United Flight Attendants Prepare to Picket Amid Stalled Contract Negotiations

They are fighting to be paid for every hour they work

"...On Dec. 14, unionized United Airlines flight attendants picketed in 20 cities across the..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues

Controller scheduling and staffing shortages have led to trouble at AUS

"...and any stray animals that wander into the flightpath. Airlines act as tenants to the city-owner airport landlord: They..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Mitch; and That Can't-Do Spirit

"...good ol' free-enterprising, can-do, competitive spirit, look to the airlines...."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Shadows Over Bergstrom

The economic and security changes of the last two years set off ripples at Bergstrom Airport.

"...big money at Bergstrom -- the concessions or the airlines or the city itself -- but the east side..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum flies through the history of commercial air travel in the U.S.

"...The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum flies through the history of commercial..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Tuesday News Gay: Dec. 6

Queerty editor teams up with Gay Place for new weekly feature

"...A stupid United Airlines employee calls a gay couple "faggots" after they..."

Dec. 6, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Daniel Villareal

A/k/a Tommy Chong

Chong cuts a hugely sympathetic figure in the story of his legal troubles after Operation Pipe Dreams, an anti-paraphernalia sweep that specifically targeted his bong business.

"...Buchanan. The tale begins on September 11, 2001, when United Airlines Flight 93 hit Somerset County, Pa. – Buchanan's..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Flight Attendants Picketing: Today dozens of United Airlines flight attendants will picket at AUS as part..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature

Qmmunity: Celebrating Trans Lives

Trans Day of Visibility and more queer events

"...for being themselves," adds Riley... In other queer news, United Airlines announced Friday their plan to offer nonbinary gender..."

March 29, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...to increased average weight of carry-on luggage and passengers, United Airlines stopped seating people in some of its middle..."

April 28, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Lauren Grandcolas was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. She is..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After 20 Years, Measles Return on Travis County

Austin Public Health official says resurgence of measles is "directly attributable to the anti-vaccine movement"

"...Dec. 17 (noon-4pm): Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, 3600 Presidential Blvd., United Airlines, gate 29 area and Flight No. 790..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

News Ticker: September 25

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• United Airlines began nonstop Austin to Cleveland flights today from..."

Sept. 25, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

News Ticker: June 3

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• United Airlines has announced new non-stop flights between Austin and..."

June 3, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

UT Wind Ensemble

The ghost of Gershwin plays live in Austin

"...has been featured in a range of unsuspecting places: United Airlines advertisements, a gold medal-winning Olympic figure-skating routine, a..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

The AggreGAYtor: August 29

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Continental/ United Airlines humiliate gay couple for the lulz...."

Aug. 29, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Sounds From Colombia

South by Southwest Aftershots

"...delayed 24 hours thanks to a reported dispute with United Airlines. Bogotá's New Age cumbia revisionist Duran kept bodies..."

March 23, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Quantic & Alice Russell

SXSW Showcase Reviews

"...in the Caracas, Venezuela, airport, a fate blamed on United Airlines. Quantic, who played guitar during the set, has..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

The Hightower Report

The Upside to Downsizing; and Home Depot Exec Blows a Gasket

"...brand names as Williams-Sonoma, Microsoft, Clear Channel, Intel, and United Airlines. And the hemorrhaging has only begun, as our..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Problem Is Real and Serious

"...on gas prices, Exxon posts perverse record profits. While United Airlines cut workers' pay and benefits to get out..."

Feb. 6, 2006 Postmarks

Going Home Again

"East Side Cafe is obviously doing something right," Chronicle Cuisines writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes. "You don't draw waiting crowds continually for over a decade without conscious effort. The cafe's menu certainly isn't Austin's splashiest, but for many, the cafe simply feels right. There's no place like home."

"...wrote a story about vegetarian dining in Austin for United Airlines' in-flight magazine Hemispheres. East Side Cafe figured prominently..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Apollo Creed

"...AR: Not any more macho than your basic United Airlines pilot -- they're just pilots, professional fighter and..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Flight Attendants Picket to Be Paid for Work Hours on the Ground

Amid longer delays, they are asking for better conditions as well

"...working conditions, stagnating wages, and years-long negotiations with their airlines. Thirty airports across the country saw flight attendants from..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the country’s oldest Latino civil rights group, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), accused Abbott this week of..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

The Hightower Report

All-American Spam adopts an English accent; and big airlines stiff their workers

"...At present, the big abusers of employees are United, U.S. Air, Delta, and other major airlines that have..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Brief items of interest

"...From the Department of Potentially Seditious Laws: According to United Press International, at a Sept. 21 press conference, Larry..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...actual say in who is to be president." The United States can pursue its venerable, failed, 50-year-old foreign policy..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...history, read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...attack, these Moroccan Muslims continued their tour through the United States. The music played by Bachir and Mustapha Attar..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...course a valid question to ask is why the United States was targeted for this type of attack. Why..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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