NetJets Pilots to Picket Meeting of Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders; Teamsters Call on Warren Buffett to Address Contract Issues.OMAHA Omaha, city, United States Omaha (ō`məhä, –hô), city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. , Neb. -- On Saturday, April 30, pilots employed by fractional-ownership airline NetJets will picket outside the Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA, NYSE: BRKB) is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. shareholders' meeting shareholders' meeting n. a meeting, usually annual, of all shareholders of a corporation (although in large corporations only a small percentage attend) to elect the Board of Directors and hear reports on the company's business situation. to raise awareness regarding their continued plight to receive a fair contract from their company, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's conglomerate conglomerate, in business conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company. . NetJets pilots, who have been recognized as the safest in the private jet industry, endure low wages, insufficient benefits and unreasonable scheduling demands. They have been working nearly four years without a new contract after their last negotiated agreement came up for renewal in 2001. "The poor treatment of these pilots is inexcusable," said Nick Reyer, Business Agent, Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor Local Union 1108. "Berkshire Hathaway needs to address this right now. The pilots at NetJets have earned the reputation as the most experienced and safest in the air today, but are still paid well below the industry standard."
WHAT: Picket Line
WHO: More than 70 NetJets Pilots
Captain Alan Hayes, NetJets Pilot
Bill Moore, Trustee, Teamsters Local 1108
Nick Reyer, Business Agent, Teamsters Local 1108
WHERE: Qwest Arena
Entrance at Cass & North 10th Sts.
455 North 10th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2005
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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