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Schatz: 220 United jobs saved on neighbor islands

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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) have announced that United Airlines and IAMAW members have come to an agreement that will keep hundreds of neighbor island jobs at Lihue, Kahului, and Kona airports.

“On behalf of the IAMAW Union members of United Airlines in the Hawaiian Islands we would like to sincerely thank Sen. Schatz for his help and support in the fight against outsourcing Union jobs in Kahului, Kona and Lihue. Mahalo Nui Loa,” said Sandy Olmos, Assistant General Chair, IAMAW.

“This is very good news for the hard-working United Airlines employees and their families on Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island,” Schatz said. “I am glad United Airlines heeded our call to reconsider their outsourcing plan and followed through with their commitment. These 220 local jobs across our state are not only important to the working families they directly affect, but are also central to our visitor industry and local economy.”

In April, Schatz wrote a letter to United Airlines President, Jeffery A. Smisek in strong opposition to United’s proposal to outsource jobs at Kahului, Kona, and Lihue airports.

Schatz also met with senior representatives from United Airlines where he expressed deep concerns over outsourcing and urged them to reconsider their proposal.

The proposed action directly contradicted Smisek’s testimony before Congress when United Airlines announced its merger with Continental Airlines.

During four congressional committee hearings in 2010, United made a commitment that front-line jobs or wages of the new entity would not be greatly affected.

2 Responses to “Schatz: 220 United jobs saved on neighbor islands”

  1. BadExampleMan says:

    Weren’t these jobs only saved at the cost of substantial wage givebacks? Congratulations! United’s CEO just earned himself a bonus!

  2. paniolo737 says:

    Thus the big difference between a private sector union and a public one. No givebacks in public unions because someone else is paying the tab, the taxpayers. However, if the public unions keep squeezing the goose long enough it will die, as in Detroit.

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