon be flying four specially configured Boeing 747-400 series aircraft to transport oversized sections of the Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” from around the world to their final assembly point in Seattle, Washington. The aircraft, known as “Dreamlifters,” are specially modified 747-400's called "Large Conversion Freighters" or "LCF's," that are owned