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Flight attendants union blasts American Airlines’ idea of hiring replacements

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said Wednesday that American Airlines’ suggestion that it may train management employees to replace strikers is “an ill-conceived and doomed...

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Ex-TWA flight attendants threaten to work during American Airlines strike

A group of ex-Trans World Airlines flight attendants was warning Thursday its members would gladly work as replacements if American Airlines flight attendants walk off the job. The St. Louis-based...

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Lufthansa faces pilot strike next week

Vereinigung Cockpit, the pilots union at Lufthansa, said Wednesday its members voted in favor of a walkout and it will start a four-day strike Monday. Ergo, here’s what Lufthansa is saying about it:...

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Lufthansa pilots suspend strike

Lufthansa just put out a statement saying that its pilots union, Vereinigung Cockpit, is suspending its strike as of 5 p.m. Monday CST (midnight Central European Time in Germany) until March 8. A...

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APFA still plans to initiate a strike vote

The flight attendants’ union at American Airlines Inc. said Friday in an update to members that it still plans to send ballots to workers so they can vote next month to authorize a strike at the...

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About that strike by American Airlines flight attendants…

Readers of this blog are a pretty savvy bunch. It’s obvious from comments that many work in the airline industry or are really educated on the way the industry works. For those who aren’t familiar...

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Analyst downplays potential for strike by American Airlines flight attendants...

Airline analyst Michael Derchin sent out a research note Tuesday saying he didn’t think the National Mediation board is close to declaring an impasse in the contract talks between American Airlines...

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American Airlines wants managers to train as flight attendants

American Airlines is looking for 4,000 managers willing to undergo training as flight attendants. The carrier sent out a message to Dallas-Fort Worth area managers on Monday asking them to volunteer...

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APFA’s Glading criticizes American Airlines plans to train replacements

Laura Glading, Association of Professional Flight Attendants president, has issued a response to word that American Airlines will begin training replacement flight attendants in case APFA members go...

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Here’s the letter American Airlines sent to managers

Flight Service Seeking Volunteers for Contingency Plan Fly – How You Can Help In anticipation of any potential job action which may be taken by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA)...

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APFA to potential scabs: Think Twice (Now with retort)

The flight attendants union at American has a message to American Airlines management that might be recruited to be a scab to fly in case APFA strikes, which is not imminent but certainly possible...

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TWU throws out tentative agreement covering American Airlines ground workers

The Transport Workers Union said Monday it is throwing out its tentative agreement covering American Airlines Inc. ground workers, and renewed its call to be allowed to go on strike. “We are now at an...

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APFA president doesn’t see action on NMB request until at least August

So, no flight attendant strike at American Airlines until at least mid-September? That seems to be the timetable laid out in a letter from Association of Professional Flight Attendants president Laura...

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TWU sets strike vote for American’s fleet service, ground workers

The Transport Workers Union said Thursday it has told its locals to schedule a strike vote for fleet service clerks and ground workers it represents at American Airlines. It wants results by July 30....

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How about a good slogan for the picket sign on the picket line?

“ON STRIKE” on a strike picket sign makes the point, but it’s not very exciting, is it? The Association of Professional Flight Attendants is asking its members to come up with good slogans for its...

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Approve the contract or authorize strike, TWU tells American Airlines employees

The Transport Workers Union is giving members two choices when they vote on a tentative agreement this summer with American Airlines: “Yes” means they approve the contract, “no” means that they’re...

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TWU locals are voting to again authorize a strike

We don’t have a final count from the Transport Workers Union’s international offices, but it appears all locals are authorizing their leaders to call a strike if necessary. The locals representing...

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TWU: No American Airlines strike in our immediate future

Transport Workers Union international president Jim Little has put out a message to members to make sure they understand that last week’s contract rejection won’t prompt a strike against American...

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APA president Wilson: Here’s how we’re looking at the strike vote

When new Allied Pilots Association president Keith Wilson met reporters for the first time Thursday, the New York-based pilot was peppered with a lot of questions (mostly from the TV reporters) about...

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American Airlines threatens pilots’ union with court action if slowdown...

We should not be surprised if the negotiations that the Allied Pilots Association agreed to this afternoon turned out to be dead by midnight We’ve learned that American’s senior vice president of...

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Airline strike votes, the latest thing?

It occurs to us that we’re seeing a number of airline unions announcing strike votes this year. The latest call for a strike vote came Tuesday from US Airways flight attendants and the Association of...

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