FORT WORTH, Texas, June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines and the International Association of Machinists (IAM)
union have reached three tentative agreements covering more than
11,000 US Airways mechanics, fleet service agents and maintenance
training specialists. The Tentative Agreements cover the workgroups
separately and amend pre-merger contracts. The three-year
agreements are each subject to membership ratification. The union
leadership and negotiating committees unanimously endorsed the
tentative agreements, which if ratified, will lead to joint
collective bargaining negotiations with their colleagues at the
Transport Workers Union (TWU) to cover more than 30,000 employees
at the new American Airlines.
"We are very pleased to have reached tentative agreements
covering the US Airways mechanics, fleet service and maintenance
training specialist employees," said Doug
Parker, chairman and CEO of American Airlines. "We want to
thank the International Association of Machinists leadership and
negotiators for their professionalism and hard work on behalf of
their members. We would also like to express our appreciation to
the National Mediation Board, Board Member Linda Puchala and
Mediator Walter Darr for their assistance in reaching these
agreements. We look forward to working together to reach joint
collective bargaining agreements for all of the employees in these
job classifications at American Airlines."
The tentative agreements announced today continue progress on
labor agreements at American Airlines since the merger with US
Airways closed on Dec. 9, 2013.
Negotiations for a joint flight attendant agreement are underway.
In addition, unions for pilots, flight attendants and customer
service agents have filed petitions with the National Mediation
Board for single carrier status determination to resolve union
representation.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group
(NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines and US
Airways. Together with wholly owned and third-party regional
carriers operating as American Eagle and US Airways Express, the
airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339
destinations in 54 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is
a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members
and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways and at Facebook.com/USAirways.
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