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Talks between British Airways, union collapse, cabin crew strikes

British Airways Strike Begins

Talks between British Airways, union collapse, cabin crew strikes

By JANE WARDELL

LONDON – A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.

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British Airways union seeks international support

British Airways Strike

British Airways union seeks international support

LONDON — The union representing British Airways’ cabin crews is gathering international support for a walkout due to begin this weekend, threatening to severely disrupt what remains of the airline

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American Airlines union pushes for strike

American Airlines

American Airlines union pushes for strike

DALLAS — The union representing mechanics and other ground workers at American Airlines is asking federal officials to let them take a big step closer toward a possible strike against the nation's s

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British Airways strike talks on hold

British Airways

British Airways strike talks on hold

By Steven Rothwell

British Airways Plc talks aimed at averting a strike by 12,000 flight attendants have been adjourned while the carrier considers a new savings plan, the Unite union said.

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ALPA president: Consolidation in US airline industry inevitable

Airline Industry

ALPA president: Consolidation in US airline industry inevitable

Consolidation in the U.S. airline industry is "inevitable," the president of the Air Line Pilots Association union said on Wednesday.

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Lufthansa strike would cause global pain

Lufthansa Strike

Lufthansa strike would cause global pain

By Kevin Voigt

A four-day strike by the pilots' union of Lufthansa threatens one of the world's largest airlines and may disrupt travel on more than two dozen partner airlines on Monday.

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American Airlines union moves closer to striking

American Airlines Possible Strike

American Airlines union moves closer to striking

By DAVID KOENIG

DALLAS — The union representing ground workers at American Airlines wants to take a big step toward a strike against the nation's second-largest airline.

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Mechanics target outsourced aircraft maintenance

Airline Industry

Mechanics target outsourced aircraft maintenance

By JOSHUA FREED

The union that represents mechanics at American Airlines plans to launch a publicity campaign on Wednesday aimed at steering travelers away from airplanes maintained overseas.

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Hotel workers demand "Bring Back the Hyatt 100"

Union Members Call On Hyatt To Rehire Housekeepers

Hotel workers demand "Bring Back the Hyatt 100"

By eTN Staff Writer

Thousands of workers in a dozen cities across North America will hold a coordinated series of public demonstrations this week to demand that Hyatt Hotels "Bring Back the Hyatt 100." Hyatt fired 100 ho

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AA flight attendants to stage mock strikes

American Airlines

AA flight attendants to stage mock strikes

FORT WORTH, Texas — Flight attendants at American Airlines say they will hold mock strikes around the country this month and could seek permission for real strikes early next year.

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Airline, union tout efforts to promote safety

American Eagle

Airline, union tout efforts to promote safety

By ERIC TORBENSON

American Eagle Airlines' management and its union counterpart agree the carrier is taking big steps to enhance a safety culture that they feel is already among the strongest in the regional industry.

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ALPA fumes over Northwest pilots' punishment

Air Line Pilots Association

ALPA fumes over Northwest pilots' punishment

By Andy Pasztor

The Federal Aviation Administration's decision to revoke the licenses of the pilots of the Northwest jetliner that lost radio contact with controllers last week threatens to disrupt voluntary safety r

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Union members accuse British Airways of suffering from an identity crisis

BA Wants To Charge For Seat Reservations

Union members accuse British Airways of suffering from an identity crisis

By eTN Staff Writer

British Airways (BA) announced that it will charge for seat reservations, a move that Unite, the UK's largest aviation union and the largest union representing workers at British Airways, says is caus

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Union: Airlines push pilots to fly even if they are too sick or too tired

Regional Airlines' Safety

Union: Airlines push pilots to fly even if they are too sick or too tired

WASHINGTON — The regional airline that operated a plane that crashed and killed 50 people in upstate New York has been pushing pilots to fly even if they say they are too sick or too tired, a union

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Union wants to know about airline's future

bmi's Future Concerns Union

Union wants to know about airline's future

LONDON - The U.K.'s largest labor union, Unite, has called on the chief executive of British Midlands Airways, or bmi and its German owner, Deutche Lufthansa AG to discuss the future of the company.

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Machinists gather in Times Square to rally for air and rail jobs

Urges Delta Air Lines Union

Machinists gather in Times Square to rally for air and rail jobs

By eTN Staff Writer

A rally was held today in New York City's Times Square by more than 500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) to show support for Delta Air Lines workers'

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Frontier Airlines workers to vote on benefits, wage cuts

Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines workers to vote on benefits, wage cuts

DENVER — Frontier Airlines has approved a long-term agreement on wage and benefit concessions from maintenance workers represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 691.

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Letters over merger fly between Delta and International Association of Machinists

Delta-Northwest Merger

Letters over merger fly between Delta and International Association of Machinists

By eTN Staff Writer

Yesterday, Robert Roach, Jr., general vice president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers made public a letter written to Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson asking fo

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Northwest and Delta flight attendants eager to vote for union representation

Call For Election

Northwest and Delta flight attendants eager to vote for union representation

By eTN Staff Writer

Flight attendants say the Delta-Northwest merger has created a single airline, in which currently Northwest Airlines flight attendants are unionized, while Delta Airlines flight attendants have no uni

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British Airways pilots accept pay cuts

British Airways

British Airways pilots accept pay cuts

LONDON — British Airways pilots have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay cut as part of a package of measures aimed at saving the struggling airline millions of pounds, a union said on Monday.

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