US Air asks pilots to take pay cut
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In bid to stave off a second bankruptcy, airline wants pay concession of 16.5 percent, report says. WASHINGTON  - US Airways, struggling to avoid a second bankruptcy, has asked pilots for a 16.5 percent pay cut, USA Today reported Friday.
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US Airwaysâ unions say the bankrupt airline is âbarking up the wrong treeâ by seeking to ensure its solvency by imposing a 23 percent pay cut on its workers.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- US Airways asked a bankruptcy judge yesterday to cancel labor contracts with three of its unions and impose much lower pay so it can move ahead with a plan to permanently cut costs, reposition itself as a low-cost carrier, and avoid a possible liquidation.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Bankrupt US Airways Group filed a court motion Friday evening seeking permission to make pay cuts totaling $38 million per month, saying that the move is necessary to preserve about 34,000 jobs.
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US Airways is in talks with its pilots over pay cuts designed to turn it into a low-cost carrier, but failure could see it return to bankruptcy.
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Pilots for US Airways are continuing to negotiate this weekend over the Arlington airline&#39;s demand for a 16.5 percent pay cut, despite a warning from management that negotiations should have concluded yesterday.
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United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , which is trying to save $725 million a year, has offered its pilots two ways to cut their salaries, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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Leaders of the pilots&#39; union at bankrupt US Airways were considering Friday whether to forward to members a proposed contract renegotiation that includes an average pay cut of more than 18 percent.
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US Airways was locked in tough bargaining on wage and benefit cuts with its pilots union, whose backing is critical for the struggling airline to avoid another bankruptcy filing.
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Bankrupt US Airways took a crucial  step toward securing $300 million in concessions from its  pilots union late on Tuesday when leaders of the labor group  said they would forward a plan to cut wages and benefits to all  pilots for a vote.
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- US Airways Group has asked a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on union workers to conserve cash flow during the slow fall travel season, the company said Saturday.
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WASHINGTON  - US Airways, taking punishing losses, asked a bankruptcy judge to let it scrap deals with three unions, terminate pensions with set payouts, and slash health benefits.
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US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield said yesterday the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its
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Leaders of the US Airways pilots' union rejected a bid to have pilots vote on a proposal by the airline for $295 million in wage and benefit cuts.
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The pressure on US Airways mounted last night after talks with its pilots aimed at cutting nearly $300m (Â£163m) in costs broke down.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The union for ATA Airlines pilots said it will vote this week whether to take a $6 million pay cut over the next four months.
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US Airways Group Inc., struggling to avoid a second bankruptcy since 2002, gave its pilots&#39; union a new plan for $295 million in pay and benefit cuts three days after the group rejected a prior offer.