United, Continental pilots agree ‘in principal’ on new contract
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06 August 2012_ IFALPA Daily News
ALPA Int’l has announced that the pilots of United and Continental Airlines, after more than two years of negotiating for a joint collective bargaining agreement and with the assistance of the National Mediation Board, have reached an agreement-in-principle (AIP) with United Continental Holdings.
“After working under a bankruptcy contract for nearly 10 years, the substantial contributions of the pilots in helping United Airlines survive its darkest economic days and make the United/Continental merger possible will, at last, be respected and rewarded,” said Captain Jay Heppner, chairman of the United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association. “This pilot group has endured more than its share of sacrifices since 9/11. We have flown through the airline’s bankruptcy, taking drastic pay cuts and losing our pensions. We’ve witnessed the loss of thousands of United pilot jobs through outsourcing and off-shoring”.
The terms of the agreement, said an ALPA statement “will be presented independently to ALPA’s governing bodies for each of the Continental and United pilot groups for consideration. If approved, it will be sent to the pilots of both carriers for a combined ratification vote”.
