CWA Ratification Passes 74.8% Yes

[flyonthewall]

[P]Here are the final results of the CWA vote count.[/P]
[P][FONT face=Verdana size=2]WASHINGTON, D.C. – US Airways passenger service agents have ratified a new contract settlement which will help the troubled airline through wage and other concessions while giving employees access to new jobs and setting up a process to strengthen retirement security.[BR]

 

[ITRADE]

Glad to see that at least one union had the intelligence not to risk destroying the company and lives of thousands of employees.

 

[USFlyer]

Wow! Many more YES votes than I was expecting.

 

[flyonthewall]

We are extremely pleased with the decision of our employees to willingly support the Company's restructuring plan and we applaud them for sharing in the sacrifices necessary to restore our Company to financial health, said Jerry A. Glass, US Airways senior vice president of employee relations. We also appreciate the efforts of the CWA leadership during this difficult period.

 

[us10]

Great news well done CWA members!!!!!!

 

[UAL777flyer]

Nice to see that cooler heads prevailed and that the majority saw this as the best chance for a better future. Let's hope the IAM does the same and you folks can move on to the next phase of your restructure.

 

[flyonthewall]

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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT face=Times New Roman size=3]WASHINGTON, D.C. – US Airways passenger service agents have ratified a new contract settlement which will help the troubled airline through wage and other concessions while giving employees access to new jobs and setting up a process to strengthen retirement security.[/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT size=3][FONT face=Times New Roman][SPAN style=mso-tab-count: 1] [/SPAN]The group, including 8,000 active employees and another 2,500 on furlough, are represented by the Communications Workers of America. The group includes reservations agents, ticket counter and gate agents and employees at US Airways Club locations.[/FONT][/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT size=3][FONT face=Times New Roman][SPAN style=mso-tab-count: 1] [/SPAN]The settlement was approved by 74.8 percent of those who participated in the ratification balloting which was overseen by the American Arbitration Assn.[/FONT][/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT size=3][FONT face=Times New Roman][SPAN style=mso-tab-count: 1] [/SPAN]The new contract, which runs through Jan. 1, 2009, sets a top salary rate of $20.05 per hour (an 8-percent cut) along with a 25-cent per hour customer contact premium. There are no salary reductions for those earning less than $30,000 a year.[/FONT][/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT size=3][FONT face=Times New Roman][SPAN style=mso-tab-count: 1] [/SPAN]Salaries will begin increasing on Jan. 1, 2005, rising in increments by 8.75 percent over the next four years.[/FONT][/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT size=3][FONT face=Times New Roman][SPAN style=mso-tab-count: 1] [/SPAN]The employees agreed to other concessions – most of them temporary – in the areas of health care, overtime pay, vacation pay and holidays – but were also able to make gains in other areas.[SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes] [/SPAN]These include improvements in the 401(k) savings plan, a 2-percent distribution of post-bankruptcy stock, new jobs at US Airways Express and Internet services, and union recognition at Mid Atlantic Airways, a new airline created by US Airways.[/FONT][/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt][FONT size=3][FONT face=Times New Roman][SPAN style=mso-tab-count: 1] [/SPAN]The settlement also calls for a joint task force to explore development of a defined benefit pension plan as close to Jan. 1, 2003 as possible.[SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes] [/SPAN]The agents lost their previous pension plan 12 years ago before they had union representation.[/FONT][/FONT][BR]
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[P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in][FONT face=Times New Roman size=3]More details on the settlement can be found at:[SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes] [/SPAN]www.cwa.net.[/FONT][BR]
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[FA Mikey]

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On 9/17/2002 5:31:18 PM ITRADE wrote:

Glad to see that at least one union had the intelligence not to risk destroying the company and lives of thousands of employees.
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Thats the job of the management.

 

[DCAflyer]

CONGRATULATIONS, CWA FOLKS. Nice job. Glad we are going to be working together for years to come.

FA Mikey... it is the job of all of us, not just management.

 

[W:EXCH:INVOL]

I'm not so sure the yes votes were all to save thousands of jobs and the company. More like 20.05/hr while I find another job. Clearly, the writing is on the wall for res and ato agents.

INVOL