Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

Southwest Clerks Overwhelmingly Reject Agreement Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division, the more than 170 Stock Clerks of Southwest Airlines have overwhelmingly voted “no” on a proposed five-year Agreement. “While our hard work did not go unnoticed, we have also heard our memberships voice and will return to negotiations to address their concerns […]

Teamster Pilots Show Support for Spirit Pilot at Informational Picket in FLL Showing the that trade unionism has no union boundaries, pilots from the Teamsters Airline Division joined the pilots of Spirit Airlines as they conducted an informational picket this Friday at the Fort Lauderdale airport. The Spirit pilots, represented by ALPA, are involved in

Airline Division Director Joins with UAL Representatives to Showcase SFO Maintenance Facility Airline Division Director David Bourne joined UAL Senior Vice President Jim Keenan and Base Vice President Mark Mounsey on January 28th as they welcomed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to the UAL SFO maintenance base for a special tour of the facility. During

Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review DOT Inspector General Reports on FAA "Call to Action Plan" This Thursday, Teamsters Airline Division Director Captain David Bourne attended the House Aviation Subcommittee hearing on the FAA's sweeping "Call to Action Plan" that was instituted last year as a result of the Colgan 3407 crash that claimed 51

Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review First Contract for Pilots Reached at Flight Options After more than three and a half years of contract negotiations, the pilots of Flight Options, represented by Local 1108, have reached a tentative agreement with management on a first contract. In addition to the inherent problems of negotiating a first

Airline Division Submits Comments on TSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Aircraft Repair Station SecurityIn comments submitted supporting the proposed regulation to improve data collection and raise security standards at repair stations, the Airline Division has noted that any regulation that allows repair stations to maintain a lower standard of safety and security condones the creation

General President Hoffa, Airline Division Director Bourne Meet with United Management International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa and Airline Division Director David Bourne met with United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton and Senior Vice President for Labor Relations Douglas McKeen at Teamsters Headquarters in Washington this week. General President Hoffa and Director Bourne expressed

Integration Talks Begin For Republic, Midwest, Frontier and Lynx Pilots The Republic Integration Committee began negotiations about pilot list integrations in Dallas on January 5th, with representatives from Frontier, Midwest and Lynx in attendance. All parties agreed to a confidentiality agreement designed to prevent the undermining of the process and promote the best possibility of

Airline Division Testifies Before Congressional Panel, Says Bankruptcy Reform Is Needed To Protect Airline Workers From Abuse Joined by Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, and representatives from APA, USAPA and the IAM, Stephen Nagrotsky, deputy director of the Teamsters Airline Division, testified this week before the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing, "Protecting Employees

Airline Division News Items   Continental Section 6 Negotiations to be Under NMB Mediation   Although good progress on a variety of non-economic issues was being made in the mechanics’ Section 6 negotiations, when it came to economic issues the company took a take-it-or-leave it approach and progress was halted.  The company then requested mediation