AFA - US
Airways E-Line June 26, 2002
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Contents:
Notes
from the US Airways Negotiating Committee Message to Members 6-25-02
Wednesday, 6/26/02
- Your AFA Negotiating Committee met with management on Tuesday 6/25 and
on Wednesday 6/26. The MEC meets on 6/27 and the Committee will likely
meet with management, as well.
The other labor groups have
continued their negotiations. The pilots' latest proposal increased the
savings they are offering to the airline to help keep it out of bankruptcy
and get the loan guarantee from the government. Our proposal on 6/25 also
increased our participation in the restructuring of the company. The cost
savings we now have on the table total $63.1 million per year, and we're
asking for a return back to flight attendants for agreeing to the cuts.
Management is still insisting that we meet their proposal (the company's
proposal is posted HERE)
that totals $90 million per year.
Needless to say, we still
do not have an agreement with management. And we're not sure what the final
deal will look like, yet. One thing we're sure of is that whatever we end
up with will be a significant cut in what we have today.
The Committee keeps reminding
itself that this is our chance to negotiate a deal with concessions that
total LESS THAN $90 million per year. If management goes into bankruptcy
and we don't have a deal, management has made it clear that it will seek
AT LEAST the $90 million in cost savings it has asked from the flight attendants
(management may in fact target us for more cuts if we don't reach an agreement
prior to a bankruptcy filing) and we likely will not get any return on
those cuts.
The Committee's goal is to
reach the best deal possible under these impossible circumstances. We have
received hundreds of messages from flight attendants who are angry about
the situation we are in. We share your anger. Every person on the Committee
is agonizing over every decision we make because of the effect we know
each cut will have on us and our coworkers. The hundreds of messages of
support that we have received help us. Thank you for those messages.
We will report out to you
again after we meet with management. Until then, keep flying and
keep up to date with the Hotline - 800-654-3143, Website - www.afausairways.org
, E-Line or Negotiations Info Telephone
Line - 800-531-3242.
From the MEC Secretary
Treasurer: MEC Special Meeting
The Special Meeting called by MEC
President Karen Lascoli will reconvene at 1000, Thursday, June 27th at
the International Office in Washington, DC.
The Special Meeting called by Council
70 and Council 89 that was to reconvene at 1100, June 27th in Pittsburgh
will now reconvene at the International Office in Washington, DC at 1100.
Honor
Our Heroes While Letting Your Creativity Take Flight!
In remembrance of those who lost their
lives, an anthology of creative writing by flight attendants will be published
for the one-year anniversary of September 11th.
A small group of flight attendants
is asking for your participation. Please submit any creative writing, poetry
or prose about experiences of life in the air, its pleasures and perils.
Submitted writings can be sent by email
or snail mail and must be received by July 30th, 2002. Please include your
contact information with your submittal. If you have any questions, suggestion
or would like to offer any form of participation please call 540-687-3737.
Email:
kaiboggess@aol.com
kvieweg@erols.com
US Mail:
Vieweg/Anthology
PO Box 1476
Middleburg, VA 20118
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