Teamsters to Leaflet at United Airlines Terminals on Busiest Travel Day

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Article Last Updated: 11/20/2007 01:19:49 PM MST



Campaign Warns Of Pitfalls In Outsourcing Mileage Plus, Airplane Maintenance

Teamsters, airline mechanics and a costumed turkey will leaflet five major airports on Wednesday, Nov. 21, one of the year's busiest travel days.

They will inform air travelers about the downside of United Airlines' plans to outsource its Mileage Plus program and to sell its key San Francisco maintenance facility.

Leafleting will take place at the terminal arrival and departure doors nearest United (Nasdaq: UAUA) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time at Chicago O'Hare, Denver International, San Francisco International Los Angeles International and Washington Dulles airports.

The leaflet reads, "United Airlines: Don't Abandon Mileage Plus." Mileage Plus members also will be asked to sign a petition appealing to United to abandon plans to sell off Mileage Plus and its aircraft maintenance.

The Teamsters, who represent mechanics at 14 airlines, are in the process of organizing United Airlines mechanics.

WHO:

Teamsters, airline mechanics, costumed turkey

WHAT:

Informational leafleting at five airports

WHEN:

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

10 a.m.-6 p.m. (all times local)

WHERE:

Washington Dulles International Airport

Inside main terminal, east end near United ticket counters

Outside main terminal

Contact: Pete Chrisos, (202) 528-5796

San Francisco International Airport

Outside Terminal 3, upper level at United, doors 320, 324, 336, 340, 344, 348 and 352; lower level at United, doors 311, 313, 315, 317, 319, 321 and 323.

Contact: Charlie Stephenson, (202) 528-5788

Los Angeles International Airport

Departures Area, by United Airlines

Contact: Stephanie Short, (202) 528-5779

Denver International Airport

Levels 4, 5 and 6 outside west side of terminal at United, doors 406-416, 506-516 and 606-616

Contact: John Hemmely, (303) 881-4597

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Terminal 1, upper level outside near United

Contact: Jim Leonhardt (202) 528-3776

CONTACT: Galen Munroe of International Brotherhood of Teamsters +1-202-624-6904, gmunroe@teamster.org