Hundreds of United Airlines pilots picket in Houston, across U.S. as contract negotiations drag on
United Airlines pilots and members of the Air Line Pilots Association, International picket on John F. Kennedy Blvd.,outside George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Houston. The pilots joined others in nine other cities to bring attention to contract negotiations that have been ongoing for over four years.
While compensation and benefits are always considerations in this context, Wilson said, the airline's pilots are particularly worried about scheduling rules that upset what they call"quality of work life." In addition to the Houston demonstration — which included some flight attendants and Teamsters in solidarity — several thousand pilots simultaneously picketed at United hubs in Chicago; Denver; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Newark, N.J.; Las Vegas; Orlando, Fla.; and Cleveland, Ohio.
Under the federal Railway Labor Act, which covers all U.S.-based airlines, employees have collective bargaining agreements that become amendable and remain in effect during negotiations rather than expiring like traditional labor contracts. If the negotiations were to stall, federal mediators would get involved, but neither United nor its pilots see that as an imminent prospect.The airline, headquartered in Chicago, said it is confident that negotiations will bring a settlement.
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