Wed, Dec 03, 2003
Only Five Votes Decided
By a razor-thin margin,
the pilots at America West Airlines (AWA) have rejected a tentative
agreement for a new labor contract. The vote was 725-720 against
the offer, with 97.2 percent of the 1,487 eligible pilots
voting.
The following statement was issued by Captain Terry Stadler,
chairman of the America West Airlines pilots' Master Executive
Council, part of the Air Line Pilots Association, International
(ALPA).
"The America West pilots were faced with the difficult decision
on whether or not to accept a tentative agreement that was
recommended for ratification by the Master Executive Council. By
the narrowest of margins, the pilots have chosen not to accept the
agreement. Since the case is still under the auspices of the
National Mediation Board (NMB), it will be up to the Board to
decide the prospects of continued negotiations in light of the
nearly 50-50 split of the pilot group. Our main priority continues
to be serving the needs of our pilots."
Captain Duane Woerth, president of ALPA, said, "I would echo
Captain Stadler's commitment to serving the best interests of the
pilot group. We will continue to work diligently to bring this to a
successful conclusion."
The AWA pilots' negotiating committee and AWA management agreed
to a tentative agreement in October while in Washington, D.C. at
the NMB. The two parties resumed negotiations in September after
the NMB suspended negotiations with the pilot group and management
in March. Pilots had overwhelmingly rejected a tentative agreement
the two sides had reached in December 2002. Contract talks had
begun in February 2000, and the NMB assigned a federal mediator to
facilitate negotiations in May 2001. The NMB temporarily suspended
talks after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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