The chairman of United Airlines' pilots’ union was unanimously re-elected to a third term Tuesday, a rare display of labor unity that is likely to farther strengthen the group as it negotiates a new contract.
Todd Insler, 51, a 25-year pilot and Newark-based Boeing 757 captain, was elected to a two-year term by a 19-0 vote of United’s Air Line Pilot Association master executive council. He had been unanimously elected in 2018 and nearly unanimously elected in 2016.
United talks appear to be moving ahead gradually, not rapidly but arguably in a less contentious manner than at the two competitors. A combination of profitable growing major airlines and a pilot shortage appears to have placed pilot unions in a favorable bargaining position. Insler said he has spoken frequently to Scott Kirby, now United president, was designated in December as the next CEO. “We share some common goals,” Insler said. “We are both interested in the success of the airline and the pilot group.”
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