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Airline Industry
Council PURPOSE:
We are committed
to promoting constructive dialogue and action on issues of policy, practice, theory
and research that lie at the intersection of the interests of labor, management,
government, neutrals and scholars, in the airline industry. Our scope includes
the global airline industry, with attention to traditional airlines, the new emerging
low cost sector, and to a lesser extent, regional and charter airlines.
LEADERSHIP:
Thomas A.
Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Academic Co-Chair
Patricia
Friend, Association of Flight Attendants, Labor Co-Chair
Rob DeLucia, Airline
Industrial Relations Conference, Management Co-Chair
NEXT MEETING: TBA
LAST MEETING:
Saturday, January 5, 2008, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., InterContinental Hotel, Fulton Room
To be held in conjunction with the LERA 60th Annual Meeting, January 3-6, 2008, in New Orleans, LA
2:30-2:45 Welcome, Update and Overview of Airline Industry Council
2:45-3:45 “Up in the Air: Can an Industry Compete on Costs Without Destroying Its Workforce? An International Study of the Changing Airline Industry”
Presentation of findings from a draft manuscript.
Presenters: Thomas Kochan, Greg Bamber, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Andrew Von Nordenflycht
3:45-4:15 Next Steps for the Airline Industry Council.
4:15-4:30 Nomination of New Co-Chairs for the Airline Industry Council.
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Council. | NEWS:
Rosen
Presentation Airline Mergers June 05 (web presentation)
Rosen
Presentation Airline Mergers June 05 (PowerPoint file for download)
Comstock
Paper on Work Related Views June 05 pdf The
LERA Airline Industry Council met in Washington D.C. on June 16, 2005 in conjunction
with LERA's National Policy Forum. The above links are to two documents by Phil
Comstock and Seth Rosen and summarize the two topics we discussed. Seth
Rosen outlined the workforce issues that need to be addressed when airlines consolidate
or merge operations. Clearly this is a topic of current importance, given pending
discussions of merger between US Airways and America West, and the strong likelihood
that more consolidations will be occurring in the years ahead. Seth's memo provides
a handy guide to all who are involved in these processes. You can view a web presentation
using MS Explorer or it can be downloaded to view in PowerPoint. Phil
Comstock's paper "Work Related Views of Flight Attendants and Pilots Since
9/11" presents a sobering picture of the contemporary views of employees
in the industry. The paper is based on extensive survey data from these two employee
groups. Comstock describes an angry and frustrated workforce that has little or
no confidence in industry management. These data reinforce a central conclusion
of our own research: Economic recovery of the airline industry will not be possible
unless all parties begin addressing the deep-seated problems in the industry's
employee and labor relations system. Anyone
who has an interest in or responsible position in the industry should read this
paper. Our Council
plans to work toward a white paper on options for addressing the issues raised
in these two reports. We invite management, union, and government leaders in the
industry to add their perspective and experience to the paper. We welcome comments
and reactions to these documents and to our work to date.
---The
LERA Airline Industry Council Co-Chairs RECENT
PRESS RELEASES:
FMCS
Grant Announcement March 4 2005 pdf COPY
OF CHARTER:
Airline
Industry Council Charter NOTES
FROM PAST MEETINGS:
January 7, 2007, Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Held in conjunction with the 59th Annual Meeting of LERA
Conflict and Cooperation in Employment Relations as the Airline Industry Restructures: International Perspectives, Comparisons and Futures (Symposium)—Private Dining Room 2
Chair: Robert B. McKersie , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presenters: Jody Hoffer Gittell , Brandeis University ; Greg J. Bamber , Griffith University ; and Judy Pate , University of Glasgow — Competition in the Global Airline Industry: "High-Road" versus "Low-Road" Strategies by Low-Cost Carriers and Legacy Carriers
Andrew von Nordenflycht , Simon Fraser University ; Russell D. Lansbury and Sarah Oxenbridge , University of Sydney ; Joe Wallace , Siobhan Tiernan and Lorraine White , University of Limerick — The Restructuring of Employment Relationships at Legacy Airlines: International Comparisons of
Thomas A. Kochan , Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Phil Beaumont , University of Glasgow ; and Peter Turnbull , Cardiff University — Blending Old and New: How Low-Cost and Legacy Carriers are Shaping the Airline Industry
Discussants: Jerrold Glass , F&H Solutions Group
Patricia Friend , Association of Flight Attendants
Wednesday, August 16, 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Chicago, Illinois
Held in conjunction with the FMCS National Labor Management Conference
The Evolution in Airline Employee Relations
Low-cost competition is transforming the airline industry in the United States and around the globe. This session explored the strategies that different airlines are using to achieve low costs, and the implications for employee well-being and employment relations, drawing upon low-cost airline experiences in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. A strategic overview of challenges in the airline industry was also be provided.
Presenters:
Thomas Kochan, George Bunker Professor, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA
Phillip Beaumont, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
INDUSTRY
LINKS:
Sloan Airlines
Industry Center
The MIT-Sloan
School of Management
The
LERA Airline Industry Council is funded in part by a grant
from the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service.
LERA Industry Councils are supported by a grant
from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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