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JetBlue Airways Corp. has reached an initial agreement with its pilots union, marking the first such accord in the carrier’s history.
The deal, announced by the Air Line Pilots Association and confirmed by JetBlue, will be reviewed by union leaders, who will make adjustments to the final contract language and decide whether to send it to members for a vote.
“This agreement in principle is the next step toward our final goal of having a fair, equitable contract with our company,†Patrick Walsh, head of JetBlue’s ALPA unit said.
ALPA, which began representing JetBlue’s pilots in 2014, declined to disclose details. JetBlue was “pleased†to reach the agreement, Jeff Martin, executive vice president operations, said. Flight attendants at the New York-based carrier voted to join the Transport Workers Union, becoming only the second employee group at the airline to be represented by organised labour and further eroding what the carrier has touted as a “direct relationship†with its workers.