Teamsters Airline Division Week in Review News Letters

Allegiant Pilots to Picket over Subpar Working Conditions and Compensation  On Tuesday, January 13th, the Teamsters pilots at Allegiant Air; members of APA Local 1224 will be holding informational pickets at multiple locations in their airline system.    These events will be a visible demonstration to Allegiant Air and the larger industry that the Allegiant […]

Pilots for On-Demand Aircraft Operator Unite with Teamsters Local 1108  Pilots with Travel Management Company (TMC) voted overwhelmingly, 120-57, today in favor of Teamster representation. After the National Mediation Board (NMB) certifies the election, about 200 TMC pilots will become members of Teamsters Local 1108 in Richmond Heights, Ohio, and join the more than 75,000

Labor Scores Big Victory for American Airlines Employees Labor scored a big victory this past week when Congress passed H.R. 2591 and sent the bill on for signature by President Barack Obama. A mirror image of S.2614, the resolution extends the filing deadline provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that were included in

CAPA Appoints Niles as Vice President  In a meeting this week in Washington, DC; the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) announced the appointment of Captain Mark Niles to the position of Vice President. The appointment is effective December 12th, 2014.  Niles comes to CAPA while also serving as Vice President of Airline Professionals Association

Atlas Air Captain Ken Ryngala Passes Away  Atlas Air Captain Ken Ryngala passed away Saturday evening, November 22, 2014.  Ken left behind a wife Joanne and three children.  A former member of the 439th Tactical Airlift Wing, Ken was a well respected Atlas pilot and instructor. After being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2007,

Arbitrator Issues Ruling in the Republic, Midwest Flight Attendant Seniority Integration  The Teamsters Airline Division and Teamsters Local 135 prevailed in the Midwest Seniority Integration Arbitration on November 18, when labor arbitrator Homer C. La Rue found the Teamsters’ proposal to be the most “fair and equitable” method to integrate Republic and former Midwest flight

NetJets Demands Employee Concessions, Threatens to Fire Employees   Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets, Inc. is threatening to fire workers over the International Brotherhood of Teamsters decision to publicize the names of wealthy customers who stand to benefit from the company’s attack on the wages, benefits and working conditions of middle class employees. The Columbus, Ohio-based fractional

ASA / XJT Stock Clerk Update  Negotiations for a combined ASA/XJT Stock Clerk contract resumed this week in Atlanta. The Union made passes on Section 7 (Hours of Service) and Section 22 (General and Miscellaneous), and the Company made a pass on Section 22 and Section 7. The parties were unable to reach a TA

Union, Air Canada Meet to Discuss Path Forward  The parties met in Toronto on October 6th and 7th to discuss the reasons the previous T/A was rejected. After listening to the union committee; on the 7th the company presented what they believed to be one possible path forward. After that meeting the parties agreed to

IBT, TAMC Participate in Nationwide Conference Call Discussion on Ebola  On Friday, October 24th, IBT Safety and Health Industrial Hygienist Enjoli DeGrasse and TAMC Chairman Chris Moore participated in the national conference call; "Ebola Preparedness for Labor Unions".  The call was opened by Paulette Aniskoff, Deputy Director to the President and Director of the Office