Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2015) – Today the presidents of the Air Line Pilots Association International, the Allied Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, Communications Workers of America, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO sent a letter to Congress urging members…
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Triangle Returns
[youtube noL8nFSzsDc] One hundred years ago, the outrage over the Triangle fire led to the rallying cry, “Who will protect the working girl?” Where is that cry today?
Doug Parker: Old American Airlines Was Hobbled by Labor Conflict
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — A frank Doug Parker said prior management of American Airlines (AAL_) was so hamstrung by conflicts with labor that its ability to manage the airline was reduced. American became “an airline that couldn’t really achieve its potential because the management-labor relations had gotten so bad,” Parker, CEO of American following a merger with US…
Unions 101
What’s a union? A union simply refers to an organization of two or more employees who band together as a single entity to address hours, pay, and working conditions with their employer. Unions are democratic institutions with leadership at the national, regional, and local levels elected by members. Like democratic nations, unions are guided by…