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Calling it a thinly disguised effort to reward top executives at Hawker Beechcraft for achieving “routine, short-term and not particularly challenging” tasks, the IAM this week filed a formal objection to a proposal that would grant up to $5.3 million for the Beechcraft Eight, an octet of senior executives named as beneficiaries of a so-called
Read moreThe U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York is expected to rule this week on a jaw-dropping motion submitted by Hawker Beechcraft to pay top executives bonuses that could exceed $5.3 million. Meanwhile, no monies are being set aside for thousands of hourly workers at Hawker who could have their pensions frozen or terminated. In a
Read moreThe Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing nearly 90,000 Flight Attendants in the United States, welcomed a decision by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to include all U.S.-based Flight Attendants into the risk-based, Known Crewmember (KCM) program. The KCM program allows for expedited screening of authorized and trusted crew members at security screening checkpoints
Read moreDistrict 75 in Daleville, AL recently negotiated a three-year first contract for workers at TKC Aerospace, Eglin AFB, FL. The 30-member bargaining unit, which organized with the IAM in March and will become part of Local 20 in Niceville, FL, is responsible for Aerospace Ground Equipment support of the Test Wing at Eglin. The new
Read moreJohn Conley, Vice-President TWU; Captain David Bates, President APA; Doug Parker, CEO US Airways; Laura Glading, President APFA; Notably absent; All US Airways unions. US Airways CEO Doug Parker spoke recently at a National Press Club luncheon, arguing emphatically for a merger between US Airways and American Airlines. Parker was flanked by leaders of the
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