Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
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A Union of Their Own
How a culture of gross sexism in the airlines created America’s most militantly feminist union
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Labor’s Militant Creativity
Today on TAP: The UAW builds on a tactic—selective strikes—pioneered 30 years ago by the Flight Attendants.
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Labor’s Struggle With Anti-Monopoly
The split between two unions on the JetBlue-Spirit merger reveals the dilemma.
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Why Can’t the AFL-CIO Have Two Presidents?
Liz Shuler and Sara Nelson are the combination the labor movement needs.
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The Coronavirus Is Jump-Starting Union Organizing at Delta
Organizers started a union drive for flight attendants at Delta last November. Uncertainty about the pandemic is stoking a desire among workers for labor protections.