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Thursday, August 16, 2007

AirTran pilots to vote on leaders, contract

AirTran pilots to vote on leaders, contract
In twin ballots spawned by continued troubles getting a new labor contract, the pilots union at AirTran Airways will vote this month on whether to recall its top leaders and whether to accept the airline's latest offer. Union leaders decided last week to authorize a vote on whether to recall President Allen Philpot and Vice President Michael Surapine. The leaders also set a ratification vote on a revised tentative agreement based on the company's recent final offer, but recommended a "no" vote. "There's not much confidence right now in the leadership," said David Sabby, an AirTran captain who organized the recall effort. Sabby, who plans to run for vice president of the union, said members were unhappy about a "horrible concessionary" tentative agreement that the union's leaders initially supported.

 



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