Sat, Mar 04, 2006
"Unreasonable Concessionary Demands" Provoke Union
Resolution
Earlier this week -- the
executive board of Teamsters Local 513 passed a resolution that
lays the foundation for a possible strike by 818 Comair Airlines
flight attendants. Cincinnati-based Local 513 Executive Board
members unanimously passed the resolution, condemning what the
union describes as the company's "unreasonable concessionary
demands."
On February 21, the Cincinnati-based company, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Delta Airlines, asked the federal bankruptcy court
that is handling Delta's Chapter 11 restructuring to reject
Comair's collective bargaining agreement with its flight
attendants. Hearings are scheduled in New York City from March
27-29.
The average Comair flight attendant, who Delta estimates to earn
$28,000 per year, would see a cut of $10,880, or 38 percent --
including deep cuts in health care coverage and the elimination of
their retirement plan.
"This resolution establishes the process of seeking workers'
authorization for a strike -- the ultimate decision will come from
the workers," said Victoria Gray, International Representative for
the Teamsters Airline Division. "The company's demands are
unreasonable, and we plan to fight them in court, ensuring that
this strike doesn't come about."
Full text of the resolution:
- WHEREAS Delta Airlines subsidiary Comair, according to its own
calculations, has demanded $8.9 million in concessions from its 818
flight attendants, which means that the average flight attendant,
who Delta estimates to earn $28,000 per year, would see a cut of
$10,880 --or 38 percent -- in take-home pay and benefits; and
- WHEREAS Comair has singled-out its lower-paid and predominantly
female flight attendants to carry a larger burden of the
concessions than other groups; and
- WHEREAS Comair has filed an "1113" demand with the Bankruptcy
Court to reject the Teamster Comair Flight Attendant Collective
Bargaining Agreement; and
- WHEREAS bankruptcy hearings on this subject are now scheduled
for March 27, 28 and 29 in the federal court in New York City;
- THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Teamsters Local 513
Executive Board hereby authorizes preparation for informational
leafleting concurrent with those hearing dates and furthermore
- BE IT RESOLVED that if the Company succeeds in rejecting our
contract, Teamsters Local 513 Executive Board hereby authorizes
preparation for strike activity (including putting together
committees, educating the members and setting up a strike
vote).
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