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HOUSTON — Continental Air
lines scored a major victory against
striking pilots Wednesday with a
federal court ruling giving them
permission to void its contract with
the Air Line Pilots Association.
In a one-page ruling, U.S. Bank
ruptcy Judge R.F. Wheless Jr.
granted Continental’s motion seek
ing to reject labor pacts which were
in effect when the airline filed for
Chapter 11 reorganization in bank
ruptcy court Sept. 24.
The unions claimed Continental
illegally voided the contracts.
The judge said the pilots’ con
tract, coupled with unsuccessful ef
forts to negotiate a new one, hinder
the airlines’ efforts to regain finan
cial stability.
“The collective bargaining
agreement ... between Continental
Air Lines Inc. and the Airline Pilots
Association International is found to
be burdensome to the estate,” the
judge wrote.
“Reasonable efforts to negotiate a
voluntary modification have been
made and are not likely to produce a
prompt and satisfactory solution and
the parties’ inability to reach an
agreement threatens to impede the
success of the debtor’s reorganiza
tion,” the ruling stated.
The ruling came in response to a
motion filed by Continental, in
which it sought approval from the
bankruptcy court to void contracts
with ALPA, the Union of Flight At
tendants, the International Associa
tion of Machinists and the Transport
Workers Unions, as part of its finan
cial restructuring.
Rulings were still pending on con
tracts effecting the other three
unions.
“In a legal sense, it is a victory. In
legal terms, we won and the Air Line
Pilots Association lost, and that’s
what the judge ruled,” said Conti
nental President Phil Bakes.
Bakes said the ruling removed a
“cloud of uncertainty” that has hung
over the airline since it filed for
bankruptcy.
He said Continental would con
tinue to negotiate with striking pilots
and flight attendants, although he
refused to discuss what, if any, nego
tiations would occur.
ALPA general counsel, Michael
Abrams, of New York, vowed to
fight the ruling.
“Our plan is to appeal the deci
sion. At the same time, the associa
tion repeats its willingness to enter
into a revived collective bargaining
agreement with Continental to re
store the jobs of pilots on the basis of
seniority,” Abrams said.
Abrams said the effect of the rul
ing was to recognize the airline
breached the ALPA contract the day
it filed for bankruptcy. He said the
union would file a claim for damages
pilots suffered from the broken con
tract.
Continental Airlines filed a peti
tion for reorganization in bank
ruptcy court Sept. 24, 1983, after re
porting losses of $521 million
between 1979 and 1983
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AUSTIN — A Texas Utilities
Electric Co. spokesman said
Wednesday that his company’s serv
ice reliability could be threatened if
the Public Utility Commission fails to
grant it “adequate” rates.
A PUC hearing examiner
Wednesday began hearing testi
mony in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
power company’s request for a
$304.2 million annual rate hike.
In an unprecedented move last
week, the PUC staff recommended
the utility’s rates be slashed by $65.2
million. The public counsel’s office
has also proposed a rate reduction.
PUC assistant general counsel Ed
Pope said the staff’s recommenda
tion was guided by the provisions of
a new law that allows utilities to be
granted money for uncompleted
construction projects only under ex
ceptional conditions.
But TUEC Vice President Tom
Baker said Wednesday the stafFs
recommendation cannot be sup
ported by facts.
“If the philosophy embodied in
the PUC staff recommendation were
adopted, and particularly if it were
adopted on a long-term continuing
basis, reduced service reliability
would be the inevitable result,” he
said.
Baker, speaking with reporters,
noted the utility’s interest costs have
risen during the last six months and,
“we’ve added construction work, not
reduced it” to address the needs of
90,000 new customers per year.
He also pointed out that TUEC’s
credit ratings have been lowered by
major rate agencies, meaning the
company will pay higher costs to
borrow money.
TUEC opened its case Wednesday
with testimony by economist Charles
E. Olson of Washington, D.C.
Olson said under current eco
nomic conditions, TUEC should of
fer its investors a return of 16.5 per
cent to 17.5 percent in order to
continue to attract capital.
“Any business, whether regulated
or unregulated, must earn enough
dollars of profit to compensate pre
sent investors if new capital is to be
attracted on reasonable terms,” he
said in written testimony.
“If new capital cannot be attracted
on reasonable terms,” Olson added,
“a business will have difficulty pro
viding reliable and adequate serv
ice.”
TUEC, which was formed Jan. 1
by the merger of Dallas Power &
Light Co., Texas Electric Service
Co., and Texas Power &: Light Co.,
provides electricity to about 4.5 cus
tomers in 91 counties in Texas.
Around town
Science students must take exam
Any junior or senior in the College of Science who has not taken
the English Proficiency Examination should plan to do so this se
mester unless they have completed English 301 with a minimum
grade of C. Students in the College of Science are required to pass
either English 301 or the test in order to qualify as a degree candi
date in the College of Science.
The English Proficiency Exam will be administered by the En
glish Department. Students in the Departments of Biology, Chemis
try, Mathematics, and Physics should register for the exam in 152
Blocker by June 29.
Hospital sponsors babysitting workshop
Humana Hospital is sponsoring a babysitting workshop for 11
and 12 year olds. The workshop will focus on the proper child care
skills in the areas of supervision, play, personal safety, accident pre
vention, and physical care. Naomi Giroux, a registered nurse and di
rector of patient education at Humana Hospital will be instnicting
the workshop. The workshop will be held on Saturday from 9a.m.to
2 p.m. and die cost is $5 per person.
Environmental seminar will be Friday
Dt . Stephen Safe, a professor of Veterinary Physiology and
Pharmacology, will discuss “Toxicants In the Environment” at 10
a.m. Thursday in 308 Rudder. Anyone interested in this topic is in
vited to attend and to participate in a discussion following Dr. Safe’s
presentation.
Bluegross bond to ploy In pork Sunday
The Arts Council of Brazos Valley and the Music Performance
Trust Fund are sponsoring a free concei t in Central Park featuring
Carter Creek Bluegrass. Bring your lawn chair or a blanket and re
lax to the “Music in the Park.” The show begins at 7 p.m. Food will
be available at the park.
Associate dean of grads appointed
Dr. Francis Clark has been appointed associate dean of the Grad
uate College at Texas A&M University effective Sept. 1, announced
Dr. Leo Berner. Clark, 43, succeeds Berner who becomes dean of
the college on the same date.
A professor of industrial, vocational and technical education,
Clark joined the T exas A&M faculty in 1973 and previously served
as director of the Educational Technology Program and the Educa
tional Media Center. He was named assistant dean of the Graduate
College last year. He has worked as a consultant for several school
districts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Missouri De
partment of Education.
Clark and his wife Kathleen have two sons, Kevin, 16, and Eric,
14.
Hosts sought for exchange students
Families are being sought for 25 high school boys from Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Spain and Italy for the 1984-
85 school year. The students are participants in a program spon
sored by the American Intercultural Student Exchange.
The boys will arrive in the U.S. in August 1984, attend the loal
high school, and return to their home country late in June. All stu
dents are fluent in English, have been screened by their school rep
resentatives in their home countries and have spending money and
medical insurance.
Host Families with or without children are welcome to partici
pate in this program. The families are entitled to deduct $50 per
month for income Tax purposes.
Any interested family should contact Diana Cooley immediately
by telephoning (713) 933-8649 or by writing her at 11710 Cedar
Form Lane, Stafford, Texas 77477. Letters should contain the pro
spective Host Family’s telephone number.
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