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An Example of Standing Together
May 17, 2022
MAY 17 - Thirty-seven years ago today, United Airlines pilots struck over management’s demand for a B scale. And for 29 ...
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Technical Difficulties with UBids
Mar 16, 2022
Status of UBid. 8:00PM CT Update - System Operational - Bids Close for all bases at 12:00N Home Domicile Time & Revi...
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The Labor Movement – A Rise of Organization Efforts
Mar 08, 2022
MAR 8 - After decades of U.S. union decline, some industry analysts and experts are optimistic for the future, because o...
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Piedmont Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify New Contract
Mar 02, 2022
MAR 2 - Piedmont Air Flight Attendants voted to ratify a new contract. The four-year agreement provides substantial wage...
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Flight Attendant Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Piedmont Airlines
Jan 20, 2022
Jan 20 - AFA and Piedmont announce deal after Flight Attendants turn out 100% strike vote authorization. AFA Press Relea...
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Post-Duty Contractual Legal Rest vs FAR Clarification
Jan 14, 2022
JAN 14 - We want to be clear that legal rest is “free from duty” and not just the time between the arrival of one flight...
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$1,000 Special Award Payment to be Made on Special Check November 19, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
NOV 16 - As a reminder, the $1,000 Special Award payment from United Airlines in recognition of our work and dedication ...
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Scheduling Action Addressing Medical & Religious Reasonable Accommodation Grants
Nov 12, 2021
NOV 12 - As we reported earlier this week, today (November 12, 2021) United management will be acting on the schedules o...
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Aviation Workers Win Airline Worker Sick Leave Inclusion in Illinois
Nov 02, 2021
NOV 2 - Illinois HB 106 will extend the right to use employer-provided sick leave to care for an ill or injured child, s...
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