American Airlines wants the union representing its mechanics to cover the airlines' financial losses from hundreds of flight cancellations that American alleges was the result of an 'illegal work slowdown.'
American Airlines this week won a ruling that forces its mechanics to work at their regular schedules.American is seeking damages from unions over the alleged slowdown that it says caused more than 900 flight cancellations.
Maintenance workers cover the engine of an American Airlines Group Inc. Boeing Co. 737 Max plane outside of a maintenance hangar at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.has accused the unions representing its mechanics of a purposeful work slowdown to win leverage in contract talks, which has led to more than 900 flight cancellations over the last two months. Now it wants compensation from the unions.
A U.S. federal court in Texas this week issued a permanent injunction against the mechanics unions for the slowdown that American alleged in a suit this spring. A day later, Fort Worth-based American Airlines, said it would seek damages from the unions — the Transport Workers Union of America and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, saying they violated earlier court orders to resume regular work levels.
The unions have caused "enormous financial losses to American, and untold harm in lost customer good will," American said in its filing on Tuesday. It did not specify how much in compensation it would seek.
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