Tag: APA

Allied Pilots Association: “We Stand With Our IAM and TWU Brothers and Sisters”

FORT WORTH, Texas (May 21, 2019) — On Monday, May 20, American Airlines management announced it had filed for a preliminary injunction against the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the Transport Workers Union of America. Allied Pilots Association President Captain Daniel F. Carey released the following prepared statement in response: “If American…

Unions Representing Pilots and Mechanics are Standing Together for a Safety Culture Change at American Airlines

The Allied Pilots Association Calls on American Airlines to Give Mechanics, Represented by the Transport Workers Union, a Fair Contract BOSTON (May 17, 2018) — The Allied Pilots Association — and its 15,000 pilots at American Airlines — has pledged unconditional support for the Transport Workers Union, which represents the airline’s maintenance, stores, and fleet…

MIA Locals 568 & 591 Get Support from our Brothers and Sisters in the APA  for the August 24th, 2017 Informational Picket

This has been distributed through out the APA Brotherhood. Our Mechanics Need Our Support on August 24 at MIA Transport Workers Union Locals 568 and 591 have asked APA to participate in an informational picketing event on Thursday, August 24 at MIA Airport-Terminal D from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastern. More than a year past their current contract’s amendable date, TWU continues to seek…

TWU Applauds Pilots Agreement with American Airlines

Leaders of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), representing more than 26,000 workers at American Airlines, applauded today the agreement in principle reached by members of the Allied Pilots Association (APA) and AMR, the airline’s parent company. “It’s good news for American, its employees and its customers that APA members are moving towards reaching consensual agreements,…

FYI – Yesterday’s APA Bankruptcy Court Decision

Following up on yesterday’s bankruptcy court decision on the APA’s contract being abrogated in the Dallas Morning News blog and the Article referencing that the Creditors Committee statement that “American Airlines must have a pilots deal before leaving bankruptcy” (also below). First, the comment about needing an agreement with the pilots to exit bankruptcy was…

AMR filed a renewed motion for 1113 relief against the APA on August 17, 2012

The motion is scheduled for hearing on September 4, 2012. Memorandum In Support Of Renewed Motion Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 1113 Authorizing Debtors To Reject Collective Bargaining Agreement Renewed Motion Of Debtors For Entry Of Order Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 1113 Authorizing Rejection Of Collective Bargaining Agreement With The Allied Pilots Association Declaration…

BK Judge rules against AMR mgmt due to furlough and code sharing….

By Nick Brown and Karen Jacobs NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday denied a request by American Airlines parent AMR Corp (AAMRQ.PK) to abandon collective bargaining agreements with its pilots’ union, an unexpected decision and setback for bankrupt AMR in its quest to save more than $1 billion a year in labor costs.…

Judge Sean Lane denies AMR management’s motion for the Pilots.

 APA INFORMATION HOTLINE              This is APA Communications Director Gregg Overman with the APA Information Hotline for Wednesday, August 15. JUDGE SEAN LANE DENIES AMR MANAGEMENT’S MOTION: United States Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane issued a ruling today denying AMR management’s motion to reject the Allied Pilots Association-American Airlines Collective Bargaining Agreement. Judge Lane filed his 106-page…