Technicians Update

June 29, 2021

United Airlines Future Planning

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Yesterday Airline Division Director David Bourne, Representative Bob Fisher and I attended the presentation by United Airlines to its investors. We are all very excited about the opportunities for this membership that the new aircraft order presents.  

There was a bit of a sour note to the rollout, however. For months we’ve been requesting a summit with leadership to discuss a myriad of scheduling and language abuses. We’ve been promised these meetings to get us back on track, but have up until this point, been unable to get a commitment to a date. Therefore, when the company asked us to get up on stage with the other Unions, we were disinclined to accept the offer. To be blunt, we are not here for a show, to be rolled out when needed, and then shoved aside afterwards. We expressed our displeasure yesterday again. As a result, this morning the company has promised we will receive a list of offered dates for a summit by the end of this week. 

I will keep you informed as we move forward.

In solidarity,

 
Vincent Graziano
Coordinator, Maintenance and Related
Airline Division
International Brotherhood of Teamsters