Ata Bankruptcy Information
Q: The Air Line Pilots Association, International, said that its president, Capt. Duane Woerth, has authorized pilot union leaders at ATA Airlines to conduct a strike vote if they cannot reach an acceptable agreement with the airline in bankruptcy court. The Court is expected to rule very soon on ATA's motion to reject ALPA's collective bargaining agreement and impose more than $37 million in additional pay and benefit concessions. "Our members have already provided almost $70 million in relief to ATA since 2004, and these new demands would reduce our pay by more than 40 percent from our 2005 rates," Capt. Jim Anderson, chairman of the ALPA's ATA Master Executive Council, explained in a press release. "We are already severely underpaid, and we will not hesitate to hold a strike vote if ATA insists on financing its bankruptcy by slashing compensation for its pilots and flight engineers." The Union clarifies that the authorization to conduct a strike vote does not mean that a strike or other legal job action is imminent, rather, it authorizes the ATA union leadership to ask its members if they want to go on strike. A date for a vote has not been set.
A: The Air Line Pilots Association, International, said that its president, Capt. Duane Woerth, has authorized pilot union leaders at ATA Airlines to conduct a strike vote if they cannot reach an acceptable agreement with the airline in bankruptcy court. The Court is expected to rule very soon on ATA's motion to reject ALPA's collective bargaining agreement and impose more than $37 million in additional pay and benefit concessions. "Our members have already provided almost $70 million