The purposes of the RLA are to avoid any interruption of interstate commerce by providing for the prompt disposition of disputes between carriers and their employees and to protect the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively. The RLA imposes a duty on carriers and employees to exert every reasonable effort to make and …
Railway Labor Act and how it relates to Airline Negotiations Read More »
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today your TWU contract negotiating committee reached a tentative agreement with envoy air. The tentative agreement provides for a four-year contract with substantial pay increases and added improvements to the current contract. Here are some key highlights of the tentative agreement: Full details will be shared with you early next week. …
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Earlier this month your committee prepared a supposal to close out the remaining open items of the agreement. Last week we received a response to our supposal. This week we did not meet with the company. We used both days, February 21st and 22nd to prepare a counter to the company’s …
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On January 17th and 18th we met with the company and received a term sheet with the items that are still open. They proposed another compensation proposal that does not get us where we need to be. Your negotiating committee prepared and passed another pay proposal before ending the session. Next …
