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WORLD AIRWAYS STRANDS PILOTS IN AFRICAN COUNTRY
UNION DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY
LUANDA, ANGOLA-January 29th– The Executive Council for the pilots of World Airways report that four pilots were stranded in Luanda, Angola by World Airways in direct violation of the current collective bargaining agreement as well as a Letter of Agreement outlining crew member safety between World Airways and the pilots represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters(IBT). When in Luanda, World Airways crews are protected around the clock by armed security personnel. This protection was terminated when the pilots were forced to vacate their hotel rooms.
The pilots concerned were awaiting a company decision after their outbound flight, World Flight 0101 had been struck, and delayed by 12 hours. The pilots, who were exercising their legal rights under the Railway Labor Act, were told by a World Airways Flight Operations manager that they were suspended and were “on their own†in reference to where they were to stay and how they were to get home. However under the current collective bargaining agreement the pilots should have been provided lodging, security and transportation regardless of the ongoing strike.
“Our Strike Committee, concerned for their security and safety, made arrangements for their transportation home,†said Captain Mark Ohlau, World Airways Pilots Executive Council Member and Negotiating Committee Chairman. “As of this moment, they are enroute and once they are safely home we will continue our investigation and undertake whatever legal actions necessary to prevent World Airways from endangering the lives of our employees.â€
The pilots of World Airways began a strike on the January 28, 2006 after talks broke down between the pilot’s Negotiating Committee and World Airway’s management under the auspices of the National Mediation Board.
On December 28, 2005, the NMB notified the pilot’s union and their more than 400 pilots, members of Teamsters Local 986 in El Monte, California, and World Airways, Inc. that after a 30 day “cooling off period†both sides were free to exercise self-help—which can include a strike for the pilots.
The unresolved issues in addition to job security are adequate medical and life insurance and genuine compensation increases—not those that are negated by increased benefit costs. The parties have been negotiating a new contract since June 2003, when the pilots’ current collective bargaining agreement became amendable.
A subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., World Airways is the largest commercial carrier of US military personnel. The airline also provides cargo services for various cargo companies.
Glad to see a pilot group finally stand up for itself!!!
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UNION DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY
LUANDA, ANGOLA-January 29th– The Executive Council for the pilots of World Airways report that four pilots were stranded in Luanda, Angola by World Airways in direct violation of the current collective bargaining agreement as well as a Letter of Agreement outlining crew member safety between World Airways and the pilots represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters(IBT). When in Luanda, World Airways crews are protected around the clock by armed security personnel. This protection was terminated when the pilots were forced to vacate their hotel rooms.
The pilots concerned were awaiting a company decision after their outbound flight, World Flight 0101 had been struck, and delayed by 12 hours. The pilots, who were exercising their legal rights under the Railway Labor Act, were told by a World Airways Flight Operations manager that they were suspended and were “on their own†in reference to where they were to stay and how they were to get home. However under the current collective bargaining agreement the pilots should have been provided lodging, security and transportation regardless of the ongoing strike.
“Our Strike Committee, concerned for their security and safety, made arrangements for their transportation home,†said Captain Mark Ohlau, World Airways Pilots Executive Council Member and Negotiating Committee Chairman. “As of this moment, they are enroute and once they are safely home we will continue our investigation and undertake whatever legal actions necessary to prevent World Airways from endangering the lives of our employees.â€
The pilots of World Airways began a strike on the January 28, 2006 after talks broke down between the pilot’s Negotiating Committee and World Airway’s management under the auspices of the National Mediation Board.
On December 28, 2005, the NMB notified the pilot’s union and their more than 400 pilots, members of Teamsters Local 986 in El Monte, California, and World Airways, Inc. that after a 30 day “cooling off period†both sides were free to exercise self-help—which can include a strike for the pilots.
The unresolved issues in addition to job security are adequate medical and life insurance and genuine compensation increases—not those that are negated by increased benefit costs. The parties have been negotiating a new contract since June 2003, when the pilots’ current collective bargaining agreement became amendable.
A subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., World Airways is the largest commercial carrier of US military personnel. The airline also provides cargo services for various cargo companies.
Glad to see a pilot group finally stand up for itself!!!
Who's next?
