Big Win for the Teamsters

by Phillip Wilson | Feb 13, 2010 | News

In a rare attempt to unionize an Airline which falls under the Railway Labor Act the Teamsters narrowly won an election to represent Continental Airlines Fleet Service employees. The fate of 7,600 workers came down to 300 votes. What is interesting is the campaign strategy used by the Teamsters and ignoring the outlying locations; the Teamsters concentrated their efforts on the major hubs where large numbers of workers are located. Two other unions, the Transport Workers Union and the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers lost bids to represent the Continental employees in recent years. The Teamsters also used job security as the number one priority Watch out Delta…