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PIEDMONITOR
VOLUME 5 - NO. 12
PUBLISHED AND PRINTED BY PIEDMONT AVIATION, INC.
DECEMBER 1953
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DANCE TO BE HELD DECEMBER 18TH
PAI PILOTS PLAN TO STRIKE
DECEMBER 12 OVER CONTRACT
Preliminary plans to meet an ex
pected walkout of pilots scheduled
December 12 following breakdown
of contract negotiations include the
use of qualified executives, super-
vis01*8 and replacement pilots,T .H.
Davis, president, announced.
The following developments and
statements are the latest available
up to press time:
The strike date was disclosed in a
statement from C. N. Sayen, presi
dent of the ALiPA in Chicago, which
represents Piedmont pilots.
The Company has still received no
official notice directly from the un
ion, Mr. Davis said, but wg.s ad
vised by the National Mediation
Board.
Normal operations will continue
through all flights on Dec. 11.
The airline will continue to accept
reservations for later dates, "and
any passengers reserving space for
later dates will be given ample no
tice if it is necessary to cancel. ”
He said, however, that ”we confi
dently hope and expect there will
be no reduction in service.”
Mr. Davis said the company's offer
is higher than all other local ser
vice airlines except one and equal
to that one. X
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Mr. Sayen said the pilots will strike
unless the company meets the un
ion demand of $998. 00 per month
payfor the average eight year cap
tain whereas the company offer is
$968.00. \
Mr. Davis estimated that about 100
DATA COMPILED FOR GMH
Progress in the CMH show cause
order was notedthis pastweek with
last-minute preparation of exhibits
for submission to the CAB prior to
hearing.
Exhibits for the meeting on the re
quested CHW-CMH extension were
scheduled to be delivered by Dec. 7.
Company executives were confer
ring with various city and civic groins
along PAI routes who would be vital
ly affected by such an addition to
the system, and have received a
number of promises of assistance.
NAL OUTLINES NON-REV FEE
The following notice has been re
ceived from National Airlines:
"Effective January 1, 1954, the ser
vice charge for non-revenue trans
portation on National Airlines will
be as indicated below:
{1) One-way transportation f r o m
one point on NAL to another point
on NAL - $5. 00.
(2) Round-trip transportation o n
NAL - $10. 00. "
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PILOTS PLAN STRIKE (Cont'd.)
Piedmont pilots are members of
the union which gained bargaining
rights about 18 months ago.
Piedmont has maintained its will
ingness to negotiate directly with
the union, Mr.jDavis added, but
declared "we will not yield one point
under strike pressure that we would
not offer during peaceful negotia
tions."
Plans for a gala Christmas Dance
to be held in Winston-Salem Friday,
December 18th, are nearly com
pleted and notices of the annual af
fair have been sent all stations.
Stan Brunt, chairman of the program
committee, said that an orchestra
will be provided for the party-dance
which will be held on the roof of the
Hotel Robert E. Lee, beginning at
9 P. M. Refreshments, food and
plenty of it will be the theme.
Members of the program committee
include StanBrunt, Reid Cook, Otho
Wagner, JackTadlock, Margaret
Tise, Faye McCracken, BobReagan,
andW.D. Coppenbarger.
NEW NAME NEEDED FOR NEW
INT COFFEE SHOP
Suggestions for an attractive name
to be given the proposed new INT
coffee shop are being requested by
Richard Mooney, INT airport mana
ger. Mr. Mooney said he would ap
preciate any help in naming the new
lunch spot which will be a renovated
and more compact short orddr and
sandwich counter.
The new place is included in a gen
eral airport building remodelling
program which will provide more
room for Piedmont t i c k e t counter
facilities.
Work is expected to start within a
few days, or as soon after arrival
of all materials so that no interrupt-
ion will be encountered once repair
men begin work.
CROSS RETURNS TO ORF
Chas. Cross, working with the INT
chief purser's office for the pastfew
months, has returned to his old po
sition in ORF, effective Dec. 1.