Labor Unions
Boeing Machinists Reject New Contract, Go on Strike
More than 30,000 aerospace workers at Boeing will walk off the job Friday after a large majority of them rejected a tentative contract. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced the result on its website late Thursday night…
Why Air Canada Pilots May Strike Soon
Early Monday morning, Canadian national carrier, Air Canada, released plans for reducing operations due to stalled negotiations with the carrierโs pilot group. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) represents Air Canadaโs 5,200 pilots and has been at the bargaining table…
High-Ranking NetJets Pilots Union Leaders Handed โUnprecedentedโ Termination
wo high-ranking elected officials within the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP)โincluding the unionโs vice presidentโwere recently terminated from the company in what the labor group is calling an โunprecedentedโ move. The NJASAP represents NetJetsโ 3,430 pilots and recently…
Lawsuit Against SkyWest and Its Labor Group Takes New Turn
A legal parry and riposte between two fired employees, SkyWest Airlines and the SkyWest Inflight Association (SIA) is taking off after allegations of wrongful termination and labor violations led to counterclaims of hacking and union election interference. Attorneys representing former…
EasyJet Cancels Flights to Portugal Again
With no end in sight for the disputes between EasyJet and the Portuguese National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Staff (SNPVAC), EasyJet has cancelled 232 flights to Portugal as a result of a three-day cabin crew strike, starting at midnight…