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When did union leaders get so out of touch with their members? 
Last Monday, Boeing’s West Coast factory workers accepted  a contract offer, bringing an end to a bitter seven-week strike that has cost...
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Nov 11, 20244 min read
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Terrifying moment armed police swarm American Airlines flight 'after banging heard at 30,000 feet'
This is the terrifying moment armed police swarm an American Airlines flight after a "banging noise" was heard at 30,000 feet and the...
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Nov 6, 20242 min read
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Boeing workers end bitter seven-week strike after clinching new pay deal
Two previous pay offers were voted down in walkout that halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the troubled...
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Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Boeing Slashes DEI Department in Latest Staff Shake-Up
Machinists are also set to vote on a contract proposal that would deliver a 38% wage increase over four years. Boeing dismantled its...
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Nov 4, 20243 min read
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American Airlines $400 Million Bet On Cuts—But Slashing Costs Won’t Fix Their Revenue Problem
Delta’s vision is that they’re a premium, mostly non-union airline that pays employees well and negotiates hard with partners, suppliers...
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Oct 31, 20243 min read
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Hawaiian Airlines begins layoffs related to acquisition by Alaska Air
Hawaiian Airlines plans to eliminate 73 people from its 1,400 noncontract workforce in Hawaii and on the mainland in the wake of its...
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Oct 30, 20244 min read
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Union leadership denies responsibility for stalled United negotiations
Earlier this month, United Airlines announced  that it was launching a $1.5 billion share buyback scheme, as the carrier reported...
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Oct 29, 20244 min read
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Southwest Airlines must face pilots' union lawsuit over threats
Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit accusing the carrier of illegally intimidating and disciplining pilots who participate in its...
icarussmith20
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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The Biden administration is launching an investigation of competition in air travel
The Biden administration said Thursday it is launching a broad investigation into the state of competition in air travel, including the...
icarussmith20
Oct 25, 20242 min read
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Boeing workers vote to reject deal to end strike, union says
More than 30,000 workers at the troubled aviation company represented by the union began striking in mid-September Boeing workers have...
icarussmith20
Oct 24, 20242 min read
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A long slow road to recovery for US trucking – some operators won't make it
The recent cut in interest rates is not lifting the US trucking industry out of the doldrums – nevertheless, the sector is beginning to...
icarussmith20
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Boeing strike may end if workers agree to 35% pay raise in upcoming vote
Workers for plane maker have been on strike for a month, adding woe to the struggling company’s many concerns Boeing workers have...
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Oct 22, 20242 min read
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Qantas ordered to pay $170,000 to three workers illegally sacked at start of pandemic
Judge rebukes airline for ‘vast legal costs’ expended to defend claims of illegally firing baggage handlers Qantas is facing a hefty...
icarussmith20
Oct 21, 20243 min read
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Ryanair thinks Boeing might wreck another summer
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary is once again publicly doubting that he'll get ordered planes on time Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is back to...
icarussmith20
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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Boeing files unfair labor practice charge against striking union
Boeing said late on Thursday it had filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against the union...
icarussmith20
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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Unions Defy Their Leadership With More ‘No’ Votes on Contracts
Fed up with inflation and seizing a moment of labor power, workers at Boeing, AT&T and Southwest reject deals negotiated by union bosses...
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Oct 14, 20244 min read
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US ports strike causes first shutdown in 50 years
Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and...
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Oct 4, 20245 min read
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33,000 Boeing Workers Lose Health Care Coverage
Machinists union International President Brian Bryant says Boeing’s missteps costing workers and the nation. Boeing has cut health care...
icarussmith20
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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US warns 40 airlines may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder control parts
National Transportation Safety Board says operators could be unaware of components that may pose safety risks More than 40 foreign...
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Oct 2, 20242 min read
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US East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, says union
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the...
icarussmith20
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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