Frontier Airlines pilots vote to authorise walk-out
Frontier Airlines’ pilots voted unanimously Sept 8 to authorise a strike if the National Mediation Board decides that further contract mediation efforts would be unproductive. According to the Air Line Pilots Association, if either side declines arbitration, the parties enter a 30-day cooling off period, after which both sides could exercise self-help, whether it is a strike by the pilots or a lockout by the company. “This vote shows the deep anger our pilots feel towards the direction set by our management,” ALPA said, adding Frontier pilots are “the lowest-paid Airbus pilots in North America.” To bolster its complaint, the union cited a recent determination by a neutral arbitrator that found Frontier guilty of bad-faith bargaining for reneging on a promise to increase pilot pay if Frontier met prescribed profit margins. <br/>
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Frontier Airlines pilots vote to authorise walk-out
Frontier Airlines’ pilots voted unanimously Sept 8 to authorise a strike if the National Mediation Board decides that further contract mediation efforts would be unproductive. According to the Air Line Pilots Association, if either side declines arbitration, the parties enter a 30-day cooling off period, after which both sides could exercise self-help, whether it is a strike by the pilots or a lockout by the company. “This vote shows the deep anger our pilots feel towards the direction set by our management,” ALPA said, adding Frontier pilots are “the lowest-paid Airbus pilots in North America.” To bolster its complaint, the union cited a recent determination by a neutral arbitrator that found Frontier guilty of bad-faith bargaining for reneging on a promise to increase pilot pay if Frontier met prescribed profit margins. <br/>
