Labor issues loom for Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger

(Photo by Alaska Airlines/Virgin America)Unionized pilots at Alaska Airlines and recently acquired Virgin America pulled off a virtual barrel roll Wednesday to get management’s attention.
The union complains that talks to combine both pilot groups under what they hope will be a more generous joint contract aren’t moving fast enough.
The Air Line Pilots Association blasted out a statement during the middle of an Alaska Air Group quarterly earnings conference call.
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