Abasebenzi basendizeni, abamelwe yi-Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA) e-United Airlines, bacindezela i-DOT ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imisebenzi yaseMelika ivikelekile uma kucutshungulwa ukufakwa kwe-anti-trust immunity ukujoyina i-Continental ne-United Airlines kanye i-Star Alliance. Imizamo yabasebenzi basebhanoyini iba nencazelo emangalisayo kuleli sonto kulandela isimemezelo se-United Airlines sokukhipha Abasebenzi Bezindiza abangu-2,150 kulokhu kuwa.
“Kunangaphambili kuyacaca ukuthi imisebenzi yaseMelika iyingxenye ebalulekile yomnotho wethu waseMelika. Uhulumeni wethu unesibopho sokuqinisekisa ukuthi amabhizinisi avikela ukufinyelela emisebenzini emihle yaseMelika,” kusho uGreg Davidowitch, umongameli we-AFA-CWA e-United Airlines. “Imithetho yezwe lethu emelene nokwethenjwa ikhona ngesizathu, okuhlanganisa ukuvikelwa kwabathengi njengoba muva nje kugqanyiswe uMnyango Wezobulungiswa kanye nokuvikelwa kwemisebenzi okuba nencazelo enkulu nakakhulu esimweni somnotho sanamuhla.”
Amalungu enyunyana yabasebenzi basendizeni bebelokhu bethintana neCongress futhi beshayela i-Administration amasonto amaningi emkhankasweni wokusebenzisa ukucutshungulwa kwemifelandawonye yezindiza futhi basize ekuqedeni ukulahleka kwemisebenzi. Njengoba abaphathi be-United Airlines basize ukukhulisa i-Star Alliance ibe enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, Abalindi Bezindiza enkampanini yenethiwekhi balahlekelwe cishe ingxenye yezikhundla zabo noma imisebenzi engu-12,000. Isimemezelo sakamuva sokungafiki emsebenzini siphinda sikhomba isimo esibucayi somzamo wabasebenzi basendizeni wokuqinisekisa ukuvikeleka komsebenzi kunoma yikuphi ukugunyazwa komfelandawonye wezindiza, futhi ikakhulukazi ibhizinisi elihlongozwe yi-Continental kanye ne-United Airlines ngaphakathi kwe-Star Alliance.
Abasebenzi basendizeni baxhumanise ukukhathazeka kwabathengi nezinkathazo zabasebenzi ngaphakathi kwemifelandawonye yezindiza njengoba becindezela i-Administration ukuthi ibhekisise ibhizinisi le-Continental ne-United. Izinkathazo zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe ezimelene nokuncintisana ezihlonzwe uMnyango Wezobulungiswa zihlobene ngokuqondile nezimo ezifanayo eziholela ekulahlekeni okukhulu komsebenzi. Imali yokugibela iyakhuphuka njengoba imvamisa yezindiza iyancipha uma konke ukuncintisana kusulwa.
NgoLwesibili, uDavidowitch uphinde wabhalela uMnyango WezokuThutha egameni labase-United Airlines Flight Attendants. "Yize uMnyango Wezokuthutha uqikelela ukuthi ubuyekeza izikhalo ezichazwe uMnyango Wezobulungiswa, njengengxenye yanoma yimuphi umyalo wokugcina siphinde sicele aboMnyango ukuthi benze izinhlinzeko ezihlala isikhathi eside nezinengqondo eziklanyelwe ukuvikela abasebenzi ngendlela elinganayo."
