British Airways - CC Industrial Relations Mk VI

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Sibling Solidarity

Just to add to the Teamsters debate, see the following on Bloomberg today.

American Air Attendants Ask U.S. Board for Clearance to Strike - Bloomberg.com

The interesting bits:

American Airlines’ flight attendants requested federal approval to end contract talks, a step toward the first strike at a major U.S. carrier in almost five years.

American wants to reduce its industry-leading labor costs and raise productivity.

American has told the Federal Aviation Administration that it was considering training managers and other employees as replacement attendants in the event of a strike. In 1993, American trained about 1,300 replacements to try to keep some planes flying during a five-day walkout.

Are we already seeing the first synergies in the AA-BA link-up?