United Airlines Bargaining Update 12/3/24

United Airlines Teamsters Begin Ninth Round of Bargaining in San Francisco

The United Airlines Teamsters National Negotiating Committee kicked off the final round of 2024 bargaining on Tuesday in San Francisco. After securing tentative agreements on all but one non-economic article during last month’s bargaining session in Denver, the committee is focused this week on reaching agreements on the final noneconomic issue in the contract as we approach the December 5 amendable date.

After reaching an agreement in principle on Article 6: RIF and Recall in September, the committee reached a tentative agreement on the article yesterday. Additionally, after previously requesting critical data from United regarding employee attendance during adverse conditions for Article 7: Hours of Service, the committee received this information from the company and is working towards reaching a tentative agreement on this article as quickly as possible.

“The committee has been very clear with United: We cannot go forward without ensuring the physical safety and job security of our members during adverse conditions,” said Clacy Griswold, Chairman of the United Airlines Teamsters National Negotiating Committee. “It’s time to close this chapter of bargaining so we can start our discussion on improving the pay and benefits for United Airlines Teamsters.”

The committee also used Tuesday’s session to review the system bid process for United Airlines technicians and began making recommendations to update the process. The committee is fighting for a more transparent process for Teamsters who utilize the bid process to fill vacancies at United stations across the country.

“We’ve come a long way from where negotiations began in August, but the company is trying to slow down our momentum by stalling at the bargaining table,” said Sebastian Tyc, a Teamsters Local 210 technician out of Newark Liberty International Airport and member of the negotiating committee. “The committee is unified in getting the best deal possible for our members, and we won’t let United’s tactics get in the way of fighting for the contract we deserve.”

Bargaining with United will continue until December 5.