Jim Little

American Mechanics to Get Raise If US Airways Merger Goes Ahead

American Airlines mechanics, bag handlers and other ground workers represented by the Transport Workers Union will receive an immediate 4.3 percent raise if the bankrupt carrier merges with US Airways Group Inc.

AMR Will Fire 13,000 as Part of Plan to Lower Costs by $2 Billion a Year

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines said it will eliminate 13,000 jobs under a plan to cut annual operating costs by $2 billion and boost revenue by $1 billion as the company restructures in bankruptcy.

US Airways Sets Terms With AMR Unions for Possible Merger

US Airways Group Inc. moved closer to making a takeover offer for AMR Corp.’s American Airlines in bankruptcy by reaching agreements on contract terms with the carrier’s major unions.

AMR Offers Pension Freeze to Jump-Start Labor Negotiations

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines said today it would switch from terminating pensions to freezing them for most employees, seeking to hasten agreements on $1.25 billion in concessions sought in bankruptcy.

AMR Bid for Concessions Falters as Pilots Reject Contract

American Airlines pilots’ rejection of a final cost-cutting contract opened the way to let parent AMR Corp. seek deeper concessions in bankruptcy court as it fends off potential suitor US Airways Group Inc.

AMR Pilot Leader Who Backed US Airways Merger Quits After Vote

The American Airlines pilot union leader who was one of the first and most visible proponents of a merger with US Airways Group Inc. resigned, a day after pilots rejected the AMR Corp. unit’s final cost-cutting contract offer.

AMR Unions Seek Arbitration in Bankruptcy Concession Talks

American Airlines pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and baggage handlers asked U.S. mediators to intervene in talks with management as the carrier seeks $1.25 billion in labor concessions, including 13,000 job cuts, in bankruptcy.

AMR’s American Seeks Court Approval to Void Union Contracts

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines, the third-largest U.S. airline, asked a bankruptcy judge to let it void labor contracts with union workers after failing to reach agreements on $1.25 billion in annual cost reductions.

AMR Seeks to Reject Union Contracts in Bankruptcy Court

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines plans to start a bankruptcy-court process for rejecting union contracts next week after failing to reach a deal to cut labor costs.

AMR Seeks to Reject Union Contracts in Bankruptcy Court

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines plans next week to start a bankruptcy-court process for rejecting union contracts after failing to reach a deal to cut labor costs.

"Our members have made incredible sacrifices to keep American Airlines afloat."

- Jim Little on Jan 28, 2013

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