United Mechanics Reject Contract as Deadlock Continues
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United Continental Holdings Inc.’s mechanics rejected a new collective bargaining agreement, continuing a standoff that has dragged on for more than three years.
About 93 percent of those voting opposed the company’s proposal, according to a statement by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday. The pact would have given United’s 8,600 mechanics and related employees a 25 percent pay raise on the date of signing, an average bonus check of $9,000 and certain other benefits, including furlough protection for some members. The union criticized a company plan to create a lower wage scale for new mechanics.