American Airlines mechanics and clerks union to vote on slightly improved contract
Skift Take
The contract, while better, still includes layoffs of both mechanics and clerks. The thousands who will lose jobs are likely not soothed by the news of the multi-million dollar bonuses execs will receive even if they only half-succeed transforming the carrier.
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="350"] American Airlines plane in a repair hangar. Photo by Bill Abbott.[/caption]Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Author: Andrea Ahles
Tentative agreements with American Airlines' mechanics and store clerks don't save any additional jobs but offer members immediate raises and less expensive healthcare compared with what the airline offered in May, union officials said Wednesday.
Contract details are being shared with union members this week in advance of ratification votes. Transport Workers Union leaders say improvements to the proposed contracts are worth about $50 million.
"It is an ugly agreement, but there are enough improvements that the negotiating committee felt it was necessary for the members to vote on this, and we're trying to currently put together information to put out to the membership so they can make an informed decision," said Joh
