American Airlines pilots' union rejects new contract proposal

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Source: CNBC

American Airlines pilots’ union on Wednesday said its board of directors rejected a tentative agreement for a new contract, the latest in a series of setbacks in labor talks across major U.S. airlines.

The Allied Pilots Association, which represents roughly 15,000 American Airlines pilots, said its board voted against the tentative deal 15-5. The proposal called for 12% raises for pilots on the date of contract signing, plus 5% after one year, and 2% after two years, according to a copy of the agreement in principal.

American didn’t immediately comment. The rejection comes a day after United Airlines pilots turned down a deal that would have included more than 14% raises.

Labor unions are pushing for higher wages and better schedules, among other improvements, in new labor deals. The Covid-19 pandemic had put labor talks on hold as airlines focused on making it through a massive drop in travel demand.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/02/american-airlines-pilots-union-rejects-new-contract-proposal.html

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1. We haven't seen a pay raise for 3 years. The contract is only for 2 years..................

They will drag it out another 3 years after that. We keep falling behind.

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2. United, American and Delta pilots are all in contract negotiations.

They have all been negotiating for years and the companies have been stonewalling them the whole time.

Delta pilots just voted 99 percent to authorize a strike. That is unheard of. Unfortunately, the Railway Labor Act makes it just about impossible to actually strike, as we have seen with the railroad workers.

A Union that is not allowed to strike is toothless. The companies know it and have decided to drop even the pretense of good will. They know the GOP will never change the law to make it fair for Labor no matter how bad it gets.