On his
behalf, AFGE successfully argued that the screener was not given sufficient
notice of the alleged offense before his termination. HONOLULU , With the ratification of a new contract
by mechanics and inspectors who are members of the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 142, Aloha Airlines
announced today that it has wrapped up new agreements with all five of its
employee bargaining units.
District Lodge 142, representing 250 Aloha mechanics and inspectors,
ratified a new 28-month contract that is effective January 1, 2005 through
April 30, 2007.

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On an appeal to the TSA's Disciplinary Review Board, AFGE argued that the
TSA failed to provide meaningful notice to the screener before termination.

Aloha Airlines Has New Contract With Mechanics and Inspectors

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Banmiller,
Aloha's president and chief executive officer.

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TSA has a policy that requires screeners not to hold delinquencies of
greater than $5,000 without proof of adherence to arrangements of payment.

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Although screeners remain deprived of a collective
bargaining agreement, AFGE represents screeners before the Disciplinary Review
Board, EEOC, courts, in Congress and in the media.

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Third, as the appellant did not actually owe a debt
of greater than $5,000 as alleged, he was not on notice that he had to correct
any financial wrong.

Aloha Airlines is one of Hawaii's largest employers with about 3 ,700
employees.

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"This decisive action by Aloha's mechanics and inspectors brings to a
close an important chapter in our reorganization," said David A.

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In
winter of last year, TSA required the appellant to show proof that he was in
compliance with TSA's debt policy due to an alleged debt of $20,812. Second, he was not
progressively disciplined.

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Wrongfully terminated screener back to work thanks to union efforts

WASHINGTON, The Transportation Security
Administration's (TSA) Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) recently overturned the
agency's decision to remove one of its airport screeners. TSA gave
the screener a mere 10 calendar days to supply the evidence, and less than 10
calendar days later, proposed the appellant's termination for failure to
provide an explanation for the alleged indebtedness.

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The DRB's decision adopted many of the points made in
appeal . "With the support of all of
our employees, Aloha can move quickly toward its goal of emerging from
bankruptcy as a stronger, more competitive airline.

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First, he was not given sufficient time to respond.
AFGE is the only union that has actively fought on behalf of employment
rights for TSA's screeners.

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AFGE is the largest federal employee union representing 600 ,000 workers in
the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia,
including the largest constituency of DHS employees, comprising Border Patrol,
Customs + Border Protection , Immigration + Customs Enforcement officers; TSA
screeners; FEMA workers; and civilian Coast Guard employees."
The new contract is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. The Court has
already accepted new collective-bargaining agreements with the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 141
representing ticket agents, reservations agents, commissary , clerical, ramp
cargo and contract services workers, as well as the Association of Flight
Attendants (AFA), the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and the Transport
Workers Union (TWU) representing dispatchers and schedulers.

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The DRB decision
awarded the appellant, who was represented by the American Federation of
Government Employees in his DRB appeal, back pay and the option to return to
duty as a screener at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.