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Posted on February 27th, 2013 by admin
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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants issued this statement just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday: “APFA has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), clarifying several points contained within the Bridge Agreement the union signed with US Airways last Spring. This MOU further illuminates the financial benefits of a merger to AMR’s creditors. APFA is currently […]
Posted on January 4th, 2013 by admin
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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents American Airlines flight attendants, quickly put out a note Friday morning applauding the announcement that US Airways and American Airlines are talking merger. “APFA looks forward to the prospects of a merger now that US Airways (LCC) has signed AA’s non-disclosure agreement (NDA). “The NDA, which contains […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2012 by admin
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Association of Professional Flight Attendants president Laura Glading’s statement: “This is something we have been pushing for. We firmly believe that the only way our company can grow and compete is through a merger prior to exiting bankruptcy. There is still a great deal of work to do, but between Mr. Horton’s announcement today and […]
Posted on July 11th, 2012 by admin
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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants sent out a midday update Friday that was short on details: “APFA met with the company this week in an effort to seek improvements to the Term Sheet AA has been trying to implement via bankruptcy court. Some progress has been made and President Glading will be briefing the […]
Posted on July 8th, 2012 by admin
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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants put out this hotline late Monday evening: “APFA and the Company have been in contact with each other regarding negotiations and both parties have expressed their desire to return to the table. “APFA continues to examine the potential deal between APA and management, along with our attorneys and other […]
Posted on June 26th, 2012 by admin
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As you’ll note by the item down lower in the blog, industry economist Dan Akins testified on behalf of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants that American Airlines’ business plan has severe deficiencies. Thursday evening, American spokesman Bruce Hicks offered these responses: In defense of American’s network as proposed in the business plan: “We are […]
Posted on May 18th, 2012 by admin
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We’ve put the Q&A from the Association of Professional Flight Attendants here. Keep reading if you want to see what allegedly is in the term sheets for American’s flight attendants. Why now? To say that American Airlines is facing a challenging time is an understatement. Despite the sacrifices we have made over the years, management’s […]
Posted on April 21st, 2012 by admin
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Binding arbitration presents real risks to unions because there’s always a chance that the labor groups will lose parts of their contract that took decades to secure. Despite that danger, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants asked the National Mediation Board on Thursday to proffer binding arbitration to the union and American Airlines on potential […]
Posted on March 10th, 2012 by admin
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After American Airlines criticized the Association of Professional Flight Attendants on Friday for taking care of other matters last week rather than negotiating, the union’s president struck back Saturday. In a negotiations update to members, APFA president Laura Glading said the company is turning down all the union’s counter-proposals. “A stance of ‘take or leave […]
Posted on March 4th, 2012 by admin
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