Teamsters Engage in
National Campaign to Fight Outsourcing
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Airline Division, and the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition (TAMC) are continuing their efforts to fight the outsourcing of work in the aviation maintenance industry.
TAMC, in cooperation with the Teamsters Airline Division, has sponsored a report called, “Who is Really Fixing Our Airplanes? An Exposé of the 11,000 Missing United Airlines Mechanics.” This eye-opening report provides an in-depth and necessary analysis of what hardworking mechanics have had to endure, as the industry rushes to outsource critical maintenance and repair work to domestic and foreign vendors not subject to adequate safety oversight. This report was made available to members of Congress, the FAA, the flying public, customer groups and aviation mechanics. We encourage you to read this report at http://www.teamster.org/resources/ualmechanics/ualmechanics.asp
Another
recent action is one that all UAL mechanics can take part in. The recent
Teamsters “Security First Initiative”, addressed to Robert A. Sturgell,
Acting Administrator to the FAA, calls on the FAA to take immediate
action to address the outsourcing crisis. This petition draws the line
at UAL proposing to outsource its heavy maintenance work to the lowest
bidder. Currently available industry information shows that about 45
percent of UAL maintenance is outsourced to vendors located around the
globe. As a result, UAL has cut more in-house maintenance workers than
any other major
If you would like to sign this petition and have not already received a copy from a fellow UAL mechanic or Teamster leader, please contact Kim Keller at (202) 437-5424 or email kkeller@teamster.org.