Pilots at Alaska Airlines have voted to approve an agreement with the company after almost three years of negotiations over working conditions and wages. Via seattletimes
The Alaska Airlines logo on a Boeing Next-Generation 737 parked at a passenger gate at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016.
The vote comes after Alaska Airlines management and the leadership of its pilot union, the Air Line Pilots Association, agreed to a tentative deal in September, which included pay raises and new work rules that would increase schedule flexibility and decrease the number of days pilots are away from home. The union said the agreement would also increase job security because Alaska Airlines agreed not to outsource flying to regional carriers without a specific exemption from the union.
“For years, we’ve been polling our pilots to ensure this agreement would meet their needs, and today’s vote makes it clear that the major deficiencies in our contract have been addressed,” Capt. Will McQuillen, chairman of the Alaska Airlines Master Executive Council, said in a statement through the union.
Under the new agreement, wage increases could reach 23%, depending on years of service. “Top-of-scale captains” will make $306 per hour, which will increase to $330 after two years.
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