TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways
(NYSE: LCC) today announced that it has reached a new tentative
collective bargaining agreement with the Airline Customer Service
Employee Association, an alliance between the Communication Workers
of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
(IBT), the two unions that represent the airline's 6,500 passenger
service employees and reservation agents. Details of the agreement
will be made available by CWA and IBT.
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"We are very pleased that we have reached a tentative agreement
with our passenger service and reservation employees, the airline's
largest group of customer contact employees," said US Airways Vice
President, Labor Relations Al Hemenway. "I'd like to thank the
Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters for their dedication to representing our employees and
for their tireless efforts to conclude an agreement that recognizes
the hard work and professionalism of our employees."
CWA and IBT will be presenting the details of the tentative
agreement to their members for consideration. Once ratified, the
new agreement will be in place for 18 months.
About US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways
Express, operates more than 3,100 flights per day and serves 198
communities in the U.S., Canada,
Mexico, Europe, the Middle
East, the Caribbean,
Central and South America. The
airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide,
operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a
member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers
more than 21,900 daily flights to 1,328 airports in 195 countries.
Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves
approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in
Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Aviation Week and Overhaul
& Maintenance magazine presented US Airways with the 2012
Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Year Award
for demonstrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the
area of technical operations. Military Times Edge magazine named US
Airways as a Best for Vets employer for the past three years. US
Airways was, for the third year in a row, the only airline included
as one of the 50 best companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA
Style magazine's 50 Report. The airline also earned a 100 percent
rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for
six consecutive years. The Corporate Equality index is a leading
indicator of companies' attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender employees and customers. For more company
information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at
Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCG)
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