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United Plans Unpaid Leaves, Flight Cuts

Thursday March 20, 8:57 pm ET

 

 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bankrupt United Airlines (NYSE:UAL - News) told employees on Thursday it was moving to cut jobs and flights systemwide temporarily because of declines in bookings with the start of the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

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"With the initiation of military action between the United States and Iraq, United is taking action to reduce its schedule and work force systemwide," the air carrier said in a taped message to employees.

 

Union representatives said United had told them to expect schedule cuts in April and thousands of temporary job cuts using unpaid leave called authorized no pay status. Unions represent about 85 percent of United's 72,000 U.S. workers.

 

United, which filed the largest-ever airline bankruptcy on Dec. 9 along with parent UAL Corp., said salaried and management workers also would be subject to unpaid leaves.

 

In court papers filed this week, United said bookings fell dramatically ahead of the war. On Thursday, United said it was at a point where it must delay or curtail all work not critical to safe operations or successful emergence from bankruptcy.

 

The airline plans to cut 2,300 flight attendants April 1 with unpaid leaves, the Association of Flight Attendants said. Flight attendants already face 900 furloughs April 1, including 248 involuntary, that will push furloughs to more than 5,000.

 

United's union for mechanics said the airline plans to put the 1,148 mechanics at its Indianapolis maintenance facility on unpaid leave in two phases starting March 25.

 

United plans to put 468 mechanics on unpaid leave on March 25 and the rest on April 15, the International Association of Machinists District 141M said on its Web site. United plans to recall the workers from mid June to mid August, it said.

 

In a taped message to United pilots on Wednesday night, the Air Line Pilots Association (News - Websites) said United expected flight cuts in April requiring a rebid of the entire month's schedule.

 

The IAM also said United plans to remove 21 Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA - News) jets from active service on April 1, including seven 737s, 10 757s and four 777s.

 

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/030320/airlines_united_2.html

 

Hoffe mal, daß die nochmal übern Berg kommen.

Wär auch für LH nicht schön

 

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