AMFA DEFEATS CORONA VIRUS-BASED FURLOUGHS – AIRLINE’S INVOCATION OF FORCE MAJEURE REJECTED
MECHANICS UNION DEFEATS CORONA VIRUS-BASED FURLOUGHS – AIRLINE’S INVOCATION OF FORCE MAJEURE REJECTED In a decision dated September 18, 2020, Arbitrator Fredric R. Horowitz rejected Alaska Airlines’ position that job security provisions negotiated by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) could be nullified by advent of the COVID-19 pandemic based on a force majeure
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