United Airways planes at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport
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United Airlines pilots “overwhelmingly” rejected a tentative settlement that may have given pilots raises of practically 17%, their union mentioned, the most recent setback in rocky labor talks between unions and airways.
The tentative settlement “fell in need of the industry-leading contract United pilots have earned and deserve after main the airline by the pandemic and again to profitability,” the Air Line Pilots Affiliation mentioned.
Airways and unions have struggled to achieve agreements for brand spanking new pilot contracts. Unions are searching for raises and higher scheduling as airways turn into worthwhile following a greater than two-year pandemic stoop.
Delta Air Lines pilots voted to authorize a potential strike if the airline and the union cannot come to an settlement, their union mentioned.
“Sadly, administration has now taken a wait-and-see strategy to negotiations as an alternative of main the {industry} ahead,” United’s chapter of ALPA mentioned in a press release.
The union mentioned it will manage informational pickets to encourage the corporate to renew talks.
United did not instantly remark.
