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AFA US Airways MEC E-Line
for January 9, 2004
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UPDATE ON FURLOUGH ISSUE
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CEO CONTINUES TO MISLEAD EMPLOYEES
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REMINDERS
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UPDATE ON FURLOUGH ISSUE
On January 8, AFA filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to prevent airline management from executing an illegal process in the involuntary furlough of 552 flight attendants. According to our contract, before flight attendants are involuntarily furloughed, the Company must first offer a voluntary furlough. Due to the Company's refusal, AFA filed this lawsuit.
Today, airline management agreed to expedited arbitration to resolve the issue. We have already grieved this very issue once before, however, management would prefer to once again violate our contract. Management had already agreed to offer voluntary furloughs as part of our basic contract and reinforced that agreement by additional terms during the summer 2002 restructuring process. The arbitration will be conducted in Washington, D.C. on January 14, 2004.
We will update the hotline and e-line as soon as we know the outcome of this arbitration on Wednesday or Thursday.
CEO CONTINUES TO MISLEAD EMPLOYEES
Dave Siegel has been quoted as saying that AFA has no interest in hearing the revised business plan or even having discussions with management on work rule and productivity changes. AFA has not told the Company that we are not willing to hear the details of Mr. Siegel's proposed new business plan. In fact, no one in management at this Company has even approached AFA to offer to show your MEC the plan. Additionally, no one from management has made any attempt to discuss any work rule or productivity changes.
AFA encourages Mr. Siegel to go to the employees and share his plan with them. He should also ask to meet with every labor group and share the details of his plan with each labor group. Mr. Siegel has implied that labor is refusing to hear the details of his plan. That is simply a lie. AFA suggests that each of you let your CEO know that it his responsibility to conduct his roadshows as previously announced to share the details of his plan as soon as possible. Mr. Siegel needs to get on with attempting to run this airline and stop trying to point the finger at labor and make statements to employees and the press that are out and out lies.
REMINDERS:
Accessing The Hub:
http://thehub.usairways.com
Logging in the first time your user name is u0(zero) and your five digit employee number. Your initial password is the first five digits of your social security number. Questions about the Hub? Call 800-327-0117 and listen for the catcrew help desk prompts.
AFA Local Numbers
Council 40 PIT 724-695-3329
Council 41 DCA 703-690-6859
Council 69 BOS 978-352-7401
Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
Council 82 LGA 201-803-6141
Council 89 CLT 704-527-0325
New Hotline Number Toll Free: 866-USA-AFA2
US AIRWAYS Benefits Information 800-872-4780
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