=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/chronicle/archive/2004/10= /05/BUG3K93LTU5.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 5, 2004 (SF Chronicle) DAILY DIGEST/US Airways cuts 10% of management jobs New York Times US Airways cuts 10% of management jobs US Airways said Monday that it is cutting 10 percent of its top salaried and management jobs and reducing the pay and benefits of white-collar workers in an effort to save $45?million a year. But the chief executive, Bruce Lakefield, will not see any change in his $425,000-per-year salary, the airline said. The airline=92s statements came as leaders of its pilots union are prepa= ring to meet today to decide whether to submit a tentative agreement calling for $300?million in wage and benefits concessions to the pilots for a vote. US Airways filed its second bankruptcy petition in two years on Sept. 12, after unions declined to grant $800?million more in wage and benefits cuts. The concessions would have been the third round in three years. The carrier has increased its demands for union cuts to $950 million. It asked a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary 23 percent pay cuts and to reduce benefits for unions that did not reach a deal on new terms. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 SF Chronicle