United Airlines 2011 Annual Report Download - page 13

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As of December 31, 2011, UAL, including its subsidiaries, had approximately 87,000 active employees. As of December 31, 2011, United had
approximately 47,000 active employees and Continental had approximately 40,000 active employees. Approximately 72% of the combined Company’s
employees were represented by various U.S. labor organizations as of December 31, 2011.
Collective bargaining agreements between the Company and its represented employee groups are negotiated under the RLA, which governs labor relations in the
air transportation industry. Such agreements typically do not contain an expiration date and instead specify an amendable date, upon which the contract is
considered “open for amendment.” The process for integrating the represented employee groups of United and Continental is governed by a combination of the
RLA, the McCaskill-Bond Amendment, and where applicable, the existing provisions of United’s and Continental’s collective bargaining agreements and
union policies. Under the RLA, the National Mediation Board (“NMB”) has exclusive authority to resolve union representation disputes arising out of airline
mergers. Under the McCaskill-Bond Amendment, “fair and equitable” integration of seniority lists is required, including arbitration where the interested
parties cannot reach a consensual agreement, consistent with the process set forth in the Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions or internal union
Merger policies, if applicable. Pending operational integration, the Company will apply the terms of the existing collective bargaining agreements unless other
terms have been negotiated.
The following table reflects the Company’s represented employee groups, number of employees per represented group, union for each of United’s and
Continental’s employee groups where applicable, amendable date for each employee group’s collective bargaining agreement and whether the group is engaged
in negotiations for a joint collective bargaining agreement:
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Continental 130 Transport Workers Union December 2013
United 191 Professional Airline Flight Control Association January 2010
Total 321
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Continental 160
United 200
Total 360
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Workers
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Continental 6,773 December 2012
Continental Micronesia 165 November 2011
United 6,167 January 2010
Total 13,105
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Continental 8,506 September 2012
Continental Micronesia 258 December 2010
United 12,645 January 2010
Total 21,409
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Continental 41 Transport Workers Union December 2012
United 56 Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters July 2013
Total 97
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