Welcome to Local 1224
APA Teamsters Local 1224 represents the flight crewmembers of ABX Air, Inc. and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Kalitta Air.
ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Service Group, Inc., operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and ACMI freight services. Since 2003, the airline’s primary customer has been DHL.
The AAWW members include flight crewmembers from both Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo. They fly heavy-lift cargo Boeing 747 aircraft on worldwide routes.
Kalitta Air is an FAR 121 Air Carrier specializing in moving freight worldwide.
The Teamsters Local 1224 union hall is located at the airpark in Clinton County, Ohio.
Teamsters Local 1224 & ABX Air, Inc. Reach Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement |
Local 1224 President Muckle Contributes To Aviation Safety Bill |
Leighton Selected To Serve on FAA Rulemaking Committee |
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Today, the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224 announced that they have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with ABX Air, Inc. This announcement comes following more than four years of frustration and futility. The tentative agreement between ABX Air and Teamsters Local 1224 is contingent on two key components: (1) ABX Air and DHL must reach a commercial agreement for airlift and (2) the membership’s vote to approve the contract. Read more.
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The Aviation Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Jerry F. Costello, announced recommendations included in a new aviation safety bill, the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009. This announcement follows several private meetings with the chairman, staff and subcommittee members attended by IBT Local 1224 President Joe Muckle. |
IBT Local 1224 Director of Safety, Russ Leighton, has been selected to represent the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Read this story. |
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