Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Adds Bankrupt Airline Has Failed To Demonstrate Need To Extend
Concessions
The Teamsters union on Thursday said it will oppose Frontier
Airlines Inc.'s attempt to subcontract maintenance work. Frontier
reportedly told the union during negotiations that it intends to
outsource all of the heavy C-check work to a foreign country.
"The Teamsters adamantly and steadfastly opposes any
subcontracting of maintenance work with the resulting job losses,"
said Teamsters Local 961 President Matthew Fazakas. "The company
has not demonstrated a need to send the work to a foreign
country."
Teamsters Local 961, Teamsters Local 41, Teamsters Local 104 and
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters comprise the union's
negotiating committees. They met with Frontier five times since
September 4.
Frontier has also proposed an extension of the interim wage
concession agreement reached in May. The bankrupt airline wants to
continue the wage reductions for an extended period for all groups
represented.
According to the interim agreement Frontier reached with
Teamsters workers following the carrier's entrance into Chapter 11,
wages were to return to the full contract rate on September 27.
"The company has not demonstrated a need for an extension of the
interim concession agreement," Fazakas said. "The Teamsters members
employed at Frontier are standing strong and united against the
company's attempts to subcontract our good-paying Colorado jobs to
a foreign country and to get uneven and unfair concessions."
The Teamsters represent 425 Frontier employees, including
mechanics, appearance agents and material specialists.
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