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This summer, many of us take full advantage of the season and reserve long -awaited trips or finally follow with deferred plans at the height of the cocovio pandemic. Travel restrictions being relaxed around the world, you may be ready toBook your flights To an exciting new destination, but an airline can be a little more difficult to fly in the coming months: on May 25, the majority of the pilots in this carrier voted to authorize a strike. Read the rest to learn more about the strike and how it could affect your summer plans.

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While Travel returns to high speed, airlines work to meet increased demand. According to the Security Administration Transporation (TSA), on May 24, approximately2,020,742 passengers Travels through the TSA control points, which represents a huge increase compared to the same day in 2020, which saw only 264,843 travelers.

Airlines have added flights to their schedules to meet this need, but a carrier was forced to repeatCup at his schedule Due to continuous staff shortages. Now these same problems could get worse.

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On May 25, the "overwhelming" majority of Alaska Airlines pilotsvoted to go on strike, Air Line Pilots Association, Int'L (ALPA) announced in a press release. Particular pilots, a huge 99% said they would hit if necessary.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Alaska Airlines employs nearly 3,100 union pilots, 96% of which participated in the vote by the Master Executive Airlines Executive Council of Alaska.

If finally, it would be the first strike of this kind in 12 years. As indicated by the point guy, theLast pilot strike For an American passenger airline, the Spirit Airlines pilots in 2010 were carried out by Spirit Airlines.

As indicated in the press release, the dispute arises from disagreements on pilot contracts, the negotiations in progress in the past three years. The pilots areexit the airline "To record figures," said the union on his website, adding that their concerns have not yet been "treated significantly" by management.

"For three years, the pilots of Alaska have been resolved in their commitment to reach a new agreement and today, we have spoken with a unified voice, just as we did with our recent picking event 'information", "Will McQuillen, Captain of Alaska airlines and president of the ALAPA Executive Council of Alaska Airlines, said in the press release, citing a strike of April 1 strike in the presence of nearly 1,500 Alaska drivers.

"For years, we have been working on a contract based on the market with reasonable solutions that have been dealing with working rules, planning flexibility and career security issues that pilots benefit from other companies, not a strike . It is now time for management to respond and engage in constructively at the negotiation table, "added McQuillen.

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Travelers do not have to worry too much, because there are a few major steps which must be taken before the pilots can really refuse to fly. They would first need the authorization of the National Mediation Board (NMB), which is the Federal Council for Federal Labor Relations in the Air Transport Industry.

According to the ALPA press release, the NMB will decide whether additional mediation would be beneficial, giving the pilots and the airline a chance to arbitrate the dispute of the contract. " Arbitration, which triggers a period of "cooling", extending over 30 days. After that, the pilots can strike, but the management can also act by locking the pilots.

Given this calendar, a strike will not be immediate, but it could ultimately affect the peak travel season during the summer months, noted the points.

In a statement published on the same day that the vote was conducted, Alaska Airlines said that the results were "expected", while stressing that the pilots areNot officially on strike . "As the ALPA said this morning, a strike can only occur after a specific process and in several stages involving the federal government and the National Mediation Council," the statement said.

The airline also reassured the passengers that they are not directly affected by the vote and seemed to confirm that he was in favor of negotiation. "Our guests and operations are not affected by this vote," said Alaska. "We remain determined to conclude an agreement to provide a updated contract which is good for the pilots of Alaska."

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