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offer binding arbitration. If either party rejects binding arbitration, a 30-day ‘‘cooling off’’ period
begins. At the end of this 30-day period, the parties may engage in ‘‘self help,’’ unless the U.S.
President appoints a Presidential Emergency Board (‘‘PEB’’) to investigate and report on the dispute.
The appointment of a PEB maintains the ‘‘status quo’’ for an additional 60 days. If the parties do not
reach agreement during this period, the parties may then engage in ‘‘self help.’’ ‘‘Self help’’ includes,
among other things, a strike by the union or the imposition of proposed changes to the collective
bargaining agreement by the airline. Congress and the President have the authority to prevent ‘‘self
help’’ by enacting legislation that, among other things, imposes a settlement on the parties.
Collective Bargaining
As of December 31, 2012, we had 18,145 full-time equivalent employees. Approximately 42% of
these employees were represented by unions, including the employee groups listed in the table below.
Notwithstanding the completion of the ExpressJet Combination, ExpressJet’s employee groups continue
to be represented by those unions who provided representation prior to the ExpressJet Combination.
Accordingly, the following table refers to ExpressJet’s employee groups based upon their union
affiliations prior to the ExpressJet Combination.
Approximate
Number of
Active Employees
Employee Group Represented Representatives Status of Agreement
Atlantic Southeast Pilots ...... 1,620 Air Line Pilots Association Amendable
International
Atlantic Southeast Flight
Attendants .............. 940 International Association of Amendable
Machinists and Aerospace
Workers
Atlantic Southeast Flight
Controllers .............. 70 Transport Workers Union of Amendable
America
Atlantic Southeast Mechanics . . 420 International Brotherhood of Amendable
Teamsters
Atlantic Southeast Stock Clerks . 70 International Brotherhood of Amendable
Teamsters
ExpressJet Delaware Pilots .... 2,560 Air Line Pilots Association Amendable
International
ExpressJet Delaware Flight
Attendants .............. 1,200 International Association of Amendable
Machinists and Aerospace
Workers
ExpressJet Delaware Mechanics . 670 International Brotherhood of Amendable
Teamsters
ExpressJet Delaware
Dispatchers .............. 80 Transport Workers Union of Amendable
America
ExpressJet Delaware Stock
Clerks .................. 75 International Brotherhood of Amendable
Teamsters
The successful combination of the employee groups of ExpressJet Delaware and Atlantic Southeast
and achievement of the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of ExpressJet Delaware will depend
significantly on the results of our efforts to integrate the work groups of Atlantic Southeast and
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