Allied Pilots Association Reaches out to AMR Board of Directors: ''American Airlines Management is Failing Its Customers, Its Shareholders and Its Employees
Hundreds of Employees Gather Outside AMR's Annual Shareholders Meeting to Express Concern over Company's Direction
FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), collective bargaining agent for the 12,000 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), appealed to the AMR Board of Directors to address what the pilots union termed "systemic failings" by airline management. American Airlines is a subsidiary of AMR Corp.
Hundreds of pilots, flight attendants and other employees gathered outside the AMR annual shareholders meeting this morning in Fort Worth to highlight their concerns over the airline's current course.
"American Airlines management is failing its customers, its shareholders and its employees," said Captain Lloyd Hill. "This dismal performance is not sustainable."
American Airlines placed last in on-time performance in March among 19 U.S. carriers, while parent company AMR's share price is near its four-year low. APA and American Airlines have been in contract negotiations for more than 18 months, yet both parties acknowledge that very little progress has been made toward a new agreement. Hill cited "management intransigence" as the reason for the lack of progress at the bargaining table.
"Management has chosen to treat its employees as adversaries, rather than valuable allies," he said. "In contrast, at our cross-town competitor Southwest Airlines, management there has always believed in taking care of its employees first, who in turn take care of the customers. And we all know which employee-relations approach has proven more effective in producing a consistently successful company."
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Allied Pilots Association to Picket AMR Shareholders Meeting on May 21
WHO: Allied Pilots Association, collective bargaining agent for the 12,000 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), the nation's largest passenger carrier.
WHAT: "National Accountability Day" coinciding with AMR's annual shareholders meeting. Large numbers of pilots, flight attendants and other employees will conduct static picketing to express concern over the airline's current direction.
WHERE: American Airlines Training & Conference Center, 4501 Highway 360, Fort Worth, Texas.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 21 beginning at 7:15 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
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Hundreds of Employees Gather Outside AMR's Annual Shareholders Meeting to Express Concern over Company's Direction
FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), collective bargaining agent for the 12,000 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), appealed to the AMR Board of Directors to address what the pilots union termed "systemic failings" by airline management. American Airlines is a subsidiary of AMR Corp.
Hundreds of pilots, flight attendants and other employees gathered outside the AMR annual shareholders meeting this morning in Fort Worth to highlight their concerns over the airline's current course.
"American Airlines management is failing its customers, its shareholders and its employees," said Captain Lloyd Hill. "This dismal performance is not sustainable."
American Airlines placed last in on-time performance in March among 19 U.S. carriers, while parent company AMR's share price is near its four-year low. APA and American Airlines have been in contract negotiations for more than 18 months, yet both parties acknowledge that very little progress has been made toward a new agreement. Hill cited "management intransigence" as the reason for the lack of progress at the bargaining table.
"Management has chosen to treat its employees as adversaries, rather than valuable allies," he said. "In contrast, at our cross-town competitor Southwest Airlines, management there has always believed in taking care of its employees first, who in turn take care of the customers. And we all know which employee-relations approach has proven more effective in producing a consistently successful company."
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Allied Pilots Association to Picket AMR Shareholders Meeting on May 21
WHO: Allied Pilots Association, collective bargaining agent for the 12,000 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), the nation's largest passenger carrier.
WHAT: "National Accountability Day" coinciding with AMR's annual shareholders meeting. Large numbers of pilots, flight attendants and other employees will conduct static picketing to express concern over the airline's current direction.
WHERE: American Airlines Training & Conference Center, 4501 Highway 360, Fort Worth, Texas.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 21 beginning at 7:15 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
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