Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Compass Flight Attendants fly under Delta Connection and American Eagle

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2019) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today filed for mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to press forward on a new contract for 500 Compass Airlines Flight Attendants. The request was filed jointly with Compass Airlines.

Compass is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings and serves as a Delta Connection and American Eagle carrier.

"After continued negotiations, progress has stalled at wages and economics," said Michael Nelson, AFA Compass President. "We are committed to reaching a new agreement that is acceptable to Flight Attendants and look forward to having the NMB appoint a mediator who will help move negotiations in that direction.”

Filing for federal mediation with the NMB is the next step in negotiations under the Railway Labor Act.

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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 73 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.