A little history into the 2005 threatened United strike for all you rookies

[Tail Gunner Joe]

Source: United: Strike and you're fired

United: Strike and you're fired
United Airlines faces two critical court dates this week, including one where the bankrupt carrier will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to scrap the airline's pension plans. If the judge approves the plan, it would mark the largest pension default in U.S. history, according to The Associated Press. That's set up what could prove to be a huge mess for United. Workers from three of the airline's largest unions have said they'll strike if the pensions are thrown out. United has responded by saying it would fire any flight attendant who takes part in a threatened strike, the Chicago Tribune (free registration) reports. A union representative called United's threat "laughable." Lost in all the maneuvering is what the Chicago Tribune calls a "novel legal strategy" by United. The airline, the paper writes, is hoping to use one law "to convince the court to throw out the contracts of more than 41,000 flight attendants, mechanics and machinists," while using another law to "compel workers to accept new pay and benefit terms the company would dictate."

 

[jmreii]

Source: United: Strike and you're fired

United: Strike and you're fired
United Airlines faces two critical court dates this week, including one where the bankrupt carrier will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to scrap the airline's pension plans. If the judge approves the plan, it would mark the largest pension default in U.S. history, according to The Associated Press. That's set up what could prove to be a huge mess for United. Workers from three of the airline's largest unions have said they'll strike if the pensions are thrown out. United has responded by saying it would fire any flight attendant who takes part in a threatened strike, the Chicago Tribune (free registration) reports. A union representative called United's threat "laughable." Lost in all the maneuvering is what the Chicago Tribune calls a "novel legal strategy" by United. The airline, the paper writes, is hoping to use one law "to convince the court to throw out the contracts of more than 41,000 flight attendants, mechanics and machinists," while using another law to "compel workers to accept new pay and benefit terms the company would dictate."

Looks like United's management graduated with honors from Fred Smith's school of management and charm.