Ryan International Airlines Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement For First Contract
Washington, DC – Flight Attendants at Ryan International Airlines, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today announced a tentative agreement with management for a first contract. The agreement was reached with the assistance of the National Mediation Board. Ryan International, based in Rockford, IL, provides private charter service as well as passenger service for the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense.
Read more »Supreme Court Ruling Backs Working America
Washington, DC – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) issued the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act:
Read more »Horizon Air Flight Attendants Take A Stand For Contract Improvements
Washington, DC – Flight Attendants at Horizon Air, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today turned down a tentative agreement with management. Their vote makes clear that the more than 500 Horizon Air Flight Attendants expect more for their contributions to the airline.
Read more »Flight Attendant Union Calls For Action To End Domestic Violence
Washington, DC, June 26, 2012 – Joined by hundreds of supporters and inspirational speakers, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), Veda Shook, spoke at a rally today in support of a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization that serves all victims. The rally was part of a national campaign in support of the “real” VAWA bill pending in Congress.
Read more »US Airways Express Flight Attendants Ratify Contract
Washington, DC, June 21, 2012 – Flight Attendants at Air Wisconsin, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today ratified an agreement that includes increased compensation and improvements to scheduling and quality of life issues for the over 300 Flight Attendants. The four-year agreement was reached with the assistance of the National Mediation Board (NMB). Air Wisconsin, the largest privately held regional airline in the United States, operates as a US Airways Express carrier.
Read more »Flight Attendant Union Celebrates NATCA's 25th Anniversary
Washington, DC, June 19, 2012 – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today joins the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) in celebrating a quarter century of helping keep America’s aviation system the safest in the world, in the air and on the ground.
Read more »Flight Attendant Union Defends Fair Elections For Aviation Workers
Washington, DC – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today participated in a public hearing before the National Mediation Board (NMB) regarding the recently passed amendments to the Railway Labor Act (RLA), specifically as it relates to the NMB’s merger policies and procedures. The anti-labor changes to the RLA included a new section of the statute, Section 2, Twelfth, which raises from 35 to 50, the percentage of the craft or class that must sign authorizations before the Board will conduct an election for union representation. AFA, together with many other transportation unions, argued that this new section of the law does not and should not apply to representation issues in a merger.
Read more »AFA Continental Flight Attendants Reach a New Tentative Agreement with United
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) Continental Master Executive Council and United Continental Holdings, Inc. reached an industry leading tentative agreement on a contract extension covering 10,000 subsidiary Continental Flight Attendants.
Chicago, June 7, 2012 – The AFA Continental Master Executive Council has reached a tentative agreement with United Continental Holdings, Inc. covering 10,000 subsidiary Continental Flight Attendants. The agreement extends their industry leading contract for 28 months while providing the Flight Attendants additional economic and job security, benefits, flexibility, and growth.
Flight Attendants At Horizon Air Reach Tentative Agreement
Washington, DC, May 30, 2012 – Horizon Air Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today announced a tentative agreement with management. AFA represents the more than 500 Flight Attendants at Horizon, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group.
Read more »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.
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