United Airlines Pilots to picket at 10 Airports on Friday, May 12
After more than four years of empty promises, United Airlines Pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will conduct a ten-city nationwide informational picket Friday, May 12, 2023. Thousands of United Pilots will uniformly express their frustration in management’s failure to recognize the value pilots bring to the overall success of the airline. United Pilots were there for customers during one of the worst times for travel in recent history, and they also helped United Airlines emerge from the pandemic stronger than before. Now United Pilots want to help take United to the next level with the United Next growth plans. United Pilots are asking management to help complete a contract with modernized work rules that not only allow and encourage this growth, but also continue to attract the best pilots in the industry.
“Thousands of United Pilots are picketing coast-to-coast today to deliver management a message they cannot ignore; enough is enough,” said United ALPA Master Executive Council (MEC) chair Capt. Garth Thompson. “We have been stuck with an antiquated scheduling system and a contract nowhere near industry-leading standards. We want United to succeed as industry leaders, and every day that passes without an agreement, is another day the best and brightest future aviators go elsewhere.”
Pilots in uniform will be available for interviews upon request at each location. Contact media@alpa.org for additional information
Where: Newark Liberty Int’l Airport
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.ET
Where: Washington Dulles Int’l Airport
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: Orlando Int’l Airport. 1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
Interviews in both English and Spanish upon request
Where: Cleveland Hopkins Int’l Airport. 5300 Riverside Dr, Cleveland, OH 44135
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: O’Hare Int’l Airport—Between Terminals 1 & 2
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT
Where: JFK BLVD in front of Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
255 N Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, Tx. 77060
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: United Airlines Flight Training Center. 7500 E 35th Ave, Denver, CO 80238
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MT
Where: Harry Reid International Airport. 5757 Wayne Newton Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV, 89119
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PT
Where: San Francisco International Airport
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles International Airport 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90045
When: Friday, May 12, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PT
