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...
View ArticleEx-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...
View ArticleLufthansa 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:...
View ArticleLufthansa 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...
View ArticleAPFA 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...
View ArticleAbout 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...
View ArticleAnalyst 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...
View ArticleAmerican 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...
View ArticleAPFA’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...
View ArticleHere’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)...
View ArticleAPFA 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...
View ArticleTWU 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...
View ArticleAPFA 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...
View ArticleTWU 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....
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleApprove 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...
View ArticleTWU 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...
View ArticleTWU: 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...
View ArticleAPA 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...
View ArticleAmerican 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...
View ArticleAirline 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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