Alaska Airlines and Dispatchers Finalize Contract.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Alaska Airlines (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALK ALK Alkohol (German: alcohol) ALK Alkaline ALK Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase ALK Automatisierte Liegenschaftskarte ALK Activin Receptor-Like Kinase ALK Alkylation ALK Srilankan Airlines (ICAO code) ) and the Transport Workers Union of America Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is a United States labor union that was founded in 1934 by subway workers in New York City, then expanded to represent transit employees in other cities, primarily in the eastern U.S. (TWU TWU Texas Woman's University TWU Transport Workers Union TWU Trinity Western University TWU Two Worlds United TWU Texas Wesleyan University TWU Transport Workers Union of America TWU Telecommunications Workers Union ), representing the airlines' dispatchers, today jointly announced the conclusion of interest arbitration that settles outstanding points on a contract ratified in August. The five-year contract covers the airlines' 29 dispatchers, all of whom are represented by TWU. The arbitrator awarded a cost of living increase of 3 percent the first year of the contract and of 2 percent each of the following two years. The award also includes a shift differential shift differential 'Shift diff' Nursing An hourly premium for a worker– eg, a skilled nurse, who works an 'undesirable'–eg, evening, night, or weekend–shift. See Sleep-wake shift. and a longevity override. All other points of the contract had been ratified previously. Alaska's dispatchers are responsible for flight planning and monitoring the progress of each flight conducted by the airline from origin to destination. They are also the primary ground-to-air communication link with Alaska pilots providing en route weather, airport facility and other information. Alaska Airlines is the nation's ninth largest airline with more than 11,000 employees. The Seattle-based airline serves more than 50 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. |
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