Ochwepheshe bezindiza ze-Horizon Air nama-ejenti esevisi yemikhumbi, abamelwe i-Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), bagunyaze inkontileka entsha yeminyaka emibili. Inkontileka iphasiswe ngu-91% walabo basebenzi abavotile. Inkontileka entsha ihlanganisa ukukhushulwa esikalini samaholo, inkokhelo eqala kabusha kuze kube uJanuwari 2022 nokunye ukunyuswa kwesinxephezelo.

Ochwepheshe bezindiza ze-Horizon banesibopho sokunakekela umkhumbi wendiza ye-Embraer 175s kanye ne-Bombardier Q400s.

"Ochwepheshe bethu kanye nabasebenzi bezinsizakalo zemikhumbi badlala indima ebalulekile ekusebenzeni kwethu, ukugcina indiza yethu iphephile, ithembekile futhi ihlanzekile," kusho uGavin Jones, iphini likamongameli wezokunakekelwa kwempilo nobunjiniyela be-Horizon Air. “Sibonga ithimba lezingxoxo le-AMFA ngokusebenzisana nathi ukuthola izixazululo ezisebenzela ochwepheshe bethu kanye nesikhundla se-Horizon ngekusasa.”

"Ngithanda ukubonga abaphathi be-Horizon Air ngokuqaphela ukubaluleka kwawo wonke amalungu ethu," kusho omele i-AMFA Local 14 uBobby Shipman. "Ngibonga wonke amalungu ekomidi lezingxoxo ngomsebenzi ozinikele ekuxazululeni le nkontileka ngesikhathi esincane."

Izinkontileka embonini yezindiza aziphelelwa yisikhathi. Uma sezilungiseka, inkontileka yamanje ihlala isebenza kuze kube yilapho isivumelwano esisha sigunyazwa.

Inezisekelo eziseWashington, Oregon, Idaho nase-Alaska, iHorizon isebenzela amadolobha angaphezu kwama-45 kulo lonke elasePacific Northwest, California, Midwest, kanye neBritish Columbia kanye ne-Alberta eCanada.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

“Thanks to all the negotiating committee members for the dedicated service to resolving this contract in a small amount of time.
“We are grateful to the AMFA negotiating team for working with us to find solutions that work for our technicians and position Horizon for the future.
“I would like to thank the management of Horizon Air for recognizing the value of all of our members,”.