Airline, Union Dickering

[BoeingBoy]

Airline, union dickering

Jim

 

[USA320Pilot]

Today the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Teddy Xidas, president of Association of Flight Attendants Local 40 in Pittsburgh, said the two sides last night were focusing on a proposal that would chop salaries by 10 percent -- down from the company's demand of 15 percent. In return, US Airways would reduce the amount it contributes annually to the flight attendants' pension accounts.

A 10 percent wage cut would reduce the top salary for flight attendants to about $35 an hour, Xidas said.

US Airways is still seeking a 50 percent reduction in vacation days, Xidas said. The $116 million agreement being negotiated does not include $50 million in savings from termination of the flight attendants' defined-benefit pension plan, she added.

"It's not going to be a good proposal,'' Xidas warned. "It's going to be horrible. But I don't know how else to do it. None of us do.''

While no agreement was reached last night, Xidas said she thought a tentative agreement could be struck before hearings resumed this morning in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Spokesman Joseph Tiberi said yesterday that the IAM had nothing new to report.

Best regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[delldude]

you should learn to use boeingboy's link...you repeated the article.... :unsure:

 

[planejane]

Links are great and offer simplicity to the board, however, sometimes opening a link can be difficult. The article was not that long and some do prefer to be able to read it right from the board.

 

[firstamendment]

Links are great and offer simplicity to the board, however, sometimes opening a link can be difficult. The article was not that long and some do prefer to be able to read it right from the board.

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And the intent for posting links may be questionable, as some on these threads use them to display their passive aggressive behavior toward the other work groups.