Teamsters File for Organization of Omni Air International Crewmembers

HOUSTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On August 2, 2007, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 747 filed an "Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute" with the National Mediation Board for Omni Air International cockpit crewmembers. The organization drive has been ongoing for approximately one year.

"The crewmembers of Omni Air certainly need Union representation. Their wages, working conditions and benefits are among the worst in the Airline Industry. We hope to have a successful campaign in the very near future in order that we may begin the negotiations process to bring the crewmembers up to Industry Standards," said E. E. (Gene) Sowell, President of Teamsters Local 747.

The NMB representational process is expected to take 2 to 3 months before a Union vote will be held.

Omni Air International is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and operates international and domestic passenger charters. They operate a fleet of DC-10- 30ER and Boeing 757-200's. Omni Air International employs approximately 266 flight deck crewmembers.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States and Canada.