Alaska Airlines and Clerical, Office, Passenger Service Personnel Reach Tentative Agreement.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999-- Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is an AFL-CIO/CLC trade union representing approx. 646,933 workers as of 2006 in more than 200 industries. today jointly announced a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract for the airline's clerical, office and passenger service personnel (COPS). The agreement, which now goes to the union's membership for ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. , would cover Alaska's 3,270 customer service agents, reservations sales agents, operations agents, accounting specialists and more. Highlights include wage and benefit increases and enhancements to the 401(k) plan. Exact terms of the tentative agreement will be released after members have a chance to review the contract. "This is an agreement that everyone can take considerable pride in, because of the results, the professional demeanor The outward physical behavior and appearance of a person. Demeanor is not merely what someone says but the manner in which it is said. Factors that contribute to an individual's demeanor include tone of voice, facial expressions, gestures, and carriage. of the negotiators and the relatively quick time frame of the negotiating process," said Alaska President Bill Ayer Bill S. Ayer, 52, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group which is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier Horizon Air. . "This contract will allow us to continue attracting and retaining the best people, while remaining in a solid competitive position. Now we all can focus on what we do best: providing our customers outstanding service." Said Don Welch, general chairman and chief spokesperson for the IAM IAM - Interactive Algebraic Manipulation. Interactive symbolic mathematics for PDP-10. ["IAM, A System for Interactive Algebraic Manipulation", C. Christensen et al, Proc Second Symp Symb Alg Manip, ACM Mar 1971]. negotiating committee, "This agreement is one that will resolve many of the issues facing our membership and Alaska Airlines. I am confident that once the membership is informed of the terms of this tentative agreement, ratification will be a complete success." The vote on ratification should be completed by late October. Alaska Airlines serves more than 40 cities in Alaska, Canada, Mexico and five Western states. |
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