Teamsters reject United Airline’s latest economic proposal

Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and Teamsters Airline Division Director Chris Griswold released a statement on United Airlines (UAL) Teamsters’ overwhelming rejection of the carrier’s latest economic proposal, with 99.5% of Teamsters voting to reject the carrier’s attempts to cut their wages and send their work to China: “United Airlines’ executives think they can strong-arm 10,000 Teamsters technicians into accepting a terrible deal. Instead, our members just sent a clear message that this company can’t ignore. United’s radical, un-American contract proposal is dead on arrival. United raked in $4B in profits last year off the backs of highly skilled, hardworking Teamsters who keep planes flying safely. Rather than reward them, United wants to gut good American jobs and gamble with safety. United’s short-sighted cash grab reflects everything that’s wrong with Big Business at a time when we should be bringing back jobs to America. The Teamsters Union isn’t just fighting for a fair contract – we’re fighting for the future of the American aviation industry. We won’t back down. United must return to the table and put American workers first.”