United Airlines mechanics picket to protest a contract offer

This is not what Oscar Munoz needed. As the United Airlines CE continues to recuperate from a heart transplant in January, many of the more than 9,000 mechanics who work for the airline are loudly expressing their displeasure with the carrier and its contract negotiation efforts. Late last week, hundreds of United mechanics, who belong to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, picketed 3 United maintenance facilities in Houston, San Francisco and Orlando to visibly protest what they claim is bad treatment of an important group of employees. The picketing comes just days after United mechanics overwhelmingly voted down a tentative contract proposal and authorised a strike. Leaders at the mechanics union said they would petition the National Mediation Board for a strike release. <br/>