Spirit Airlines Comments on Negotiations with ALPA
Spirit Airlines issued the following comments today following the National Mediation BoardÂ’s formal release of Spirit and the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the labor union that represents the airlineÂ’s pilots, from mediated negotiations. Under the Railway Labor Act, this moves the negotiations into a 30-day cooling off period.
Spirit is committed to working with ALPA and intends to reach an agreement that effectively ensures the long-term stability and growth of the company, as well as providing for rewarding and stable careers for our pilots and co-workers who do a great job for the company.
Spirit trusts that ALPA shares in the company's strong commitment to use this period to work diligently to reach a solution that is mutually beneficial for all parties.
Spirit intends to operate normally through this process.
To the extent required by any applicable federal and state law, such as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), Spirit will be providing notice to some employees of possible reductions that could be implemented.
