JetBlue Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Spirit
…hoping to block the Spirit / Frontier tie-up. Federal law requires companies like JetBlue to honor agreements made to unionized employees, even if those agreements originated with the company they…
Do Airline Contracts Expire?
…labor contracts. Compared to most labor contracts with an expiration date set in stone, union contracts at airlines never truly expire. Instead, they become amendable after a particular date. This…
Secretary Buttigieg Addresses Air Rage at the 2023 North American Transportation Conference
In response to a question about the recent attacks on airline workers by disgruntled passengers, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg outlined the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) efforts to combat air…
Michigan Senate Passes Right to Work Repeal
…competitiveness of the state’s businesses. However, Right to Work supporters often have difficulty pointing out any business or company that has moved to the state citing Right to Work. They…
Machinists Union Prepares for Negotiations at Apple
…an information-packed week as they prepare for formal negotiations with Apple management, hearing from several department representatives from Strategic Resources, Communications, and Legal. IAM CORE members see that they have…