DENVER — Pilots working for Denver-based Frontier Airlines have agreed to strike if contract negotiations with the carrier continue to run awry.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said Tuesday that Frontier pilots voted 99% in favor of authorizing a strike, giving the union what is says is a "significant lever" in negotiations should the two sides fail to reach an agreement for a new pilot labor contract.
The pilot's union has been in mediated talks with Frontier since January, when the pilots' contract first opened to amendments, ALPA said. So far, pilots have yet to see a "market-based contract that aligns with industry standards and reflects the contributions of Frontier pilots," the union said.
“The results of this vote are clear and compelling. Nearly all our pilots are prepared to take action if it comes to that,” said Capt. Michael Maynard, chair of the Frontier ALPA Master Executive Council, in a statement.
The union represents all 2,118 pilots who work for Frontier Airlines, an ALPA spokesperson said.
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