ALPA: Negotiations Updates
August 2010
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August 6, 2010
The Negotiating Committees halted their Section 6 negotiating schedule when the merger with Continental Airlines was announced on May 3. Both ALPA and the two companies then appointed Joint Negotiating Committees, who met the week of June 7 in New...
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April 2010
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April 28, 2010
The Negotiating Committees met in session twice since the last update at the end of March. NMB Mediator Gerry McGuckin was present at both sessions. On April 12, the Company presented a counter proposal for Section 8 (Filling of Vacancies)....
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March 2010
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March 23, 2010
Since the last update, the respective Negotiating Committees met during the week of March 15 with our NMB Mediator present. During the week the Association presented its counter proposal for Section 20 (Scheduling). Issues that remain under discussion include Short...
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March 2, 2010
The respective Negotiating Committees met in session four times since the last update at the end of January. On February 9, the Company presented its counter proposal for Section 9 (Training). The primary issues that continue to be discussed include...
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January 2010
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January 18, 2010
The negotiating committees met twice since the last update. On January 12, the Company began by presenting a counter proposal for Section 20 (Scheduling). Items under discussion include Long Call/Short Call reserves, phone availability, trip trading, reassignments, schedule errors, line...
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December 2009
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December 18, 2009
During the first week of December, the respective Negotiating Committees met at the National Mediation Board Offices in Washington DC. Prior to beginning negotiations, Gerry McGuckin, NMB Mediator, and a fellow mediator led a presentation providing an overview and the...
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November 2009
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November 25, 2009
On November 3rd, the Negotiating Committees met in session with NMB Mediator Gerry McGuckin present during discussions. After a short briefing by Mr. McGuckin, ALPA presented a counter proposal for Section 7 (Furlough). The parties continue to discuss specific items...
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November 2, 2009
During October, the respective negotiating committees met in session twice prior to the ALPA MEC meeting in mid-October. On October 1, the Company presented its counter proposal for Section 4 (Expenses, Lodging, and Transportation). Issues still under discussion include per...
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October 2009
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October 5, 2009
During the month of September, the Negotiating Committees met in session four times. The Committees exchanged proposals on Section 8 (Filling of Vacancies), Section 10 (Moving Expenses), and Section 12 (Leaves of Absence). The Company’s Negotiating Committee continued internal work...
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August 2009
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August 28, 2009
In the past two weeks the negotiating committees have me three times. The parties successfully closed Section 17 (Grievances) and continued to make progress on Section 9 (Training). The committees are scheduled to meet again next week in Chicago when...
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August 14, 2009
Since our last update on July 28, the negotiating committees have met three times. The parties are very close to a closed section on Section 17 (Grievances) and progress was made on Section 8 (Filling of Vacancies), Section 9 (Training),...
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July 2009
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July 28, 2009
The negotiating teams continued regularly scheduled sessions over the past several weeks. Closed sections have been reached on Section 16 (Missing Benefits) and 18 (System Board). Section 15 (Workers’ Compensation) has been closed without change. The parties continue to exchange...
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June 2009
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June 23, 2009
The Company and ALPA negotiating committees discussed and passed proposals on several contractual sections, including discussions of issues related to grievances, seniority, furlough, training, and moving expenses. The Company also received ALPA’s initial proposal for Section 1 (Scope). The respective...
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May 2009
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May 22, 2009
We completed our fourth week of negotiations with ALPA, and proposals have been presented on 16 of the 23 sections in the collective bargaining agreement. While no section is entirely complete, substantial progress has been made in several sections, including...
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