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Airline Strike: Engineers Fight Job Abolishment

Airline Strike: Engineers Fight Job Abolishment
Clip: 361670_1_1
Year Shot: 1962 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1699
Original Film: 035-052-01
HD: N/A
Location: USA
Timecode: 00:19:17 - 00:20:18

Same as catalog #520230 Airline Strike: Engineers Fight Job Abolishment Eastern airlines is shut down as flight engineers seek to have their men recognized as the third man on jet planes. The pilots want the third man under their jurisdiction. It's a walkout President Kennedy termed 'the height of irresponsibility'. Scenes of propeller airplane on tarmac, luggage on carts, empty airline terminal. Scenes of pilots picketing, wearing signs 'Flight engineers on strike against Eastern Airlines'. Empty terminal. Sign reads: 'We Deeply regret that due to the work stoppage by our flight engineers we have been forced to cancel all flights until further notice.' Empty ticket counter. Pan American exterior. Interior shots of crowded airport terminal with passengers in line at counter and seated in airport.