I-United Airlines Holdings Inc.. umemezele namuhla ukuthi ulungiselela ukuqeda imisebenzi engama-2,850 (cishe ama-21% ayo yonke) imisebenzi yokushayela ngo-2020, ngaphandle uma uhulumeni wobumbano egunyaza olunye usizo lukahulumeni wase-US ukusiza imboni yezindiza ukukhokhela izindleko zayo zokukhokhelwa phakathi nokuwa kwesidingo sohambo.
Izinkampani zezindiza, zimataniswa nomthelela omubi wale noveli Covid-19 ubhubhane ekuhambeni ngendiza, bacele uhulumeni wase-US enye imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25 yokukhokhela ukukhokhelwa kwabasebenzi ngoMashi.
Isigaba sokuqala, esavimbela noma yikuphi ukuncishiswa kwemisebenzi kuze kube u-Okthoba 1, siphelelwa yisikhathi ekupheleni kukaSepthemba, kodwa izingxoxo eWashington zimile njengoba iCongress izabalaza ukufinyelela esivumelwaneni ngephakethe losizo elibanzi le-COVID-19.
Ukuncishiswa kwemisebenzi okuhlelwe yi-United kuzoqala ngo-Okthoba 1, futhi kuzoqala phakathi kuka-Okthoba 1 noNovemba 30, inkampani yezindiza isho encwadzini yabashayeli bezindiza ngoLwesine. Lokho kuzokwengeza emashumini ezinkulungwane zokuncishiswa kwemisebenzi embonini yezindiza zaseMelika ngaphandle kokuthi iCongress inikeze ukwelulwa kwezimali zangaphambilini ze-Cares Act, ezisize abathwali ukukhokhela abasebenzi izinyanga eziyisithupha ngombandela wokuthi bazogwema ukudilizwa kwabantu abaningi.
Ukuncishiswa kwemisebenzi kwe-United Airlines kuphezulu kakhulu kune-1,900 okumenyezelwe ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto yiDelta Air Lines kanye ne-1,600 yi-American Airlines.
Njengoba zibhekene nemboni enciphayo eminyakeni ezayo, izindiza ngokuvamile ziye zazama ukunciphisa inani lokuncishiswa kwemisebenzi ngokuphoqelelwa ngokunikeza umhlalaphansi ngaphambi kwesikhathi noma amadili okusuka ngokuzithandela, kodwa amaphakheji athile ezinkampani zenethiwekhi athandeka kakhulu kunamanye.
"Yize ezinye izindiza zikhethe ukunciphisa abasebenzi ngezindlela zokuzithandela, kuyadabukisa ukuthi i-United ilinganisele lezo zinketho kubashayeli bethu bezindiza futhi esikhundleni salokho ikhethe ukukhulisa abashayeli bezindiza abaningi kunangaphambili emlandweni wethu," inyunyana emele abashayeli bezindiza be-United abayi-13,000 isho. isitatimende.
I-United ithe lezi zinombolo zisekelwe esidingweni samanje sokuhamba sonyaka osele kanye nohlelo lwayo lokundiza okulindeleke ukuthi luqhubeke, athe "lusaqhubeka nokuba manzi ngokuqala kabusha kwe-COVID-19 ezifundeni zase-US"
I-United ezinze eChicago ivezwe kakhulu kunoontanga bayo ekuhambeni kwamanye amazwe, okulindeleke ukuthi kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuvela kulo bhubhane.
I-United, exwayise ngokuthi kunamathuba emisebenzi angama-36,000 enkampanini yonkana, ayikanikezi izinombolo zokugcina zamanye amaqembu omsebenzi.
I-American ithe ngoLwesibili inciphisa imisebenzi engu-19,000 ngaphezu kokunciphisa ngokuzithandela okuzokwenza ukuthi abasebenzi bale nkampani banciphe cishe ngo-30%.
Isimemezelo se-United siza ngosuku lokugcina lweNgqungquthela Kazwelonke yaseRiphabhulikhi, lapho uMongameli uDonald Trump ezozama ukubuyisa amandla ngemuva kobhubhane olubulale abantu baseMelika abangaphezu kuka-180,000 futhi lwadala ukwehla komnotho okuholele ekulahlekeni kwezigidi zemisebenzi.
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