10 July 2014, District 141 members in OGG, LIH, and KOA today voted to accept modifications in their contract that will retain IAM-represented United employees in those stations. These stations, along with 12 others, were under review by the company for probable contracting out of both Above the Wing and Below the Wing work. Under […]
Month: July 2014
United Continues Down Wrong Path
7 July 2014, United Airlines today confirmed that 12 out of the 15 previously announced line stations will be outsourced as of 10/1/2014. District 141 and representatives from KOA, LIH and OGG were able to tentatively agree to modifications to the current collective bargaining agreement to maintain IAM-represented employees working in those locations. Informational meetings […]
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Accuses United’s Smisek of Exacerbating “Race to the Bottom”
Tue. July 01, 2014 In a letter to United CEO Jeffrey Smisek, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) questioned the airline’s recent decision to outsource certain smaller “line stations” to low-paid vendors. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) members and staff launched legislative efforts after United Airlines announced its outsourcing strategy, which could force […]