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AFA US Airways MEC E-Line for November 23, 2004

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BANKRUPTCY LETTERS
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BANKRUPTCY LETTERS

As you know US Airways has filed a Section 1113 motion in Bankruptcy Court to abrogate our contract. They have also filed an 1114 motion to reduce retiree medical benefits as well as a request to terminate our defined benefit pension plan. The motions were filed on November 12, 2004. The hearings are scheduled to begin on Dec. 2 and conclude on Dec. 17. If an agreement has not been reached between AFA and the Company before the hearing starts negotiations will continue until the judge issues a ruling. Our contract will not be rewritten in court. The judge will decide up or down if our contract is to be replaced by terms the Company has proposed or if it is to remain in place. You will be receiving a letter within the next few days explaining the process in more detail. Speaking of receiving a letter, many of you have received the formal notice the Court is required to send to all affected parties regarding the Company’s intentions.

The letter states “those parties not represented by attorneys may choose to do so” There is no need for anyone to hire an attorney. As members of AFA you are represented by the AFA legal department headed by General Counsel David Borer as well as Robert Clayman and Jeffrey Bartos of the Washington D.C. law firm of Guerrieri, Edmond, and Clayman P.C. Your dues dollars are at work. Retirees are represented by the Retirees Committee and their attorneys.

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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

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US AIRWAYS Benefits Information 800-872-4780

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