Flight Attendant Union Confident in Munoz Vision for United Airlines
Washington, DC (March 8, 2016) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) International President Sara Nelson released the following statement after certain investors announced an attempt to gain six board seats on the United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) Board:
“Oscar Munoz has presented a vision for United Airlines that passengers and employees can believe in. Even during his recovery and sick leave, Munoz engaged meaningfully in repairing labor relations and getting Flight Attendant contract negotiations on track to conclusion. Our union has worked with a lot of management teams over seven decades and we have rarely experienced a CEO as engaged or committed to the success of an airline.
“Oscar is moving United Airlines out of the era of struggling airlines and a failed merger to a vision of shared purpose that provides hope and excitement for the future of the airline. He has barely had the opportunity to put his plan into effect, but already we are seeing results. These investors are creating a distraction at just the wrong time if their interest is truly in turning around United and building an airline that will again lead the industry with performance, profits, share price and importantly, engaged employees who take pride in the place where they work.
“Oscar Munoz is shaping up to be the best CEO at United Airlines since William Patterson. Flight Attendants support his efforts to return United Airlines to world-class, premier status.”
AFA represents 24,000 Flight Attendants at United Airlines.
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The Association of Flight Attendants is the world's largest Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 70 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org.
