America West Dispatchers Reject Tentative Agreement
Friday March 26, 3:49 pm ET
PHOENIX, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA - News) today announced that the Transport Workers Union (TWU) has informed the company that a majority of America West dispatchers voted against ratification of the tentative agreement between the two parties.
America West Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker stated, "We believe the tentative agreement reached by the TWU and the America West negotiating committee was fair and we are disappointed it failed to ratify. We will work with the TWU through the National Mediation Board to address issues our dispatchers believe were not properly covered in the failed tentative agreement."
"TWU Local 542, which represents the America West dispatchers, is also disappointed by this failed tentative agreement and will conduct meetings in the near future to determine the major areas of disagreement. After those meetings, we look forward to working with the Company in hopes of resolving those disagreements," said John Plowman, president of TWU Local 542.
America West Airlines is the nation's second largest low-fare airline and the only carrier formed since deregulation to achieve major airline status. America West's 13,000 employees serve nearly 55,000 customers a day in 93 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Friday March 26, 3:49 pm ET
PHOENIX, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA - News) today announced that the Transport Workers Union (TWU) has informed the company that a majority of America West dispatchers voted against ratification of the tentative agreement between the two parties.
America West Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker stated, "We believe the tentative agreement reached by the TWU and the America West negotiating committee was fair and we are disappointed it failed to ratify. We will work with the TWU through the National Mediation Board to address issues our dispatchers believe were not properly covered in the failed tentative agreement."
"TWU Local 542, which represents the America West dispatchers, is also disappointed by this failed tentative agreement and will conduct meetings in the near future to determine the major areas of disagreement. After those meetings, we look forward to working with the Company in hopes of resolving those disagreements," said John Plowman, president of TWU Local 542.
America West Airlines is the nation's second largest low-fare airline and the only carrier formed since deregulation to achieve major airline status. America West's 13,000 employees serve nearly 55,000 customers a day in 93 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
