After years of failed contract negotiations, the pilot union’s leaders at Alaska Airlines unanimously voted to conduct a strike-authorization ballot among their pilots that opens May 9 and closes May 25.
“This means union leaders are officially requesting the Alaska Airlines pilot group, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International, give them the authority to go on strike when they are legally permitted to do so,” a news release from ALPA said.
A strike will only happen if negotiations break down and the federal government authorizes a walkout.
Once passed by the pilots, the vote will authorize the pilot leadership to declare a strike when the group is
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