Mesa Airlines Flight Attendants File For Mediation
Request NMB Assistance in Contract Negotiations
Washington, DC - Mesa Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today filed for mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to encourage management to get serious at the bargaining table.
“Mesa Flight Attendants made many sacrifices to help our airline emerge from bankruptcy. As a result, we have put those difficult times behind us and successfully secured new flying agreements at United and the new American Airlines. As front line employees, we have helped create a successful airline strategy and it is time for Mesa Flight Attendants to have a contract that reflects our contributions,” said Brian Manning, AFA Mesa President.
AFA has requested mediation in order secure a new agreement for the nearly 700 Mesa Flight Attendants. The contract became amendable in February 2012. AFA alone filed for mediation but under the NMB guidelines, either party may request assistance.
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 68 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 60,000 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.
