Unions tips

About 5,060 hotel workers are now on strike across the U.S., with walkouts in Boston and Seattle in the past two days escalating labor disputes in the travel sector.

Flight attendants at Delta Air Lines may soon make another push to unionize as broader public support for organized labor creates momentum, according to the head of the largest U.S. flight attendants union.

Agreement has been reached in a bruising labor dispute between Boeing and its largest union. Late on Monday, it was announced that members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) had voted to accept the latest pay offer. It ends a hugely damaging 53-day walkout by staff that crippled production of Boeing’s best-selling planes. 

Boeing’s machinist union announced Saturday that it reached a tentative agreement with the company, ending the month-long strike that halted production. 

More than 1,500 San Francisco hotel workers went on strike Sunday, demanding better pay and working conditions from Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt.

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Air Canada is warning of an “orderly shutdown” of its flying program — potentially before the end of the week. On Monday morning, the flag carrier issued a strongly worded statement in response to a long-running labor dispute. 

Spirit Airlines furloughed 186 pilots on September 1, a result of Pratt & Whitney engine issues grounding part of its fleet and its decision to defer aircraft deliveries.

After the labor union Unite Here elected Gwen Mills its president on June 20, Mills said she expected a showdown over worker contracts with major hotel groups over the next year.

American Airlines’ flight attendants’ union said Thursday that it did not reach a new contract with management. The union added that the National Mediation Board is debating whether to release both parties into a 30-day cooling off period, which could set the stage for a strike. 

Some unionized hotel workers will participate in May Day rallies across the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, pushing for more employee fairness and wage increases, especially as the hotel industry bounces back from the pandemic. 

Flight attendants at Allegiant Airlines have agreed to a “game-changer” new labor deal. The breakthrough will see 1,700 crew members receive immediate wage increases. 

Boeing’s nightmare start to the year is about to get even more challenging. 

Breeze flight attendants filed the paperwork to unionize with the Association of Flight Attendants on Monday. 

Los Angeles’ city council appeared this week to have reached a political compromise with the local hotel workers’s union about a controversial plan to mandate that hotels temporarily house the homeless.

Industrial actions are likely to disrupt gasoline supplies and hospitality services in Iceland’s capital region, impacting the tourism industry. Travelers may need to think of backup plans for their accommodations and transportation routes.

Some pilots at American Airlines want to leave their union, the Allied Pilots Association, and link up with the largest pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association. They will present their case to the Allied Pilots Association board in June, setting up a potential merger or vote on union representation at the largest U.S. airline.