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Dec 5, 05, 9:19 am
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/1205union05.html
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-12-05-usair-merger_x.htm (no registration required)
Posted 12/5/2005 6:54 AM
US Airways' merger glow dims amid labor tension
By Dawn Gilbertson, The Arizona Republic
By most appearances, the merger between America West and US Airways has gone smoothly in the first two months. ... Behind the scenes, though... Union tensions and general unease about the merger are causing friction among the airline's 35,000 workers. Flight crews report occasional tussles between America West and US Airways workers as they wait for hotel shuttle vans on layovers and power struggles in key cities where they are working closely for the first time, such as in Philadelphia. ...
America West workers in just about every unionized category are scared because the much larger US Airways has been around considerably longer. They fear being bumped way down on the seniority list that dictates schedules, vacations and more. That would happen if seniority lists are merged based on date of hire.
Some US Airways flight attendants started as far back as the 1960s. America West didn't start flying until 1983. Faced with that reality, the flight attendants union said America West flight attendants with the least amount of seniority have been leaving at nearly double the normal rate for the past few months.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-12-05-usair-merger_x.htm (no registration required)
Posted 12/5/2005 6:54 AM
US Airways' merger glow dims amid labor tension
By Dawn Gilbertson, The Arizona Republic
By most appearances, the merger between America West and US Airways has gone smoothly in the first two months. ... Behind the scenes, though... Union tensions and general unease about the merger are causing friction among the airline's 35,000 workers. Flight crews report occasional tussles between America West and US Airways workers as they wait for hotel shuttle vans on layovers and power struggles in key cities where they are working closely for the first time, such as in Philadelphia. ...
America West workers in just about every unionized category are scared because the much larger US Airways has been around considerably longer. They fear being bumped way down on the seniority list that dictates schedules, vacations and more. That would happen if seniority lists are merged based on date of hire.
Some US Airways flight attendants started as far back as the 1960s. America West didn't start flying until 1983. Faced with that reality, the flight attendants union said America West flight attendants with the least amount of seniority have been leaving at nearly double the normal rate for the past few months.