The union which represents pilots at Horizon Air, the wholly-owned regional subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, is suing the Seattle-based carrier over allegations that it forces fatigued aircrew who have called out sick to leave their homes, get on a plane, and ‘deadhead’ to another destination before they are allowed to have a rest period. The…
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The regional subsidiary of Alaska Air Group is continued by the Teamsters, who accuse him of imposing on pilots who claim to be tired at their base an air trip before granting them the rest provided for by a collective agreement. The dispute concerns the order in which the company is to organize the transport and recovery, not on [...]