Frontier Airlines Obtains Union Ratification on Wage Concessions Pilots and dispatchers union membership ratify agreements
DENVER, May 21 Frontier Airlines today announced that two of its employee unions have ratified agreements for temporary wage and benefit concessions.
Members of the Frontier Airlines Pilots Association (FAPA), which represents more than 700 of the airline's pilots, and the Transportation Workers Union (TWU), which represents the airline's dispatchers, each ratified the tentative agreements that union leadership had agreed to with Frontier last week.
FAPA's support in particular was overwhelming, with approximately 88% of the membership votes cast in favor of the proposal.
"On behalf of everyone at Frontier Airlines, I want to thank both our union leadership and membership for their support during these challenging times," said Frontier President and CEO Sean Menke.
"This is a key step in helping us continue to negotiate the Chapter 11 process. I am pleased that our employees understand the challenges we face and are willing to do their part to make sure we are successful. Our employees' strong show of support during this process is encouraging and exemplifies the good relationship we have always enjoyed with them."
Last week, Frontier asked all of its employees, both represented and non-represented, to take temporary wage and benefit concessions to help the airline as it attempts to, among other things, secure debtor in possession financing.
Earlier in the month, Menke and other members of the executive management team also agreed to up to 20% in wage and benefits concessions.
Frontier plans to reexamine the concessions in September based on the developing financial condition of the company and current economic conditions.
(From Frontier)
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