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Midwest Flight Attendants Warn Of Stoppages
Jul 31, 2002
Flight attendants at US carrier Midwest Express Airlines say they are ready to begin strike action if no new contract is agreed with the Wisconsin-based carrier by the end of August.
The two sides have entered a 30-day cooling off period after the flight attendants turned down a National Mediation Board offer of binding arbitration.
Although the NMB decided that contract negotiations, which have been going on for two and a half years, have reached an impasse the airline and its cabin crew members are expected to continue the search for a settlement during the next month.
However, if no agreement is reached the airline could find itself hit by random strike action, known as CHAOS, over one of the nation's busiest holiday periods.
"If we don't have a competitive contract by August 30 that recognizes our dedication to Midwest Express, it will be CHAOS," said AFA Midwest Express Master Executive Council President Toni Phillips. "And CHAOS could strand Midwest Express planes over the busy Labor Day holiday weekend."
Midwest Express said it expected that talks continue until the deadline at midnight on August 29.
"We are, of course, disappointed that the negotiations have not yet resulted in an agreement," said David C. Reeve, the airline's senior vice-president of operations. We believe the company's proposals are fair to flight attendants."
Midwest Express is a major carrier serving destinations in the US and Canada from hubs at Milwaukee, Omaha and Kansas City.
Midwest Flight Attendants Warn Of Stoppages
Jul 31, 2002
Flight attendants at US carrier Midwest Express Airlines say they are ready to begin strike action if no new contract is agreed with the Wisconsin-based carrier by the end of August.
The two sides have entered a 30-day cooling off period after the flight attendants turned down a National Mediation Board offer of binding arbitration.
Although the NMB decided that contract negotiations, which have been going on for two and a half years, have reached an impasse the airline and its cabin crew members are expected to continue the search for a settlement during the next month.
However, if no agreement is reached the airline could find itself hit by random strike action, known as CHAOS, over one of the nation's busiest holiday periods.
"If we don't have a competitive contract by August 30 that recognizes our dedication to Midwest Express, it will be CHAOS," said AFA Midwest Express Master Executive Council President Toni Phillips. "And CHAOS could strand Midwest Express planes over the busy Labor Day holiday weekend."
Midwest Express said it expected that talks continue until the deadline at midnight on August 29.
"We are, of course, disappointed that the negotiations have not yet resulted in an agreement," said David C. Reeve, the airline's senior vice-president of operations. We believe the company's proposals are fair to flight attendants."
Midwest Express is a major carrier serving destinations in the US and Canada from hubs at Milwaukee, Omaha and Kansas City.
