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United Mechanics reject company contract offer as deadlock continues
UNITED Continental Holdings' mechanics rejected a new collective bargaining agreement, continuing a standoff that has dragged on for more than three years, reports Bloomberg News.
About 93 per cent of those voting opposed the company's proposal, according to a statement by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The pact would have given United's 8,600 mechanics and related employees a 25 per cent pay raise on the date of signing, an average bonus cheque of US$9,000 and certain other benefits.
The union criticised a company plan to create a lower wage scale for new mechanics. "The idea of implementing B-Scale wages for incoming mechanics is unacceptable," said David Bourne, director of the Teamsters Airline Division.
"There is no need to place the financial burden for this agreement on the backs of future mechanics," he said.
About 93 per cent of those voting opposed the company's proposal, according to a statement by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The pact would have given United's 8,600 mechanics and related employees a 25 per cent pay raise on the date of signing, an average bonus cheque of US$9,000 and certain other benefits.
The union criticised a company plan to create a lower wage scale for new mechanics. "The idea of implementing B-Scale wages for incoming mechanics is unacceptable," said David Bourne, director of the Teamsters Airline Division.
"There is no need to place the financial burden for this agreement on the backs of future mechanics," he said.
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