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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 107 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The United flight attendants—who are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA)—voted 99.99%, with 90.21% of members participating, to greenlight a work stoppage unless they win concessions including a double-digit raise, more schedule flexibility, improved work rules, job security, and retirement benefits.

You can't get 99.99% of people to agree the sky is blue. United Airlines must be royally fucking their employees to get that kind of united opposition.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 27 points 2 months ago

Well, they united all of their workers against them.

I‘m gonna see myself out.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

They broke their guitars?

Yes, I'm old.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (3 children)

There was a time when United was employee owned. What happened?

[–] NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 7 points 2 months ago

The more precise issue imo is „work mandate“. We overproduce by a huge margin just to „give people work“ which they dont actually need.

If we stopped producing shit that is not necessary, just a tiny fraction of humanity would need to work for everyone to have food.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

In so many instances employee owned does not mean what it says. It can be as little as each employee getting one nonvoting share.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 months ago

Probably a bankruptcy.

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As someone who has been burned by their dumbass "hide the baggage fee and charge $25 less than your competitors" strategy, fuck United. I filter them out whenever I'm looking for flights.

[–] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Almost all the airlines are doing that these days.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Air Canada also voted 99% this week to authorize strike. Reforms in the air travel sector coming?