DAL Global Services to lay off 56 contractors at Charlotte Douglas

DAL Global Services is laying off 56 people who are contracting with American Airlines at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

As a result of the airline’s 2013 merger with US Airways, American Airlines is streamlining functions and terminating its club room contract with DGS on Feb. 8, according to a notice DGS sent to the N.C. Commerce Department last week.

DGS said it anticipates the layoffs will occur on or around Feb. 8. Affected employees were notified of the terminations on Dec. 21, and DGS said they “may attempt to transfer” to other airports where the company has openings.

“We are hopeful that many of the affected employees will be offered employment by the company that is replacing DGS,” the aviation services provider said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice.

Under federal law, companies must file WARN notices when they make mass layoffs, close plants and change ownership.

American Airlines confirmed it ended its contract with DGS, and that the new vendor will have a similar number of staff.

“But we set the hours we need them, and they determine staffing levels to fit those hours. Folks from DGS would have to apply for positions with the new vendor,” spokeswoman Katie Cody said.

The majority of the affected employees were club room agents, according to the WARN notice. Other terminations include porter agents, club room leads, a club porter lead, janitors, club room supervisors and a club room duty manager.

DGS could be reached for comment.

This story was originally published December 29, 2015 at 10:49 AM with the headline "DAL Global Services to lay off 56 contractors at Charlotte Douglas."