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A commenter recalled an incident in 2000 where American Airlines took its mechanics' union to court for organizing an overtime refusal to slow down operations during contract negotiations.

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Post: "IBT- United fromTA"

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RedditSep 21, 2026By u/Turbulent-Exchange32

r/aviationmaintenance

IBT- United fromTA

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49
comments
45

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  • [comment u/BIGhau5] This is already been a thing. I think American mechanics tried this in 2000 with getting everyone to not sign up for overtime. Which hurt the company bad enough they took the union to court and tried firing everyone in the chat room it was organized in.

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5 of 45 comments
  • “Funny how I see an increase of pilot findings when they’re in contract talks. Continue to do your job safely and follow the amm and any job card to the T.”

    u/Maryland9747 points · Sep 21, 2026View

  • “I wish they input/required schools to add into curriculum at all A&P programs RAILROAD LABOR ACT what it is what it does & how it is FEDERAL LAW that they wont get rid of”

    u/Ayonanomous29 points · Sep 21, 2026View

  • “The teamsters are the most corrupt union in all of aviation. They single-handedly ruined United & UPS. they keep us in a hostage situation with the RLA. They are nothing more than another arm of corporate.”

    u/Existing_Resource27925 points · Sep 21, 2026View

  • “This is already been a thing. I think American mechanics tried this in 2000 with getting everyone to not sign up for overtime. Which hurt the company bad enough they took the union to court and tried firing everyone in the chat room it was organized in. Even though they were within their right not to sign up for overtime, they did it as an organized measure to slow the operstion. Unfortunately e”

    u/BIGhau517 points · Sep 21, 2026View

  • “JFC, why not offer management free handjobs while they're at it?”

    u/ManifestDestinysChld9 points · Sep 21, 2026View

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Signal
Legal action

What this signalsUser posts often show product pain before it reaches reviews or churn.

Subreddit
r/aviationmaintenance
Stage
Reported
Event date
2000

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Mentions
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Category
Lawsuit filed
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Topics

  • labor relations
  • union negotiation
  • legal
  • history

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Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Sep 21, 2026
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        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/aviationmaintenance/comments/1wmj7kk/comment/pb7d2cv/",
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        "author": "Maryland97",
        "excerpt": "Funny how I see an increase of pilot findings when they’re in contract talks. Continue to do your job safely and follow the amm and any job card to the T.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-21T17:35:21.000Z",
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        "excerpt": "This is already been a thing. I think American mechanics tried this in 2000 with getting everyone to not sign up for overtime. Which hurt the company bad enough they took the union to court and tried firing everyone in the chat room it was organized in. Even though they were within their right not to sign up for overtime, they did it as an organized measure to slow the operstion.\n\n Unfortunately e",
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        "author": "BLKHLK",
        "excerpt": "Doesn't the RLA apply anyway? Pretty sure airlines fall under it so even without that clause you'd have to go through the whole process of talks, mediation, and cooling-off periods before you could even MAYBE do something.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-21T17:32:08.000Z",
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        "excerpt": "It bothers me how many people don’t understand the RLA or their contracts. UNITED CAN STRIKE!! Read the contract and compare it to the RLA negotiating process. You 100% can strike",
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