Mesa Pilots’ Union Members Reject Agreement

Pilots’ union members at Mesa Airlines Inc. have overwhelmingly voted to reject a five-year agreement covering 1,100 employees, the Air Line Pilots Association said Oct. 2.

Among pilots who voted on the agreement with Mesa Air Group (MAG), 86 percent voted to reject the agreement, and 14 percent voted to ratify it, the union said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. Eighty percent of eligible pilots voted.

“It is clear that this agreement did not meet the goals and expectations of the vast majority of this pilot group,” the union said Oct. 2. “ALPA leadership at Mesa will ...