Pilot discontent continues at American
Five years ago, support from American Airlines' top labour groups helped pave the way for US Airways to take over its larger competitor, rescuing it from bankruptcy. American's labour unions saw a merger as the best way to avoid pay cuts. For a while, it seemed that the merger might have ended American’s long-running history of labour discord. However, American's pilots have become increasingly militant in recent years, as pilots at rivals like Delta have received bigger raises. It appears that management's decisions to voluntarily boost wage rates and to implement a profit-sharing program have not created any goodwill among the pilots. <br/>
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Pilot discontent continues at American
Five years ago, support from American Airlines' top labour groups helped pave the way for US Airways to take over its larger competitor, rescuing it from bankruptcy. American's labour unions saw a merger as the best way to avoid pay cuts. For a while, it seemed that the merger might have ended American’s long-running history of labour discord. However, American's pilots have become increasingly militant in recent years, as pilots at rivals like Delta have received bigger raises. It appears that management's decisions to voluntarily boost wage rates and to implement a profit-sharing program have not created any goodwill among the pilots. <br/>
