Sat, Jun 12, 2010
Deal Is Three Years In The Making
After nearly three years in
negotiations, cockpit crewmembers at Capital Cargo International
Airlines (CCIA) will soon have the opportunity to vote on a
tentative agreement that, if ratified by members, will result in a
36-month contract. The terms of the deal include pay increases and
a new contract bonus, as well as improved work rules and quality of
life enhancements for cockpit crewmembers.
Negotiators for ALPA, which represents CCIA crewmembers, and
Capital Cargo International Airlines met during the week of May 10
under the supervision of the National Mediation Board (NMB). The
crewmembers and management worked out the deal during the late
hours of May 15, after intense bargaining that extended over the
weekend. Final language was completed this week.
“The leaders of the Capital
Cargo crewmembers believe that this is a fair and affordable
contract under the circumstances of the current financial
market,” said First Officer Chuck Hill, chairman of the
Capital Cargo Master Executive Council. “It includes
improvements in pay, and the short term of this contract allows the
economy time to recover and the possibility of beginning
negotiations in July 2012.”
In June, the pilot leaders and negotiating committee team will
begin a series of "road shows" in Cincinnati, Toledo and Miami ...
the crew hubs ... to provide details of the agreement to the
membership. After the education campaign is completed, Capital
Cargo’s 122 cockpit crewmembers will have the opportunity to
vote on whether to ratify the agreement.
“The Capital Cargo crewmembers have earned these
long-awaited improvements to their contract. This contract, if
ratified, will be a stepping stone to achieve more in the future as
contract negotiations will begin again in 2012,” said ALPA
President Capt. John Prater.
Capital Cargo crewmembers merged their independent union with
ALPA in 2007. At that time, they began negotiating as an ALPA pilot
group after voting down two tentative contract agreements achieved
by their independent union.
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