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According to a sworn declaration from May 16th, United Airlines President J. Scott Kirby told an employee that workers could lose flight benefits if they decide to be represented by Unite Here. Kirby’s comments could fuel the ongoing organizing effort by United employees, and potentially undermine the company’s attempts to block unionization. In February, the company filed a fraud claim with the National Mediation Board, claiming that Unite Here coerced workers into supporting the union. The Board initiated a rare field investigation into the union’s organizing tactics, which Unite Here says was recently completed.