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US Airways is proposing a reduced pay rate for new pilots at American Eagle as part of discussions between the airlines. A union letter to Eagle pilots said US Airways is not looking for additional cost concessions from existing pilots once it merges with Eagle’s parent company, AMR Corp. But it wants to freeze a […]

Teamsters File for Election for USAirways Mechanics  On Tuesday May 7th, US Airways mechanics and related held a press conference in Charlotte, NC where they announced the Teamsters had filed for a representation election with the National Mediation Board. This is big news for the Teamsters, the Airline Division, the TAMC, and the 4,000 US

US Airways met with creditors of American Airlines in New York on Tuesday to press its case for a merger with the bankrupt airline, three people familiar with the matter said. Today, the unsecured creditors committee will hear from representatives of American, which seeks to exit court protection as a stand-alone carrier, according to Bloomberg

Since the last Benefits update, the committee has met on three occasions to continue working on finalizing the opening proposals for benefits and pension. With the continued help of Hemant Berry, Assistant Director, Benefits Department for the IBT; and Pete Hardcastle, Pension Consultant from Cheiron, a recommendation will be given to the negotiating committee within

WCT Pension Plan Since the last dispatch we have received many e mails and questions regarding the Western Conference of Teamsters pension fund. We appreciate the overwhelming positive interest, but should point out that this is just one of the potential plans the benefits committee is looking at. We will keep you informed through future

UAL Teamsters EAP presentation Employee Assistance Program Coordinators Joe Schwirian and Steve Loone addressed the steering committee in the afternoon of July 12. The Teamsters' EAP offers free help to their brother/sister Union members and their families when a personal problem develops. The EAP Coordinators will listen to any problem and will assist in developing a

The benefits review committee met on June 5th & 6th at IBT Headquarters in Washington DC. The committee was accompanied by Hemant Berry, a benefits specialist with the IBT Benefits department, and pension analyst Peter Hardcastle from Cheiron. The committee worked on comparing and contrasting the medical benefits from both carriers to identify the differences

Benefits Committee Holds Conference Call As previously noted in past editions of the Dispatch, the IBT retained consultant Pete Hardcastle from “Cheiron,” a benefits advising firm in McLean, VA to run different pension plan scenarios so that the committee can inform the membership of available options. This important work will continue as the committee prepares

Dear Members,                As you know the Company has declared Adverse Conditions “Facility Open” due to Hurricane Sandy. To date, the declaration has been made for Mids on 10/28/12, Days, Swings and Mids on 10/29/12. We have received many calls regarding the declaration, “Facility Open”. As we always do in situations like this, we will

Negotiations Update – August   25, 2012 Proposed path to resolution The Steering Committee was invited to Chicago yesterday to hear a proposed path to expedite negotiations. The Company stated that they would like to reach a Joint Agreement by the end of this year and they offered a new method recently developed by the