PILOTS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH WORLD AIRWAYS AFTER 9-DAY STRIKE
TEAMSTER PILOTS WOULD GET IMPROVEMENTS IN JOB SECURITY, INSURANCE, WAGES
February 5th, 2006
(El Monte, CA) – The Executive Council and the Negotiating Committee of the pilots of World Airways announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement with World Airways, Inc., ending their nine-day strike.
The tentative agreement is subject to ratification by more than 400 pilots represented by Teamsters Local 986 in El Monte, California. It would provide improvements in job security, retirement benefits, life insurance, wages and other benefits.
“We are very happy that the company finally came back to the table to actually negotiate so that we could reach this agreement,” said Captain Luis Carmona, Executive Council Chairman of the World Airways pilots’ union. “We look forward to putting the details of this tentative agreement out to our pilot group for approval so that we can go back to flying for the premier ACMI (provides aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance) carrier in the industry.”
The pilots of World Airways began a nine-day strike with an initial, limited spot strike on January 28 after talks broke down between the pilot’s Negotiating Committee and World Airways’ management under the auspices of the National Mediation Board (NMB).
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