Posts tagged Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
CANADA: Travel chaos as major airline cancels more than 800 flights after shock union strike
June 30, 2024 // WestJet will now continue to cancel flights to reduce its operating fleet from about 200 aircrafts to just about 30 through the weekend, as thousands of travelers try to get away before Canada Day on July 1.
Sun Country fleet service workers could follow airline’s pilots, mechanics by unionizing
October 5, 2022 // Fleet service employees could join other groups who gained new representation in the last few years, including its pilots, who Air Line Pilots Association, International said were the “lowest-paid pilots in the industry” before the Dec. 2021 deal. Sun Country maintenance mechanics were certified with Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association this past summer and are expected to negotiate a first collective bargaining agreement for the group in the near future, according to the union.