Alaska Airlines and Its aircraft technicians reach tentative agreement on proposed five-year contract

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) yesterday (October 6) jointly announced tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract for the carrier’s 626 aircraft technicians and related employees. The proposed contract includes annual pay raises, additional job protection provisions, and a shared commitment between Alaska Airlines and AMFA to work on minimizing health care cost increases.

Further details on the contract are being withheld pending a ratification vote by union members, which is expected to be completed by mid-November. If ratified, the new contract would become amendable on October 17, 2016. The current contract is amendable on October 17, 2011.

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