CHQ Pilots Blamed For Northeast Blackout
(Wire reports) New York City- Millions of people across the Northeastern part of the United States and in some cases parts of Canada were without power as of early this morning due to a huge power outage. Early reports indicated that a lightning bolt...
There are efforts underway as I type to bring you all back. We look after our own here, and you guys are CHQ.
This is nothing more than a tactical move on the part of the company in an attempt to apply pressure. This is both bad and good. Bad that you are direct casualties, but good in that the...
Teamsters Claim Chautauqua Will Lose Flights At Louisville
WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - The union representing pilots at Chautauqua Airlines is accusing management of deploying aircraft under the Republic Airlines banner on Chautauqua routes from Louisville, starting in October, a move the...
June 27, 2003
Letter from General Counsel E.E. Sowell to Chautauqua CEO Bryan Bedford Concerning Negotiations
June 27, 2003
Dear Mr. Bedford:
Your letter of June 26, 2003 was non-responsive to the Union’s demand that we wanted a firm contractual commitment from you, as the CEO of Republic...
http://www.ibt747.org/airlines/chq/news/2003/062003chq.htm
June 20, 2003
Chautauqua Strike Authorization Ballot Results
Ballots were counted today for the Chautauqua pilot group Strike Authorization Ballot.
In accordance with the Local 747 Bylaws, the undersigned hereby certifies the results...
THE FOLLOWING WAS POSTED ON THE RESTRICTED TEAMSTERS MESSAGE BOARD FOR CHQ. IT WAS POSTED BY AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND IS REPRINTED HERE WITH PERMISSION
Ladies and Gentlemen:
There have been numerous threads on this issue, so please bear with me as I try to scan all of them and answer...
It would appear that the CHQ pilots are having thrust upon them the honor of carrying the standard. We are up to it and then some. We will carry it forward or we will die trying.
Make no mistake; we are united and we are determined; this will go to the mat.
You want the bar raised? CHQ is...
Exerpt from Bryan Bedford' s weekly update for CHQ:
Company Update for May 16, 2003
...Airways will become one of the largest operators of RJ’s in the US and will become the largest operator of 70+ seat RJ’s in the world. It would be easy to fall into the trap of feeling disappointed by this...
DISCLAIMER:
The new and improved j4j vote at CHQ ratified the protocols by a 10-1 margin. Aside from a strong objection on principal to the entire concept, Brother Francis saw the new and improved vote as a flaming hoop (ignited by the threat of an alter-ego and held by U-ALPA, who three years...
A little bird told me that since the CHQ group jumped through someone's hoop (exactly who's we can only speculate) with the new and improved j4j vote (yeah, but we didn't swallow), U-ALPA has refused to staff Republic. Furthermore, U has told the honcho's at Republic Airways Holdings that they...
Chautauqua has relaxed the jumpseat policy. Every open cabin seat is now officially available to JS riders.
There is an exception; that being the American side which is still restricted to one JS rider per flight. That is in negotiation and is expected to follow suit shortly.
Due to the same...
The following is posted on the CHQ Teamsters website:
March 4, 2003
Republic Airlines and Contract Negotiations
As you are well aware, the Union is engaged in a concentrated effort to stop the formation of the alter-ego Republic Airlines. We have filed a group grievance against Chautauqua...
THE TEAMSTERS
Union aims to block airline, says it sidesteps labor contract
By Bill Wolfe
[email protected]
The Courier-Journal
The Teamsters union is trying to block the creation of Republic Airlines, which announced yesterday that it will base its operations in Louisville.
Jason...
February 13, 2003
Press Release - Teamsters Oppose Creation of Start Up Airline
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 747 OPPOSES CREATION OF START UP AIRLINE
Local Files Grievance to Halt Unfair Competition
(Indianapolis, IN)-- On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, Teamsters Local 747 filed a group grievance on behalf...
Louisville woos Republic Airline
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By Chris Poynter
[email protected]
The Courier-Journal
New regional jet carrier would bring about 300 jobs to the area. The airline plans flights to and from major...
I've been hearing rumors on the status of j4j. I will not promulgate them here. Just wondering if anyone has heard the status of it and whether there have been modifications to the Protocols.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Where does U-ALPA stand?
[Chautauqua] Company Update for December 20, 2002:
"...Our Holding Company has also reached a tentative agreement with US Airways to operate up to another 23 regional jets; also assuming numerous conditions are met, including approval by the ALPA association at US...
Quoting Bryan Bedford, President and CEO of Chautauqua Airlines:
"Company Update for December 20, 2002
"...We have reached a tentative agreement with US Airways on the affirmation of our current contract covering 26 regional jets and the possible addition of up to 9 regional jets with...
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