Any Word On Thursdays Hearing.....

[Res]

:blink: just hoping for some info....

 

[700UW]

The hearing concluded for the day.

Closing arguements will be tomorrow and then the judge has 14 days to rule.

And remember he is free to modify the motion as he sees fit.

 

[Justme]

A short article about today's testimony by AFA and CWA.

US Airways Chief Financial Officer David Davis said Thursday that the company's cash projections are even worse than they were a week ago because of rising fuel costs. Any delay in obtaining the pay cuts could require even steeper cuts to compensate, he said.

and.....

Daniel W. Akins, an economist working for the Association of Flight Attendants, testified Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that the pay cuts sought by bankrupt US Airways are so severe that the airline's pay scales would be 22 percent lower than the average salary scale of the nation's low-cost air carriers.

and......

A lawyer for the Communications Workers of America, which represents 6,000 passenger service employees at the airline, said Thursday that the cuts are so steep that they "might force people to resign, to find other jobs so they can keep their homes and cars and put food on the table."

above quoted from:

Posted on Thu, Oct. 14, 2004
Union: US Airways wants to cut flight attendant pay to 1982 level
MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press

Article Here

 

[BoeingBoy]

Here's another link that doesn't require subscribing:

AP Article

Jim

 

[BoeingBoy]

And the take from Reuters....

US Airways presses for court imposed cost cuts

Jim

 

[BoeingBoy]

And from Friday Morning's PIT Trib-Review:

US Airways bankruptcy testimony continues

Jim

ps - the last two sentences are interesting:

He also declined to speculate on what the company would do if Mitchell rejects its request for labor relief or imposes wage cuts lower than the company had requested.

"I'll tell you tomorrow, if he rejects it," Lakefield said.

 

[BoeingBoy]

The Washington Times weighs in:

Carrier's pay cut request ripped

Jim

 

[BoeingBoy]

The PIT Post-Gazette's take:

Court yet to rule on US Airways pay cut

Jim

 

[Justme]

From Reuters: Mitchell is expected to rule on the company's proposal on Friday.

Story

 

[delldude]

Story

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and increase work hours

say what?? :huh:

 

[BoeingBoy]

Dell,

It doesn't apply to everyone.

From the Motion for Interim Relief:

ALPA....(4) a provision allowing the Company’s Vice President of Flight Operations to, for each month, and at any time prior to or during such month, establish the monthly pay cap at 85, 90 or 95 hours by Position

AFA....(3) a provision allowing the Company’s Vice President of Inflight to, for each month, at any time prior to or during such month, increase the monthly obligation for all flight attendants in a given base by either five (5) or ten (10) hours (or by one (1) additional trip for flight attendants in the ITD)

Jim