Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants to Picket at Honolulu Airport on Friday on Heels of AFA International President’s Visit
HONOLULU – On Friday, March 13th, Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), will picket at Daniel K. Inouye Airport in Honolulu as their fight for a fair contract continues on.
Friday’s picketing comes on the heels of AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson’s recent visit to Honolulu, where she committed full support for Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants and urged management to step up and reach a long overdue agreement. Negotiations, overseen by the National Mediation Board, will continue next week in Dallas.
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants’ ongoing negotiations with management remain stalled and have surpassed the three-year mark. In November of last year, the flight attendants’ voted 99.9% to authorize a strike, marking the highest support for authorizing a strike in the history of the entire Association of Flight Attendants.
Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants’ pay has fallen in comparison with the rest of the industry while the cost of living and medical expenses continue to rise. Management seeks to double flight attendant medical insurance premiums and gut work rules to fund pay increases.
WHAT: Hawaiian Airline Flight Attendants to Picket in Honolulu this Friday as Their Contract Fight Ramps Up
WHO: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants
Allies
WHERE: Hawaiian Airlines Terminal
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Honolulu, HI
WHEN: Friday, March 13th, 2020
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. HST
###
The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 74 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.
