Tue, Nov 11, 2008
Will Walk Out If Released By NMB
Following more than four years of stagnant contract
negotiations, the flight deck crewmembers of Air Transport
International (ATI) voted last week to strike if and when released
by the National Mediation Board. Strike ballots were counted and
certified on Friday at the main headquarters of International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 747, ATI crewmembers'
collective bargaining representative.
ATI crewmembers voted 100 percent in favor of a strike job
action.
"We have willingly worked with ATI management throughout the
negotiations process--it is past time for them to reciprocate. Not
only are they unwilling to negotiate in good faith, but they
continue to chip away at the few remaining benefits on which our
crewmembers depend such as home-basing," said Capt. Tom Rogers,
chairman of the ATI Executive Council.
The Teamsters tell ANN that ATI flight deck crewmembers have
been in contract negotiations with management since June 2004.
Negotiations have been held under the auspices of a mediator from
the National Mediation Board since October 2006.
"The unanimous support for a strike by the ATI crewmembers,
especially during an economic downturn within the airline industry,
sends an unrivaled message to the management of ATI. The work ethic
and productivity of this pilot group continues to be a core cause
of ATI's profitability. Management's persistent unwillingness to
recognize that sizable contribution will directly result in a loss
for ATI and its shareholders," stated IBT Local 747 President E.E.
Sowell.
Air Transport International, a subsidiary of Air Transport
Services Group, Inc, is a US certified air carrier offering air
transportation services throughout the world for the United States
Air Mobility Command (USAF AMC) and commercial customers such as
BAX Global Inc and AMX Cargo.
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