AMFA Mechanics and Northwest Airlines Reach Tentative Agreement.Business Editors LACONIA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 AMFA AMFA Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association AMFA Alternative Motor Fuels Act (PL 100-494) AMFA Asociación Movimiento Fe y AlegrÃa (Association for Activities of Faith and Joy; Guatemala) has released to its members a summary of details agreed to in the Tentative Agreement reached with Northwest Airlines. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) is an independent union that represents aircraft maintenance employees of commercial airlines in the United States. AMFA is committed to the principles of craft unionism, in that it seeks to represent only airline mechanics and reached a tentative agreement with Northwest Airlines early Monday morning, avoiding threat of a strike and ending a long process of negotiation. AMFA is currently working with Northwest Airlines to print and distribute details of the proposal to union members. "We hope to have the voting on this contract complete by early to mid-May," said Steve Lanier, AMFA National Secretary. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. details of the agreement released by AMFA this afternoon: -- Technicians and higher will receive a base rate increase of 24.4% at the date of signing plus a one-time pay adjustment of $3,750 -- Cleaners and custodians will receive a base rate increase of 13 percent at the date of signing plus a one-time pay adjustment of $1,875 -- All AMFA union employees will receive a 3 percent increase during each of the first two years after signing and receive a 4 percent increase the third year -- Retroactive Having reference to things that happened in the past, prior to the occurrence of the act in question. A retroactive or retrospective law is one that takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, creates new obligations, imposes new duties, or attaches a pay from October, 1996 to May 1 of 3 1/2 percent is also part of the Tentative Agreement "We appreciate the members' support and professionalism throughout this long and arduous process," said Lanier. AMFA's craft union represents over 9,600 NWA NWA Northwest Airlines (ICAO code) NWA Northwest Arkansas NWA National Wrestling Alliance NWA National Weather Association NWA National Works Agency (Jamaica) NWA Network Analyzer aircraft maintenance technicians The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and related support personnel. Their credo is "safety in the air begins with quality maintenance on the ground." To learn more about AMFA, visit their website at www.amfanatl.org. |
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