April 9, 2008 5:15 p.m. EDT

District 141 Reaches US Airways Agreement

To All IAM Members Employed by America West/US Airways

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

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Your District 141 Negotiating Committee today reached a tentative agreement with US Airways which will be presented to the membership for consideration.

The District 141 Negotiating Committee is recommending ratification of the tentative agreement which would bring US Airways and former America West Fleet Service employees under the same wages and work rules for the first time since the merger of the two airlines in September 2005. The agreement, if ratified, will be effective through December 31, 2011.

“Combining two distinct airline cultures has proven enormously difficult in the past,” said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “District 141 has taken a major step toward integration by successfully negotiating a single contract for employees currently working under two separate agreements and from two different airline cultures.”

We have achieved our goal of eliminating the East and West division among Fleet Service employees without negatively impacting either group. This agreement allows all our members to see immediate and long-term improvements as a unified workforce.”

Details of the agreement will be available at www.iam141.org after they are presented to local IAM leaders on Friday, April 11, 2008. An information meeting schedule and a ratification date will also be available at that time.

Fraternally,

S.R. (Randy) Canale
President & Directing General Chairman

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