ST. U-LOUIS, MO - Abashayeli bezindiza beTrans States Airlines, abamele i-Air Line Pilots Association, i-Int'l (ALPA), banxusa abaphathi babo ukuthi beze etafuleni lezingxoxo kuleli sonto futhi basebenze ngokuzimisela ukuphothula inkontileka ebheka ubuchwepheshe bomshayeli kanye ukuzinikezela enkampanini yezindiza ephumelele ngokwezezimali. Ngaphandle kweminyaka emibili nohhafu yokuxoxisana nabaphathi, abashayeli bezindiza be-TSA bakhungathekile ngokungabi bikho kwenqubekela phambili kanye nokungazimiseli kwabaphathi ukubamba ngenhliziyo yonke inqubo elungiselelwe yiBhodi Kazwelonke Yokulamula. Izingxoxo eziqondile zaqala ngoFebhuwari 2006 kanti izingxoxo zokulamula zaqala ngoFebhuwari 2007, kepha zonke izingxenye ezinkulu zenkontileka, kufaka phakathi isinxephezelo, zihlala zingakaxazululwa.

Abashayeli bezindiza be-TSA babekezelele inkontileka engekho ezingeni elingaphezulu kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, ngokukhokha okungu-7% kuya ku-23% ngaphansi kwaleyo yabanye abashayeli bezindiza bezindiza ezinosayizi ofanayo ohlinzeka ngemisebenzi efanayo. Le mali engekho ezingeni elifanele iyathuka ikakhulukazi ngoba iTrans States ingenye yezindiza ezinenzuzo enkulu futhi ingeyesihlanu ngobukhulu embonini yesifunda. "Abashayeli bezindiza abaningi kwaTSA bathatha izinyathelo zokuya ezindizeni ezikhokha kangcono noma bayishiya ngokuphelele le mboni," kusho uCapt. Jason Ruszin, usihlalo wophiko lwe-TSA lwe-ALPA. "Inkontileka yethu engekho ezingeni eliphansi, imithetho yokukhokha neyomsebenzi isonakalise isimilo futhi kuqhuba abashayeli bezindiza abahle kwezinye izindawo."

“Amakhasimende e-TSA, abancintisana nabo kanye nabalingani be-code-share kufanele bathukuthele ngokungaziphathi kahle kwabaphathi be-TSA, kunikezwe ukungaqiniseki ukuthi inkontileka evulekile ibeka othwala nabo bonke labo abasebenzisana nayo. Sifuna ukwenza le nkontileka, hhayi nje kuphela ukuvikela impilo yabashayeli bezindiza be-TSA nabanye abasebenzi bezinkampani, kodwa nokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-TSA ingakwazi ukuncintisana ngempumelelo ukuthola amanye amathuba okukhula. ” I-TSA ingumlingani owabelana ngamakhodi we-United Airlines, i-American Airlines ne-US Airways.

Kucace bha kubashayeli bezindiza ukuthi abaphathi be-TSA bahudula izingxoxo ngamabomu. Abaphathi be-TSA benza iziphakamiso eziphindelela ezisusa izinzuzo zamanje yize iTrans States ihlala iyindiza enenzuzo. "Lapho abaphathi benza iziphakamiso ezisusa ulimi okwavunyelwana ngalo ngaphambilini noma zenza iziphikiso lapho okuwukuphela koshintsho usuku lokufaka isicelo, siyabuza ukuthi ngabe iTSA yenza imizamo yokwethembeka yini ekuxoxisaneni," kusho uRuszin.

Yize ukukhokhelwa okulinganayo ngomsebenzi olinganayo kuyinjongo ephezulu yenkontileka, kulindeleke ukuthi esinye isigaba sengxabano esivumelwaneni kuzoba ukuphepha kwemisebenzi kanye nokuvikelwa kobubanzi. Abashayeli bezindiza be-TSA bafunde isifundo esinzima ngenkathi iTrans States Holdings, inkampani yabazali yeTrans States Airlines, ishiya noma ikuphi ukuzenzisa kokwethembeka kubasebenzi bayo ngokwakha inkampani yezindiza ebizwa ngokuthi yiGoJet. Ukwakhiwa kwale nkampani yezindiza kwaba usongo ngqo ekuphepheni kwemisebenzi yabashayeli bezindiza be-TSA. "Sizibophezele ekuhlinzekeni i-TSA ngezimo ezanele zokuncintisana embonini yanamuhla, kodwa siyenqaba ukuba yizigqila zokushaywa okungapheli," kusho uRuszin.

Ukuphendula amaqhinga we-TSA wokubambezeleka, abashayeli bezindiza be-TSA baqhubekela phambili nohlelo lwamasu olwenzelwe ukuqinisa ukulungela kwabo uma kwenzeka la maqembu engavumelani. "Sikulungele ukwenza noma yini edingekayo, ngokuhambisana nomthetho, ukufeza izinhloso zethu zenkontileka," kusho uRuszin.

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In response to TSA’s delay tactics, TSA pilots are moving forward with a strategic initiative designed to strengthen their preparedness in the event the two parties cannot come to an agreement.
“When management makes proposals that eliminate previously-agreed-to language or makes counterproposals in which the only change is the date on the proposal, we question whether TSA is making a good-faith attempt at bargaining,”.
“TSA’s customers, competitors and code-share partners should be outraged at TSA management’s unprofessional behavior, given the uncertainty an open contract places on a carrier and all those who interact with it.