Judge throws out US Airways pilot complaint

[PreContact]

sorry for the bold print...

Refuses to halt plans by the airline to merge its reservation systems; says pilot association's complaint can be addressed in arbitration.

March 2 2007: 7:34 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday refused to halt plans by US Airways Group to merge its reservation systems on Sunday, rejecting a complaint from pilots that the move would violate their work agreement.
U.S. District Judge Berle Schiller said the complaint from two chapters of the Air Line Pilots Association was a minor dispute that should be addressed in binding arbitration, not in court.
Pilots sought an injunction to stop the airline from combining reservation systems of the old US Airways (Charts) and the old America West Airlines, which merged in 2005.
The airline is branded under the US Airways flag but still operates America West crews on America West planes and old US Airways crews on the old US Airways equipment. The carrier is expected to complete integration of the two operations this year.
The old US Airways and America West unions contend the move to combine reservation systems violates their work agreement that was struck to ensure their support for the merger. The pilots say management must negotiate one contract for both union groups before proceeding further with major aspects of integrating airline operations.
US Airways says it wants a pilot contract but can operate with separate work agreements indefinitely.

 

[doh]

sorry for the bold print...

Refuses to halt plans by the airline to merge its reservation systems; says pilot association's complaint can be addressed in arbitration.

March 2 2007: 7:34 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday refused to halt plans by US Airways Group to merge its reservation systems on Sunday, rejecting a complaint from pilots that the move would violate their work agreement.
U.S. District Judge Berle Schiller said the complaint from two chapters of the Air Line Pilots Association was a minor dispute that should be addressed in binding arbitration, not in court.
Pilots sought an injunction to stop the airline from combining reservation systems of the old US Airways (Charts) and the old America West Airlines, which merged in 2005.
The airline is branded under the US Airways flag but still operates America West crews on America West planes and old US Airways crews on the old US Airways equipment. The carrier is expected to complete integration of the two operations this year.
The old US Airways and America West unions contend the move to combine reservation systems violates their work agreement that was struck to ensure their support for the merger. The pilots say management must negotiate one contract for both union groups before proceeding further with major aspects of integrating airline operations.
US Airways says it wants a pilot contract but can operate with separate work agreements indefinitely.

Typical management BS. We can do anything we want. So what if we agreed in writing not to do it!uke: :uzi:

 

[PositionandHold]

Whore judges.

 

[embryflyboy]

wonder who appointed the judge rep or dem

 

[newnan]

"old US Airways crews on the old US Airways equipment."

No need for the writer to rub it in!

 

[LearLove]

when we switch in Sun 3/ 3/ 07, the company is gonna have a meltdown worse than JB's V-day one. Not many of the agents are trained on the AWA system plus many that have had the training don't understand it.

Its going to be bloody sunday and I have to commute that day too, fun fun fun.