Teamsters reject United Airlines’ insulting contract proposal
April 24, 2025
United Airlines Teamsters have overwhelmingly rejected the greedy carrier’s latest disgraceful economic proposal with a 99.5 percent “no” vote, rebuffing the company’s attempt to cut their wages and send their work to China.
The Teamsters Union represents over 10,000 United Airlines aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs), nationwide, including 2,000 members at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
In mid-March, hundreds of United Airlines AMTs, joined by Teamsters from across Joint Council 7, rallied outside the United Airlines Maintenance Base in San Francisco as part of their fight for a contract that reflects their contributions to the company’s record-breaking profits.
“Every day, we take on the huge responsibility of ensuring the safety of United’s customers and keeping planes in the air,” said Fred Wood, a United technician at SFO and member of the United Airlines Teamsters National Negotiating Committee.
“United would not be the airline it is today without our highly skilled labor. Industry-leading profits demand industry-leading contracts, and we won’t rest until we win the agreement we have earned,” Wood continued.
The members are demanding a contract with top-tier pay, a faster wage progression, and job security. “United Airlines’ executives think they can strong-arm 10,000 Teamsters technicians into accepting a terrible deal. Instead, our members just sent a clear message that this company can’t ignore,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and Teamsters Airline Division Director Chris Griswold in a joint statement. “United raked in $4 billion in profits last year off the backs of highly skilled, hardworking Teamsters who keep planes flying safely. Rather than reward them, United wants to gut good American jobs and gamble with safety,” they said.
“United needs to get serious and fairly compensate the workers who have made the company a success and bring critical safety work back to the United States,” said Local 856 Principal Officer Peter Finn.
“The Teamsters Union isn’t just fighting for a fair contract—we’re fighting for the future of the American avia tion industry. We won’t back down.,” O’Brien said.
