The union representing Comair flight attendants asked a federal bankruptcy judge late Wednesday to deny the airline's request to void its contract with about 1,000 flight attendants.
Comair has not shown that its reorganization efforts would fail without the $8.9 million in cuts it wants from the union, according to the document, filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters late Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
"This proceeding is being instituted in order to undo a deal the carrier regrets - its flight attendant contract," the motion says. "Comair seeks to reduce its flight attendants' pay rates and other benefits so it can enjoy the savings associated with those reductions. The company's motion is a classic example of employer abuse of bankruptcy."
The union contends that Comair, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, is a profitable carrier and has used "dubious" figures to show an operating loss.
Comair's parent, Delta Air Lines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.
Comair asked a federal bankruptcy judge last month to reject the contract with the union, the only labor group that has not agreed to concessions with the regional airline.
Comair wants to use rules and pay scales that it proposed last fall.
Officials with Teamsters Local 513, a branch of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, have said those pay levels would mean an average $10,500 loss per worker.
AP via Charlotte.com
Comair has not shown that its reorganization efforts would fail without the $8.9 million in cuts it wants from the union, according to the document, filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters late Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
"This proceeding is being instituted in order to undo a deal the carrier regrets - its flight attendant contract," the motion says. "Comair seeks to reduce its flight attendants' pay rates and other benefits so it can enjoy the savings associated with those reductions. The company's motion is a classic example of employer abuse of bankruptcy."
The union contends that Comair, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, is a profitable carrier and has used "dubious" figures to show an operating loss.
Comair's parent, Delta Air Lines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.
Comair asked a federal bankruptcy judge last month to reject the contract with the union, the only labor group that has not agreed to concessions with the regional airline.
Comair wants to use rules and pay scales that it proposed last fall.
Officials with Teamsters Local 513, a branch of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, have said those pay levels would mean an average $10,500 loss per worker.
AP via Charlotte.com
