United Airlines is cutting 69 customer service and ramp operator positions at Bradley International Airport, it said in a filing last week with the state Department of Labor.
United said it plans to hire a contractor to handle those functions instead — which it warned about last month.
The cuts are needed “in order to continue to have sustainable financial success and run an efficient and reliable operation,” wrote Hermes Pineda, United’s human resources and airport operations managing director.
The airline is cutting 38 customer service reps and 26 ramp service employees, who are all represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. There are also three managers and two administrative positions being cut.
The union employees may have bumping rights, the airline said, which would allow a more senior worker who loses his job to take the job of a more junior member.
