Wednesday, August 7, 2024 The United Airlines Teamsters National Negotiating Committee has commenced collective bargaining with the airline to establish a new contract for 10,000 aviation maintenance and related Teamsters across the nation. “United Airlines Teamsters are the best in the business. This contract needs to recognize and reward our members with the improved wages, benefits, and protections they deserve,” said Teamsters General President Sean M.
O’Brien . “There is no organization better equipped to secure an industry-leading contract than the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and our national negotiating committee.” “We’ve added more rank-and-filers to the bargaining committee than ever before.
We’ve received input from thousands of members about what they want in this agreement. We’ve never been more ready to secure the best contract in aviation maintenance,” said Chris Griswold, Teamsters Airline Division Director and International Vice President At-Large. “We will hold this company’s feet to the fire.
” The United Airlines Teamsters are calling for industry-leading wages, a quicker path to reaching the top pay rate, enhanced health care benefits, and stricter safety standards. The union is initiating negotiations early, opening the contract four months before it is set to become amendable. “We’re running a bottom-up contract campaign that’s unlike anything that’s ever been seen before at United Airlines,” a Teamsters Loca.