At Continental the Union
and the Company
will be meeting under the auspices of the National Mediation
Board on November 15, 16, and 17 in Washington DC. We will
continue to keep you advised of all future developments as
they occur. Thank you for your continued support.
At ExpressJet, the road
shows
regarding contract negotiations ended this week in
Cleveland. The road shows have given the committee the
opportunity to gather your input and share their
information. No meetings have been scheduled with the
mediator assigned to ExpressJet negotiations at this time.
We will update you with information as it becomes available.
Delta Air
Lines' Comair
regional unit may lay off 315 pilots and flight attendants
Jan. 2 as it restructures under bankruptcy protection. A
spokeswoman said the airline may not need to cut all the
jobs. However, the airline may cut an additional 650
positions in an effort to shed $70 million in annual costs.
Continental reported on
Friday that
the company lost approximately $115 million in October.
The parent company of
Independence Air
filed Monday for bankruptcy protection. The company said it
hopes to attract investors through a court-supervised
auction in the next two months.
Northwest
Airlines
asked a bankruptcy judge to force customer service agents to
take temporary pay cuts of 19%, a move that will save about
$114 million a year. The bankrupt company's pilots and
flight attendants have already agreed to large temporary pay
cuts. Flight attendants will see their pay rates reduced
by $20.7% in on November 16 and will lose all overrides,
have their sick pay reduced to 75%, and see reductions in
per diem. Northwest wants to reduce its labor costs by $1.4
billion. It wants to negotiate long-term agreements with the
pilots and flight attendants instead of asking a bankruptcy
judge to impose a new contract.
Delta Air
Lines
pilots' union has offered the airline almost $91 million a
year in concessions. In a bankruptcy court filing, the union
said the cuts are more than enough to reduce Delta's labor
costs to a competitive level. Delta wants to cut pilot pay
by 20%, which is more than what the union proposed. A Delta
spokesman said the company wants to negotiate an agreement;
the company has asked the bankruptcy court to void the
current contract if it cannot reach a new agreement with the
union. The union said it will have the right to strike if
Delta rejects the current contract.
Flu shots will be
available at
the onsite Whole Health Clinics at IAH, CLE and EWR,
beginning Wednesday, Nov. 9, during normal clinic hours. At
IAH and EWR the Whole Health Clinic is open from 6 a.m. to 8
p.m., seven days a week. The CLE Whole Health Clinic is open
from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. The cost for a
flu shot is $15, payable by check or cash. The flu shots are
available on a first come, first served basis, while
supplies last.
Due to the Thanksgiving
holiday
the
Houston union meeting has been moved up one week to November
16.
We would like to
encourage all members to attend your Local Lodge business
meeting.
Each base must have a quorum to conduct business. The
following is a schedule for upcoming meetings:
:
Tuesday, December 13, 3:00 p.m. at the Wyndam Hotel.
Cleveland:
Thursday, December 8, 4:00 pm at 669 North Rocky River
Drive;
Guam:
Wednesday, November 16, 4:00 p.m. at the Airport Conference
Room;
Houston: Wednesday, November 16, 1:00 p.m. at 15710
JFK Blvd;
