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Member
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with an update to this
week's hotline.
Today is November 30, 2004 and on today's date in the United States
District Court in the Eastern District of New York, Judge Nina
Gershon's 22 page ruling was forwarded to the parties involved.
Judge Gershon has granted the motions of both APFA and AA to dismiss
in its entirety the Amended Complaint in the lawsuit filed by the
former TWA flight attendants as represented by the International
Association of Machinists. The issue in this Amended Complaint is
the challenge to the 2001 Seniority Integration Agreement between
APFA and AA. Again, Judge Gershon has dismissed the Seniority
Integration Lawsuit in its entirety. This written opinion and order
will be posted in full on the APFA website.
This Federal District Court ruling is a giant step toward putting
this piece of our history behind us. We must remember that former
CEO Don Carty created this dispute with the 2001 purchase of TWA.
The after shocks of this purchase are still felt by our combined
workgroup - both active and furloughed. With today's ruling the
active AA flight attendants are the victors. The APFA membership
must now move forward together, with strength and dignity for all.
APFA has much to do in the next leg of our collective journey. We,
the AA flight attendants and APFA membership, have created our
career together and now we must protect and perserve our overall
contract - together. Today was a remarkable day for APFA.
week's hotline.
Today is November 30, 2004 and on today's date in the United States
District Court in the Eastern District of New York, Judge Nina
Gershon's 22 page ruling was forwarded to the parties involved.
Judge Gershon has granted the motions of both APFA and AA to dismiss
in its entirety the Amended Complaint in the lawsuit filed by the
former TWA flight attendants as represented by the International
Association of Machinists. The issue in this Amended Complaint is
the challenge to the 2001 Seniority Integration Agreement between
APFA and AA. Again, Judge Gershon has dismissed the Seniority
Integration Lawsuit in its entirety. This written opinion and order
will be posted in full on the APFA website.
This Federal District Court ruling is a giant step toward putting
this piece of our history behind us. We must remember that former
CEO Don Carty created this dispute with the 2001 purchase of TWA.
The after shocks of this purchase are still felt by our combined
workgroup - both active and furloughed. With today's ruling the
active AA flight attendants are the victors. The APFA membership
must now move forward together, with strength and dignity for all.
APFA has much to do in the next leg of our collective journey. We,
the AA flight attendants and APFA membership, have created our
career together and now we must protect and perserve our overall
contract - together. Today was a remarkable day for APFA.