The US Airways and America West units of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Philadelphia.
The two ALPA units say they are demanding that US Airways (NYSE: LCC) "halt plans that attempt to illegally merge the airlines until a single contract is reached between both pilot groups, as is required under the Railway Labor Act and an agreement reached by the parties in September 2005".
ALPA said that US Airways plans this weekend to eliminate America West's HP designator code from reservation systems, which means that all flights will be listed as US Airways services. According to the union, the code elimination is in violation of the transition agreement negotiated with the two pilot groups which promised that the two airlines would remain separated until a single pilot collective bargaining agreement is reached.
The parties have reportedly been negotiating for a year and a half.
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