A STRIKE-AUTHOIRSATION ballot will be carried out amongst alaska Airlines pilots, according to the Air Line Pilots Association Int'l (ALPA), which announced that the ballot will open on May 9 and close on May 25, London's Air Cargo News reported.
If passed by the pilots, the vote would authorise union leaders at the airline to declare a strike when the group is given permission to do so by the National Mediation Board (NMB).
ALPA said: 'The pilot union's leaders at Alaska Airlines unanimously voted to conduct a strike-authorisation ballot among their pilots. This means union leaders are officially requesting the Alaska Airlines pilot group, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int'l (ALPA), to give them the authority to go on strike when legally permitted to do so. This would only happen if negotiations break down and the federal government authorises a walkout after the parties exhaust the required procedures of the Railway Labour Act.'
Currently, there are approximately 3,100 ALPA pilots at Washington, US-based Alaska Airlines, whose primary hub is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. However, Alaska Airlines told Air Cargo News that the vote would not impact freighter flights or air cargo flown on passenger flights.
Before a strike could take place, the NMB would have to release the two sides from mediation. Then, after a 30-day cooling-off period both parties could exercise self-help - including a strike by the union or a lockout by the company.
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If passed by the pilots, the vote would authorise union leaders at the airline to declare a strike when the group is given permission to do so by the National Mediation Board (NMB).
ALPA said: 'The pilot union's leaders at Alaska Airlines unanimously voted to conduct a strike-authorisation ballot among their pilots. This means union leaders are officially requesting the Alaska Airlines pilot group, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int'l (ALPA), to give them the authority to go on strike when legally permitted to do so. This would only happen if negotiations break down and the federal government authorises a walkout after the parties exhaust the required procedures of the Railway Labour Act.'
Currently, there are approximately 3,100 ALPA pilots at Washington, US-based Alaska Airlines, whose primary hub is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. However, Alaska Airlines told Air Cargo News that the vote would not impact freighter flights or air cargo flown on passenger flights.
Before a strike could take place, the NMB would have to release the two sides from mediation. Then, after a 30-day cooling-off period both parties could exercise self-help - including a strike by the union or a lockout by the company.
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