Day: May 26, 2014

TTD Joins ALPA and European Pilots to Counter Latest Norwegian Air Tactics

SOURCE: http://www.ttd.org/tag/norwegian-air-shuttle/ Multinational corporations are increasingly contracting out what used to be family-wage company jobs to staffing companies to avoid unionization and gain a competitive advantage by paying substandard wages and benefits. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the Air Line Pilots Association and other aviation unions are calling attention to an international airline’s scheme to do…

US Airways Negotiation Update – May 22, 2014

IAM representatives met with US Airways management and Linda Puchala, Chair of the National Mediation Board over the past 3 days trying to resolve the contract proposals that must be addressed in order to reach a tentative agreement on behalf of all IAM US Airways members. The main focus of the discussions was our demand…