Airline Labor Relations

AIRLINE LABOR RELATIONS

Airline Labor Relations

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The Aviation Industry

There are several segments that comprises aviation industry such as aviation manufacturing , the air transport sector , which includes the major , national , regional , and commuter airlines general aviation and government aviation . Each sector has their own labor laws , practices and thus they have their own labor union that depends on aviation employees as well . There 's no lone labor statute , organization , or agency that includes all workers in the

aviation industry (Kaps , 1997

However , we would be focusing on Major and National Airlines . Employees of major and national airlines fall under the jurisdiction of the RLA (Railway Labor Act . Airline labor unions are craft unions , which mean that no single union represents all the airline employees . Pilots flight attendants , and mechanics are usually represented by separate labor organization . For an instance , pilots are represented by ALPA flight attendants by The Association of Flight Attendants , and mechanics by IAMAW . While other craft - specific air transport unions represent other classifications such as customer service agents or dispatchers and so on (Kaps , 1997 )Whatever organization they belong to they still fall under the legal framework of the RLA

ALPA ( Air Line Pilots Association

David Behncke was the founder of ALPA , and this organization was formed on 1931 . however , during the year of 1932 Century Airlines were forced to strike over low pay , poor working conditions and the anti - union philosophy of the airline 's owner . Though , the dispute resulted with the combination of Century into American Airlines . In 1934 , a decision was made by National Labor Board set maximum flying time for airline pilots at 85 hours per month and a base pay of 1 ,600 a year . The congress amends the Railway Labor Act to give the right of collective bargaining to airline employees , and this was made in 1936 . While on 1939 , ALPA signed the 1st contract with American Airlines , and this was considered to be the Association 's first negotiated agreement ( HYPERLINK "http /www .alpa .org " www .alpa .org

The Association of Flight Attendants

According to their official website HYPERLINK "http /www .unitedafa .org " www .unitedafa .org , The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA ) is considered to be the world 's largest labor union organized by flight attendants for flight attendants . They represent over 40 ,000 Flight Attendants at 26 airlines . Their goal is to have a better negotiation in terms of salary and benefits , proper working conditions and their work rules at airlines , and lastly , to improve safety while they are on the job . They are affiliated with the AFL - CIO

IAMAW

Year 1888 when 19 machinists met in Atlanta Georgia who voted to form a trade union . At that time , they only earn 20 to 25 cents an hour for 10 hour day . During 1891 , IAM local 145 asked for 3 a 10 hour day work . At 1895 , IAM joined American Federation of Labor Law ( AFL . As years passed by , members...