TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - US Airways Group Inc. said Tuesday it reached an agreement with the two unions representing certain workers of US Airways and America West, the airlines that formed the company in September.
The company said the Communications Workers of America, which represented US Airways' passenger service employees, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represented America West's employees, recently formed an alliance to represent the newly formed airline's passenger service and reservations workers.
The alliance is called the Airline Customer Service Employee Association, and will cover about 7,150 workers, US Airways said.
The agreement, the company added, covers how the two groups will be integrated into one work force and includes provisions for preferential hiring of furloughed workers where vacancies occur, protocols on seniority and other terms.
The company said the Communications Workers of America, which represented US Airways' passenger service employees, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represented America West's employees, recently formed an alliance to represent the newly formed airline's passenger service and reservations workers.
The alliance is called the Airline Customer Service Employee Association, and will cover about 7,150 workers, US Airways said.
The agreement, the company added, covers how the two groups will be integrated into one work force and includes provisions for preferential hiring of furloughed workers where vacancies occur, protocols on seniority and other terms.