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fail to break a deadlock between management and flight attendants.US Airways has threatened to shut its entire operation down from March 25 to block possible disruption by 10,000 staff.

fail to break a deadlock between management and flight attendants.

US Airways has threatened to shut its entire operation down from March 25 to block possible disruption by 10,000 staff.

The action would hit their daily Baltimore and Philadelphia Island routes.

And an airline spokesman said the stoppage could remain in place until the unionised workers come to the negotiating table.

US Airways spokesman David Castelveter said Bermuda was not on a hit list selected by the Association of Flight Attendants for industrial action, but added it was a moot point since the airline itself planned to close down.

"There will not be any chaos,'' he said. "We will shut the company down at 12.01 a.m. on March 25.'' Negotiations were scheduled to resume March 17 under the auspices of the National Mediation Board, which oversees labour talks in the transportation industry.

On average, US Airways flight attendants receive about $36,000 a year, Lenosky said. They have not specified the amount of the raise they are seeking.

Mr. Castelveter said they had been offered a package that was one percent greater than the other four major airlines.

TCD READY FOR DONOR DETAILS SCHEME TRA HTH TCD ready for donor details scheme Plans to have organ donor information printed on driving licences have been brought forward.

The new move, which will feature an option of the licence holder's permission for their organs to be donated or their refusal, was due to kick in on April 16.

But yesterday a spokesman for the Transport Control Department confirmed that the department will now be ready to start printing organ donor information on licences from March 20.

NEW VOTING REGISTER BEING DRAWN UP GVT VOT New voting register being drawn up Government has asked people whose personal information has changed since the 1998 General Election to let the Parliamentary Registrar know as a new registration list is being drawn up.

This includes persons who have changed their name or address and also young people who have reached their 18th birthday.

Voters who were on the 1998 list and have no changes to their information need not register at all.

The updated list will be published on June 15.

The press release also noted: "Persons are eligible to vote in a General Election if they are Bermudian, ordinarily resident in Bermuda or a Commonwealth Citizen registered as a voter on May 1, 1976.

It added: "The Parliamentary Registration progress has been changed to eliminate annual complete registration.

"Young people may register as soon as they reach their 18th birthday and persons who have moved or changed their name should notify the Parliamentary Registrar within 28 days.

"These changes may be registered at any time of the year and added to the voters' list.

MOTORING OFFENCES PROVE COSTLY CTS Motoring offences prove costly A Hamilton man has been hit by nearly $4,000 worth of fines for motoring offences.

Jamel Fray, of Trinity Road, pleaded guilty to driving an uninsured and unlicensed bike and having no driver's licence in Magistrates' Court.

He was fined a total of $1,100 for the offences after being picked up in Pembroke on March 5.

Fray, 25, pleaded for time to pay. He said: "I was fined $1,300 on Monday and $1,500 this morning.'' Fray told the court he had just started a job. He added: "I was riding my bike to find work.'' But Magistrate Archie Warner said: "It makes no sense. You can get caught.'' Mr. Warner gave him until May 1 to pay his latest fine.