News Tag: united

iMail , News March 8, 2012

Orchestrating the Historic Organizing Win at United

It was a combination of grassroots organizing, legal prowess and sophisticated communication tactics that produced this week’s organizing victory for nearly 17,000 Passenger Service and Reservation Employees at the new United Airlines. The election increases IAM membership in all classifications at United to 31,500 and marks the third consecutive airline organizing victory for the IAM

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iMail , News February 23, 2012

Voting Period Extended at United Airlines

Nearly 17,000 Passenger Service and Reservation employees at the new United Airlines have until March 7, 2012 to cast ballots in the historic election to determine union representation for their classification. The election, which was initially set to conclude on February 21, was extended by the National Mediation Board (NMB) thanks to a successful effort

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iMail , News July 12, 2011

Voting Underway for United & Continental Fleet Workers

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

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iMail , News July 12, 2011

Violations Prompt Protest in Flight Attendant Election

The 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

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iMail , News June 30, 2011

NMB Concludes Flight Attendant Election

The 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

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