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Article: Alaska Airlines and Air Line Pilots Association Reach Agreement in Concept on New Pilot Contract
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 7, 2009
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To: LABOR EDITORS
Contact: Paul McElroy, +1-206-304-0008 - after-hours media phone,
for Alaska Airlines
SEATTLE, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
announced it has reached an agreement in concept with the Air Line
Pilots Association (ALPA) on the terms of a new, four-year contract
for the airlines 1,500 pilots.
Negotiating committee members from the pilots union and airline
will meet starting next week to finalize the agreement language.
Terms are being withheld pending final language.
After the contract language has been finalized and approved by
the unions elected representatives, it will become a tentative
agreement that will be presented to Alaskas pilots for ...