US Airways Flight Attendants Narrowly Vote Against Tentative Agreement
Washington, DC – US Airways Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), voted 51 percent against a tentative agreement to combine the contracts of pre-merger America West and US Airways. Voter participation was 85 percent.
"While the tentative agreement contained pay increases and job protections for all Flight Attendants, our flying partners today declared management didn’t dig deep enough. For too long, Flight Attendants have subsidized the cost of the merger and management has failed to adequately address these concerns," said Deborah Volpe, AFA pre-merger America West President and Roger Holmin, AFA pre-merger US Airways President.
According to the negotiations process, the National Mediation Board (NMB) will retain oversight under Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act. US Airways Flight Attendants who serve as elected AFA leaders will meet to review options for moving forward.
"We are committed to improving our future and will do whatever it takes to ensure that US Airways Flight Attendants have an industry-leading contract that reflects our professionalism and dedication to the airline," added Volpe and Holmin.
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 67 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 and retired members 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.
