Teamsters: AMFA Deceives on Job Loss Claims

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS

Contact: Leslie Miller of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 1-202-624-8734, lmiller@teamster.org

Union Seeks To Represent UAL Mechanics

WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union said Friday that the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) failed to protect mechanics jobs at United Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines. AMFA also misrepresented conditions at Teamster airlines.

Continental Airlines outsourced jobs before the Teamsters were elected to represent mechanics at that airline (NYSE: CAL). The number of mechanics and related at Continental increased to 3,605 last year from 3,050 in 1998, when the Teamsters became the mechanics representative. Continentals furlough...

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