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For Immediate Release: May 25, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
US Airways Express Flight Attendants Reach Tentative
Agreement
Washington, DC, May 25, 2012 – Just days after authorizing a
strike by an overwhelming majority, Air Wisconsin Flight
Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA), today announced a tentative agreement with
management. The agreement, reached with the assistance of the
National Mediation Board (NMB), would cover the over 300 Flight
Attendants at the carrier. Air Wisconsin, the largest privately
held regional airline in the United States, operates as a US
Airways Express carrier.
“The contributions of Flight Attendants to the overall success
of our carrier must be recognized. We worked tirelessly to
ensure this agreement reflects their priorities,” said Brenda
Barrall, AFA Air Wisconsin President. “Throughout negotiations,
Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants have sent a loud and clear
message to management that a mutually beneficial agreement must
reflect our role as first responders and secure improvements on
several key issues.”
Terms of the agreement will be submitted to AFA leadership at
Air Wisconsin and, if approved, will be sent to the membership
for ratification. Full details of the tentative agreement will
not be made public until they are presented to the membership.
Air Wisconsin operates nearly 500 daily regional flights as US
Airways Express, serving 70 cities in the US and Canada. Air
Wisconsin carries an estimated six million passengers per year
with hubs in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New York, Raleigh,
NC, and Norfolk, VA.
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 over 65 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 at 21 airlines 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 .
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