United Continental Pilots Signal Willingness to Strike
United Continental Holdings and its pilots have failed to reach agreement on a new contract since United and Continental merged in 2010. (Photo: United Airlines)
United Continental Holdings and its pilots have failed to reach agreement on a new contract since United and Continental merged in 2010. (Photo: United Airlines)

Unionized pilots with United Airlines and the former Continental Airlines voted overwhelmingly on July 17 to authorize a possible strike, remaining, in the words of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), “wholly dissatisfied” with the pace of contract negotiations since the two airlines agreed to merge in May 2010.