From USA Today
United attendants strike in Hong Kong: Possibly the first signs of following through on previous strike threats, 35 United flight attendants went on strike Thursday in Hong Kong. The striking workers gave no warning before picketing at Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kwok Airport, where they chanted union slogans and handed out leaflets to customers. United says no flights were disrupted by the action, but Jack Kande, vice president of the Association of Flight Attendants, warned more random strikes are possible. "We are warning them we can go on strike any time, anywhere, any duration, and it can cause delay and cancellation to any flights," he tells AFP. Kande says the attendants are protesting last month's move by United to terminate their pension plans. "United Airlines is not willing to negotiate with us. We hope this will give some pressure to the management," Kande says. CNN reports the AFA has other threatened CHAOS strikes at several of United's international destinations. CHAOS stands for Creating Havoc Around Our System, operating on the premise that random, targeted strikes can significantly hurt the airline without resorting to a systemwide work stoppage. Posted 8:55 a.m. ET
The Today show was indicating that they had heard of some other "walkouts" (for lack of a better term) in the US.
United attendants strike in Hong Kong: Possibly the first signs of following through on previous strike threats, 35 United flight attendants went on strike Thursday in Hong Kong. The striking workers gave no warning before picketing at Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kwok Airport, where they chanted union slogans and handed out leaflets to customers. United says no flights were disrupted by the action, but Jack Kande, vice president of the Association of Flight Attendants, warned more random strikes are possible. "We are warning them we can go on strike any time, anywhere, any duration, and it can cause delay and cancellation to any flights," he tells AFP. Kande says the attendants are protesting last month's move by United to terminate their pension plans. "United Airlines is not willing to negotiate with us. We hope this will give some pressure to the management," Kande says. CNN reports the AFA has other threatened CHAOS strikes at several of United's international destinations. CHAOS stands for Creating Havoc Around Our System, operating on the premise that random, targeted strikes can significantly hurt the airline without resorting to a systemwide work stoppage. Posted 8:55 a.m. ET
The Today show was indicating that they had heard of some other "walkouts" (for lack of a better term) in the US.
