National Labor Relations

As to the case of “Magic Carpet Airlines” the company operates 12 cities in US by 1987. The company further purchased River City Airlines which resulted to a national airline operation of Magic Carpet Air. The company enjoyed the merging of the two companies were by some renovations like painting jobs for the airplane boost the company’s business confidence nationally. As the business merging operation prosper, labor management on the other hand confuses the labor union as to who will be in-charge in some merged work positions. The League of Flight Attendants (LFA) has the big participation in the negotiation towards the company knowing that the LFA is the recognized body of the workers towards the company. Several revisions are to be met by the company for the job satisfaction grievances of the union. The company believes that the success of the new merged airline company is relying from the positive business unity between the two airline personnel.

PROBLEM:

As the two companies RCA and MCA are in their merging status, management dilemma between the two companies creates a havoc initiated by the labor union. The company has to revise the contracts of the workers as to the new policy of the merged companies. The late and recent contracts varies from favorable to unfavorable and vice versa creates confusion between the RCA & MCA personnel. The new management must adhere to the clamor of the union granting the bargaining agreement being executed are all new since the two companies are merging.

Furthermore, objectives must not be bias towards the company only or towards one group of personnel union. The objective of the negotiation is to have at least a lasting negotiation contract between parties. Specific problem being mentioned in the survey is raised by the union regarding the “Duty rigs”. The union is asking to permit the flight attendants to have pay during duty rigs. Duty rigs “is by paying the attendant a fixed percentage of the period of...