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Employees go on strike against pilots' union
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union which has threatened to ground various airlines in the past few years over contract negotiations, saw some of its own workers walk out Friday.
Unit 2, a union representing 114 administrative and clerical employees, struck ALPA beginning at noon ET Friday after its members rejected a tentative deal on a new contract, ALPA said.
Reuters was unable to reach Unit 2 for comment.
ALPA said it believes the tentative deal reflects the reality facing its own members, who have seen their pay and benefits cut as U.S. airlines have reduced costs in the face of high fuel prices and competition from discount carriers.
But ALPA, which represents 62,000 pilots in the United States and Canada, said it supports the right of all employees — including its own — to strike.
"The officers of the association will do nothing to undermine or interfere with the strike," ALPA said.
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union which has threatened to ground various airlines in the past few years over contract negotiations, saw some of its own workers walk out Friday.
Unit 2, a union representing 114 administrative and clerical employees, struck ALPA beginning at noon ET Friday after its members rejected a tentative deal on a new contract, ALPA said.
Reuters was unable to reach Unit 2 for comment.
ALPA said it believes the tentative deal reflects the reality facing its own members, who have seen their pay and benefits cut as U.S. airlines have reduced costs in the face of high fuel prices and competition from discount carriers.
But ALPA, which represents 62,000 pilots in the United States and Canada, said it supports the right of all employees — including its own — to strike.
"The officers of the association will do nothing to undermine or interfere with the strike," ALPA said.
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