Allied Pilots Association to File for Federal Mediation in Contract Negotiations With American Airlines Management.Business Editors Union Calls Upon Management to Commit to Good-Faith Bargaining, Timely Resolution to Talks The 13,500 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ), as represented by the Allied Pilots Association (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ), today announced plans to request the involvement of the National Mediation Board The National Mediation Board is a three-person board created in 1934 by an act amending the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151–158, 160–162, 1181–1188) to resolve disputes in the railroad and airline industries that could disrupt travel or imperil the in the union's ongoing contract negotiations with American Airlines management. "We exchanged opening proposals almost one year ago -- on July 24, 2001 -- yet we have made very little progress in our negotiations," said Captain John Darrah, APA President. "It is evident to us that management would prefer to prolong the negotiations, rather than bargaining in good faith to bring the talks to a timely resolution. We therefore plan to file for mediation tomorrow, and we are hopeful that the National Mediation Board can provide the necessary impetus." According to Darrah, APA invited American Airlines management to join in the filing for mediation. He noted that American Airlines management has not made counter proposals to most of APA's proposals, which is typically the path that negotiations follow. He further noted that management, in concert with the Air Transport Association and executives at other carriers, has recently been lobbying Congress in an effort to modify the Railway Labor Act The Railway Labor Act is a United States federal law that governs labor relations in the railway and airline industries.. The Act, passed in 1926 and amended in 1936 to apply to the airline industry, seeks to substitute bargaining, arbitration and mediation for strikes as a means . Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act governs airline industry contract negotiations. "Our pilots, our customers and our fellow employees would be better served by management focusing on the bargaining process, rather than on trying to change a set of rules that have worked well for almost 70 years," he said. Founded in 1963, APA is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. . The union's web site address is www.alliedpilots.org. |
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