JetBlue pilots want to unionize

Pilots at JetBlue Airways Corp. have filed a petition to establish an independent union, becoming the first group of employees at the Forest Hills-based discount carrier to organize.

The JetBlue Pilots Association said on its Web site it has filed papers with the National Mediation Board for the right to bargain for 2,000 workers. JetBlue is the largest carrier in the nation without organized labor groups.

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