Chicago Tribune: UAL/CAL merger looking like US Airways
By Julie Johnsson, Tribune Reporter
Labor discord is creeping into the newly merged United Airlines, where union leaders are at loggerheads over how to pay pilots who fly the carrier's largest aircraft on international flights, sources told the Tribune.
Reaching a new collective bargaining with pilots is a priority for United CEO Jeff Smisek, who believes that fostering labor harmony is paramount if the world's largest carrier is to provide stellar customer service.
But in a setback, leaders of the separate pilots unions told members last week that they have been deadlocked since September on how to structure pay,
That caused some observers to question whether the United dispute could lead to a deeper schism like the bitter rift over seniority that has divided pilots of US Airways and America West Airlines since their 2005 merger.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-1109-united-20101108,0,7206479.story
By Julie Johnsson, Tribune Reporter
Labor discord is creeping into the newly merged United Airlines, where union leaders are at loggerheads over how to pay pilots who fly the carrier's largest aircraft on international flights, sources told the Tribune.
Reaching a new collective bargaining with pilots is a priority for United CEO Jeff Smisek, who believes that fostering labor harmony is paramount if the world's largest carrier is to provide stellar customer service.
But in a setback, leaders of the separate pilots unions told members last week that they have been deadlocked since September on how to structure pay,
That caused some observers to question whether the United dispute could lead to a deeper schism like the bitter rift over seniority that has divided pilots of US Airways and America West Airlines since their 2005 merger.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-1109-united-20101108,0,7206479.story
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