Pilots union blasts UAL plan
The leadership of United Airlines has once again drawn the ire of workers and their union (see WIT for Jan. 14, 2003), with the announcement yesterday of its intention to create a low fare brand that would take over some of United's newest planes and make use of a separate workforce. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) in particular was extremely critical yesterday and today of the plan---the details of which have not yet been made public---saying that the creation of a separate line was unacceptable, and again accusing United of failing to negotiate in good faith over concessions (see WIT's for Jan. 8 and 9, 2003). Among ALPA's chief fears is the possibility that United's parent corporation UAL Corp. is trying to create a carrier with separately negotiated inferior labor contracts, and may intend to later split the new carrier off from United.
See "Pilots union blasts UAL plan", MARILYN ADAMS, USA Today, January 29, 2003