POLICY BARGAINING: A WIND SHIFT IN AIRLINE LABOR RELATIONS
In the 1980s and 1990s rapid windshifts occurred in the economic, technological and social business climate of the nation that significantly altered the structure of the airline industry. Faster, larger, as well as longer-range planes carried more passenger and freight to foreign destinations, thus globalizing the capability of the industry. Domestic airlines, desiring to become larger players both domestically and internationally, sought entry to long, over-water routes that technology and politics had previously denied them. As a result of improved technology, flight crew costs were reduced. The radio operator, navigator, flight engineer and more recently the third pilot on some overocean flights have been eliminated. This article looks at changes in airline industry policy, economics, unions, and restructuring.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Research Forum
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Authors:
- Spencer, F A
- Cassell, F H
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Forum, 37th Annual Conference, 2 Volumes
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: 1995-10-19 to 1995-10-21
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 9-28
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airlines; International; Labor relations; Policy
- Old TRIS Terms: Bargaining
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Highways; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00726811
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 8 1996 12:00AM