Teamsters Begin Talks with United Airlines

The Facts -

• • United Airlines Teamsters began collective bargaining for a new contract.

• • Teamsters seek industry-leading wages, better benefits, and higher safety standards.

• • Future negotiations scheduled for August 20-22 in Denver.

Union Demands Best-Ever Contract for Technicians and Related Employees

“United Airlines Teamsters are the best in the business. This contract needs to reward our members with improved wages, benefits, and protections,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “No organization is better equipped to secure an industry-leading contract than the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.”

“We’ve added more rank-and-filers to the bargaining committee. We’ve never been more ready to secure the best contract in aviation maintenance,” said Chris Griswold, Teamsters Airline Division Director and International Vice President At-Large. “We will hold this company’s feet to the fire.”

United Airlines Teamsters are demanding industry-leading wages, a faster timeline for top pay rates, improved health benefits, and higher safety standards. The union is getting a jump-start on bargaining by opening the contract four months early.

“We’re running a bottom-up contract campaign unlike anything at United Airlines,” said Joe Prisco, a Teamsters Local 856 technician. “United needs to bring their big boy wallet to the table. We’re mobilizing and unifying to get what we’ve earned.”

Following negotiations today and tomorrow, the Teamsters and United Airlines will meet again August 20-22 in Denver.

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