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Monday, January 6, 2003

2003 Could Be Busy Year For Labor Negotiations

A total of 13 Regional Airline Association (RAA) carriers are either in labor contract negotiations or will have labor contracts expire this year, with roughly 30 contracts pending, according to the law firm of Ford & Harrison, airline labor specialists. The contracts involve pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, dispatchers and agents.

RAA Members Current Contract Status as of December 23, 2002
Airline
Pilots
Flight Attendants
Mechanic
Dispatchers
Agents
Air Wisconsin ALPA 9/1/05 AFA 12/15/03 IAM 8/1/05 TWU (Initial Negotiations) IAM 2/2/05 (inc. stock)
Aloha Island Air ALPA 12/1/03 Nonunion IBT 9/9/05 IBT (Initial mediation -Stock) TWU 9/30/03 IBT (Initial Negotiations) TA reached 9/02
Allegheny ALPA 5/2/09 AFA 8/31/09 IBT 4/1/05 IBT (Initial negotiations -Stock) IBT (Initial Negotiations) IBT 12/16/06
American Eagle ALPA 11/1/04* AFA 9/2/02 (Negotiations) TWU 4/28/03 TWU 4/28/03 TWU 4/28/03
Atlantic Coast ALPA 8/9/05 AFA 10/7/02 (Negotiations) AMFA 6/19/02 (Negotiations) Nonunion Nonunion
Atlantic Southeast ALPA 9/16/02 (Negotiations) AFA 9/25/03 Nonunion PAFCA 4/18/06 Nonunion
Chautauqua IBT 11/17/01 (Mediation) IBT 3/8/03 Nonunion TWU 2/12/07 IBT 12/15/05
COMAIR ALPA 5/21/06 IBT 7/19/07 IAM 5/31/04 (inc. stock) Nonunion Nonunion
CommutAir Nonunion No position Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion
Empire Nonunion No position Nonunion Nonunion No position
ExpressJet ALPA 10/2/02 (Negotiations) IAM 12/31/04 IBT 1/31/04 TWU 7/31/04 Nonunion
Great Lakes IBT 10/30/00 (Mediation) IBT 3/31/03 IAM 11/1/05 Nonunion IAM 3/31/02 (Parts/Records) (Negotiations)
Horizon IBT 9/13/06 AFA 1/24/03 AMFA 12/15/02 TWU 9/11/05 Nonunion
Mesa ALPA 12/2/01 (Mediation) AFA 6/13/06 Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion
Mesaba ALPA 6/1/02 (Mediation) AFA 3/31/06 AMFA 8/16/03 TWU 5/26/05 Nonunion
Piedmont ALPA 5/16/09 AFA 11/1/04 IAM 1/25/03 IAM 3/1/03 Nonunion
Pinnacle ALPA 5/1/05 PACE 7/31/06 Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion
PSA ALPA 6/30/09 AFA 1/1/02 (Negotiations - Tentative rejected 9/02) IAM 9/24/05 (mechanics) IBT (Initial negotiations -Stock) Nonunion IBT 3/2/02 (Negotiations)
Skyway ALPA 2/1/02 (Mediation) Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion
SkyWest Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion
Trans States ALPA 7/28/04 IBT 12/31/06 Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion
Source: J. Glass & Associates/Ford & Harrison
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