US Airways pilots oust union over seniority issues

Frustrated US Airways pilots oust Air Line Pilots Association union over seniority issues

PHOENIX (AP) -- Frustrated by an internal dispute over seniority, US Airways pilots on Thursday ousted their union of 59 years and agreed to be represented by another group.
The rare decertification election, supervised by the federal National Mediation Board, gave the fledgling US Airline Pilots Association the right to represent the 5,300 pilots in US Airways' system.

The group was created and supported mostly by pilots from the former, Virginia-based US Airways who clashed with other pilots after their carrier was acquired by America West in 2005.

Their struggles have become a cautionary tale as a new wave of combination talks sweep through the industry.

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