TEAMSTERS PILOTS AT OMNI AIR VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO AUTHORIZE A STRIKE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 voted to authorize a strike, with 100 percent of participating members voting in favor of the action. Today's strike authorization allows Teamsters Local 1224's leadership to call a strike on behalf of the pilot group, if necessary and when legally permitted under the Railway Labor Act (RLA).
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 voted to authorize a strike, with 100 percent of participating members voting in favor of the action.
- "This overwhelming vote should be a clear wake up call to Omni's management team that enough is enough," said Captain Paul Rodell, a member of the Omni Air Pilots Executive Council.
- Omni Air pilots have been in negotiations for an amended collective bargaining agreement for nearly three years.
- Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSG) acquired Omni Air in 2018 and operates two other airlines, ABX Air, Inc. and Air Transport International, Inc.
Omni Air's 350 pilots are represented by the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224, which represents pilots and flight crew members from five airlines operating across the country.