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Another labor breakthrough at Eagle
While American Airlines execs continue to struggle with labor issues, their counterparts at American Eagle have inked their second proposed contract deal this week.
Officials with the Air Line Pilots Association say that they’ve signed off on a tentative agreement to amend their contract through 2012. The deal includes work rule improvements and “quality of life” provisions for Eagle’s 2,800 pilots, union leaders said, but doesn’t include any major cost increases for the airline.
“With our industry confronting historically high fuel prices, pilot furloughs, capacity reductions, consolidation and liquidations, I feel that our negotiators did a remarkable job in achieving the best possible solution for the Eagle pilot group,” said Herb Mark, chairman of the Eagle pilots’ union, in a prepared statement. “Our negotiators were asked to bring us an agreement that increases viagra bestellen quality of life wherever possible but includes no concessions. This tentative agreement accomplishes that mission, while providing many improvements in ways that add real dollars to pilots’ pockets.”
The agreement will have to be ratified by Eagle’s pilots. It covers the final years of the airline’s 16-year contract with pilots, which ends in 2012.
American reached a tentative deal on Monday with its nine ground school instructors, who are represented by the Transport Workers Union.
- Trebor Banstetter
Here’s the news release from ALPA:
Pilot cialis Negotiators Reach Tentative Agreement with American Eagle
Euless, TX ? Negotiators for the American Eagle pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int’l. (ALPA), today reached a tentative agreement (TA) with management in the final amendment year of their 16-year contract. The agreement contains improvements to work rule and quality of life provisions for the 2,800-plus pilots at Eagle, while avoiding contractual concessions to any part of the contract. These goals were attained with minimal increase to American Eagle’s operating cost in these challenging economic times.
“With our industry confronting historically high fuel prices, pilot furloughs, capacity reductions, consolidation and liquidations, I feel that our negotiators did a remarkable job in achieving the best possible solution for the Eagle pilot group,” said Herb Mark, chairman of the American Eagle pilots’ union. “Our negotiators were asked to bring us an agreement that increases quality of life wherever possible but includes no concessions. This tentative agreement accomplishes that mission, while providing many improvements in ways that add real dollars to pilots’ pockets.”
The agreement will be presented to the American Eagle Master Executive Council?the governing body of the union?for ratification. When ratified, the agreement will complete the final amendment round in the pilots’ unprecedented 16-year contract. When the contract expires at the end of 2012, the pilots will return to the traditional method of contract negotiations, which is governed by Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act.
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