IAM-represented Ramp workers at United Airlines and Fleet Service workers at Continental and Continental Micronesia – who are represented by another union – began voting this week by phone and internet in a representation election conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB began mailing voting instructions to more than 13,000 eligible voters on
Read moreThe IAM officially notified the National Mediation Board (NMB), United Airlines and the Communication Workers of America – Association of Flight Attendants (CWA-AFA) that it is protesting the conduct of the recent representation election for Flight Attendants at United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia. According to evidence provided by Flight Attendants at United, Continental
Read moreThe relative sizes of bargaining units was a key factor in the first representation election brought on by the merger of United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia Airlines. With more than 15,000 Flight Attendants at the pre-merger United Airlines, the CWA-AFA was able to overcome the 9,500 Flight Attendants at Continental and Continental Micronesia
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) set July 7, 2011 as the starting date for a five-week election that can establish the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) as the collective bargaining representative for 14,300 Ramp/Fleet Service workers at the recently merged United and Continental Airlines. “This election is all about job security and
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) has authorized a union representation election for the combined group of Ramp/Fleet workers at the newly-merged United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia, all subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings, Inc. No dates have been set, but are expected to be announced within a week. Eligible voters can cast votes either
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