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Pilots File Suit in Federal Court Against World Airways Charging Illegal, Unethical Retaliations
Friday February 3, 10:57 pm ET
Four-Count Lawsuit Filed in US District Court for the Central District of California
EL MONTE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executive Council of the World Airways pilot union announced today that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Teamsters Local 986 have filed a four-count federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California on their behalf against World Airways, Inc for unlawful retaliatory measures taken against the pilots of World Airways since the two parties entered into self-help on January 28, 2006.
The four-count lawsuit highlights the company's abandonment of crewmembers overseas, locking out of crewmembers without regard to seniority, suspending both their pay and benefits and numerous violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and job protection assurances under the Railway Labor Act (RLA).
"We are stunned at the behavior of World Airways management including flight operations as it pertains to the illegal retaliatory actions which they conducted against their employees," said Captain Luis Carmona, Executive Council Chairman of the World Airways Pilots' union. "We find their actions showed a total lack of consideration for the personal safety of our crewmembers and we find them to be immoral and unethical acts. We will not allow it to continue."
The pilots of World Airways began the job action with an initial spot strike on January 28, 2006, after talks broke down between the pilot's Negotiating Committee and World Airways' management under the auspices of the National Mediation Board (NMB).
"Because the management of World Airways has chosen to lock the pilots out, in direct violation of our CBA and the RLA, the Executive Council has been forced to engage in a general strike of World Airways," said Captain Carmona. "Publicly, management insists that our pilot group is divided and would accept managements' last offer, we find that to be complete contrary to our belief. An overwhelming percentage of crewmembers have told us how important job security is to them and that they would reject the latest offer based on the fact it did not meet that minimum requirement."
The unresolved issues for the more than 400 pilots, members of Teamsters Local 986 in El Monte, California are job security, adequate medical and life insurance and equitable compensation increases (COLA) that would not be wiped out by increased benefit costs.
A subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., World Airways is the largest commercial carrier of US military personnel. The airline also provides cargo services for several international carriers.
The pilots, who became Teamsters in 1967, are among approximately 40,000 members of the Teamsters Airline Division. For further updates, please see http://www.worldpilotlabortalks.com .
Pilots File Suit in Federal Court Against World Airways Charging Illegal, Unethical Retaliations
Friday February 3, 10:57 pm ET
Four-Count Lawsuit Filed in US District Court for the Central District of California
EL MONTE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executive Council of the World Airways pilot union announced today that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Teamsters Local 986 have filed a four-count federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California on their behalf against World Airways, Inc for unlawful retaliatory measures taken against the pilots of World Airways since the two parties entered into self-help on January 28, 2006.
The four-count lawsuit highlights the company's abandonment of crewmembers overseas, locking out of crewmembers without regard to seniority, suspending both their pay and benefits and numerous violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and job protection assurances under the Railway Labor Act (RLA).
"We are stunned at the behavior of World Airways management including flight operations as it pertains to the illegal retaliatory actions which they conducted against their employees," said Captain Luis Carmona, Executive Council Chairman of the World Airways Pilots' union. "We find their actions showed a total lack of consideration for the personal safety of our crewmembers and we find them to be immoral and unethical acts. We will not allow it to continue."
The pilots of World Airways began the job action with an initial spot strike on January 28, 2006, after talks broke down between the pilot's Negotiating Committee and World Airways' management under the auspices of the National Mediation Board (NMB).
"Because the management of World Airways has chosen to lock the pilots out, in direct violation of our CBA and the RLA, the Executive Council has been forced to engage in a general strike of World Airways," said Captain Carmona. "Publicly, management insists that our pilot group is divided and would accept managements' last offer, we find that to be complete contrary to our belief. An overwhelming percentage of crewmembers have told us how important job security is to them and that they would reject the latest offer based on the fact it did not meet that minimum requirement."
The unresolved issues for the more than 400 pilots, members of Teamsters Local 986 in El Monte, California are job security, adequate medical and life insurance and equitable compensation increases (COLA) that would not be wiped out by increased benefit costs.
A subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., World Airways is the largest commercial carrier of US military personnel. The airline also provides cargo services for several international carriers.
The pilots, who became Teamsters in 1967, are among approximately 40,000 members of the Teamsters Airline Division. For further updates, please see http://www.worldpilotlabortalks.com .
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