Airline Industry
By SAM HANANEL
WASHINGTON — Workers at U.S. airlines and railroads would have an easier time forming unions if the National Mediation Board succeeds in changing a 75-year-old rule on union organizing.
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Airline Alliances Vs. Unions
By Doug Cameron
CHICAGO - U.S. airline unions have intensified their calls for more oversight of industry alliances in a move that could spell trouble for existing and proposed tie-ups.
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Kenya Airways Strike
By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome , eTN Kampala
Not long after filing the overnight update on the KQ strike good news could be confirmed after communications were received by this column from a senior manager at Kenya Airways’ head office in Nair
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Airline Industry
Flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA) at United Airlines, are pressing the DOT to ensure American jobs are protected when considering the anti-t
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JAL Memo
Japan Airlines (JAL) is pleased to announce that the planned strike action scheduled to start today, June 17, 2009 by the four unions, JAL Pilots Union (660 members), JAL Labour Union (90 members), JA
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Slow Going
By tulsaworld.com
Negotiations on new contracts between AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, and its unionized mechanics, pilots and flight attendants are moving at a glacial pace, participants say.
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United Airlines
By bloomberg.com
United Airlines opens talks this month with unions representing 88 percent of its employees, the first contract bargaining since exiting bankruptcy in 2006, amid a recession and a “canyon of distrus
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Airlines And Unions - Can't They Just Get Along?
By thestreet.com
Labor issues will take center stage in the airline industry in 2009, with conflicts simmering at most major carriers.
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Chairman Admits To Using Shares As Collateral To Secure Personal Loans
By eTN Staff Writer
LONDON - UK union Unite and the North American-based International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) are today calling for an urgent review of the National Express Group's corporate governance policy by
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Airlines' Labor Woes
By money.cnn.com
CHICAGO - From picketing ground workers and flight attendants to disgruntled leaders of a pilot's union, labor issues are heating up at US airlines.
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Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
By eTN Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, DC - The Teamsters Airline Division announced today that it has signed an agreement forming an alliance with the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) to work together
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$20 Million In Labor Cost Savings
By eTN
HOUSTON, TX - ExpressJet Holdings, Inc.
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UK Unions VS. Big Brother
Unions representing airline and airport staff are to tell Home Secretary Jacqui Smith that her plan to force staff to carry ID cards will add nothing to airport security.
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Airline Union Says It Opposes Mergers
NEW YORK - The union that represents baggage handlers and ticket agents at Northwest and other airlines says it will oppose any merger.
The International Association of Machinists says airline mergers hurt workers and passengers. The union also represents workers at United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and other carriers.
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