Teamsters launch new billboard campaign blasting United Airlines for relying on China to fix its aircraft

Group 1 - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is launching a billboard campaign against United Airlines for outsourcing aircraft maintenance to China, questioning the trustworthiness of a majority Chinese-owned company for aircraft repairs [1] - Approximately 85% of United Airlines' heavy maintenance is outsourced to repair companies in China and South America, according to a letter from the United Airlines Teamsters [4] - The Teamsters Union represents over 10,000 aviation maintenance technicians at United Airlines, demanding an end to outsourcing and better pay aligned with industry standards [7] Group 2 - The Teamsters voted 99.5% against a contract proposal from United Airlines that would have further outsourced jobs to China, indicating strong opposition to the company's practices [1][4] - Teamsters leadership criticized United Airlines executives for presenting an "insulting, un-American proposal" and called for more respectful negotiations [5] - Chris Griswold, Director of the Teamsters Airline Division, emphasized that United Airlines is one of the most profitable in the industry but fails to provide fair contracts to its workers [8]