$44.4 billion obama bailout recipient United Airlines to furlough over 16,000 employees in October

"Leroy N. Soetoro" <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Sep 2020 00:12:36 -0000 (UTC)
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United Airlines said in an internal memo that it plans to furlough 16,370 
employees in October, becoming the latest U.S. carrier to announce massive 
layoffs as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the travel 
industry.

That includes up to 2,850 pilots, 6,920 flight attendants and 2,010 
technicians. Other workers that will be affected by the layoffs are the 
catering team (320); contact center employees (430); management and 
administrative team (1,400); and network operations center employees 
(180).

Under the terms of a $25 billion bailout fund that was created earlier 
this year as part of the CARES Act, airlines are prohibited from cutting 
jobs or reducing workers' pay through Sept. 30. United received $5 billion 
through the program.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
UAL	UNITED AIRLINES HLDG.	36.89	+0.88	+2.44%
Airlines are required to inform employees of mass layoffs 60 to 90 days 
ahead of time.

Over the summer, United sent layoff warnings to 36,000 employees, nearly 
half of its U.S. staff, but whittled the number down by offering early 
retirement packages, voluntary leave and reduced hours programs.


Including international employees, United has a total workforce of roughly 
95,000.

WHITE HOUSE LOOKING AT EXECUTIVE ACTION TO HALT AIRLINE FURLOUGHS, 
LAYOFFS: MEADOWS

Air travel plunged 95% between March and mid-April, when the COVID-19 
crisis brought the nation's economy to a grinding halt. It's started a 
tepid recovery since then, but remains well below pre-pandemic levels.

"The pandemic has drawn us in deeper and lasted longer than almost any 
expert predicted, and in an environment where travel demand is so 
depressed, United cannot continue with staffing levels that significantly 
exceed the schedule we fly," the memo to employees said. "Sadly, we don’t 
expect demand to return to anything resembling normal until there is a 
widely available treatment or vaccine."

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAL	AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC.	13.23	+0.13	+0.99%
DAL	DELTA AIR LINES INC.	31.14	+0.43	+1.40%
The Trump administration is eyeing an executive action to prevent airline 
furloughs as Congress remains deadlocked over another coronavirus relief 
package.

American Airlines has said it would furlough or lay off about 19,000 
workers starting in October, while Delta Air Lines said it plans to 
furlough about 2,000 pilots effective Oct. 1.

AMERICAN AIRLINES TO FURLOUGH 19,000 WORKERS

“We’ve got four executive actions that actually the president took, we’re 
going to take a few others," White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said 
last week. "Because if Congress is not going to work, this president is 
going to get to work and solve some problems. So hopefully we can help out 
the airlines and keep some of those employees from being furloughed.”



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