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A total of 200 United Airlines pilots, together with 100 members of the Machinists (IAM) and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) who work at United, held an informational picket during the airline’s board of directors meeting in Houston on Wednesday. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which includes pilots at United, said its last contract was negotiated 10 years ago and is now more than four years out of date.
Also on Wednesday, ALPA, AFA-CWA, IAM and two other unions that represent workers at the airline announced a joint bargaining campaign to secure fair agreements with United. “We have each other’s backs in bargaining and we will stand together until all of us have ratified contracts that reflect the world-class airline United should be,” the unions said.