Weekly Activity Report – November 17-21, 2003

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
November 17-21, 2003

New Dockets:

Case No.	Carrier	Org.	Class/Craft	Mediator(s)
A-13294	Freedom Airlines	AFA	Flight Attendants	TBD
A-13295	Big Sky Airlines	IAM	Mechanics & Related	TBD
A-13296	World Airways	IBT	Pilots	TBD

Settlements:

Case No.	Carrier	Org.	Status	Mediator(s)
A-13240	Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway	ATDD/BLE	Tentative Agreement	Jones
A-13268 A-13269 A-13270	Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway	TCU	Tentative Agreement	Frey

Cooling-Off Periods / Strike Activity: None

REPRESENTATION:

New Applications:
Case No.	Carrier	Org.	Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class	Sr. Counsel/Counsel	Investigator
R-6980	North American Airlines, Inc.	IBT	125 — Pilots	Bonaca	Bonaca
CR-6807	AVGR Int’l Business, Inc. d/b/b United Safeguard Agency	IUISTHE-TWU	126 — Skycaps	Hennessey	Hennessey

Ballot Instructions Mailed: None this week.
Case No.	Carrier	Org.	Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class	Sr. Counsel/Counsel	Investigator

Elections Underway:
Case No.	Carrier	Org.	Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class	Count Date	Investigator
R-6952	American Airlines, Inc.	TWU-PAFCA	235 — Flight Dispatchers	12/01/03	Hennessey
R-6973	ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc.	IBT	4 — Ground School Instructors	12/01/03	Dowling

Cases Closed:
Case No.	Carrier	Org.	Craft or Class	Disposition
R-6978 CR-6796	AirTran Airways, Inc.	IBT	Mechanics and Related Employees	Findings Upon Investigation — Dismissal
R-6979 CR-6797	AirTran Airways, Inc.	IBT	Mechanics and Related Employees	Findings Upon Investigation — Dismissal
R-6965	New York & Atlantic Railway	IBT/IBLE-UTU	Train and Engine Service Employees	Certification

ARBITRATION:

	Cases Pending at Start of FY-2004	New Cases	Cases Closed	Cases Currently Pending
PLB	3151	606	184	3573
SBA	476	97	51	522
NRAB	1509	130	100	1539
Total Cases	5136	833	335	5634