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As mentioned in the last Benefits Review Committee update, the first benefits review committee meeting of 2012 was held in MCO on January 5th at Local 769’s Orlando satellite office. The Committee was given an overview of a grievance filed, referencing the CAL pilot’s pension & 401K contribution changes made when the pilots transitioned from […]

United Continental Holdings Inc. ( UAL ) expects strong growth in the ongoing fourth quarter and fiscal year in the back drop of rising fuel prices and a slow moving economy. The largest U.S. airline expects passenger revenue per available seat miles (unit revenue) to grow 8.5-9.5% in the current quarter and 9-10% in fiscal

The CAL benefits review committee met on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in Washington DC. The purpose of this meeting was to start gathering and discussing pension information, in preparation for the amalgamation negotiations. Pete Hardcastle, Principal Consulting Actuary with Cheiron, was asked to address and work with the committee. With the help of Pete Hardcastle,

It's the end of the line, literally, for retirees of United Airlines, who are fuming over a new policy that will make it harder for them to use one of their treasured perks: free standby coach seats on flights. Starting in January, United retirees will no longer have boarding priority over current United employees, as

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Hoffa on MSNBC: Taking a Stand Against Wall Street Greed Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa made an appearance Thursday night on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” to speak out against Wall Street greed and to support the Occupy Wall Street protests erupting across the country. Support protesters taking to the streets to show their outrage against

One year ago, United Airlines and Continental Airlines came together in the largest airline merger in history to form the new United. The combined carrier is on track to achieve between $1 and $1.2 billion in annual synergies and has announced plans to invest substantially in its products and services. "We're going to take the

Federal Aviation Administration employees who were furloughed for nearly two weeks this summer during a congressional impasse over the agency's funding will receive back pay for the time they missed, officials have said.  About 4,000 FAA workers were placed out-of-work for 13 days when the House and Senate could not agree on an extension of

 Is a bankruptcy filing on the horizon for AMR Corp.? The b-word is starting to swirl around the parent of American Airlines after the question was raised during a recent investor conference and the treasurer didn't completely dismiss the possibility. The Fort Worth-based carrier has had only two profitable years in the past decade, its