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For Immediate Release: May 18, 2010
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586 or Travis Bruce 404-574-9904
Airtran Flight Attendants Hold Rally For Progress In Stalled Contract Negotiations
Washington, DC - Flight attendants at AirTran Airways, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), today will rally with AirTran pilots at the company's annual shareholder meeting to shed light on years of unproductive contract negotiations.
"For over 18 months, AFA-CWA has tried to work with management on negotiating a contract that adequately reflects the work and dedication we continue to provide to this airline," said Alison Head, AFA-CWA AirTran Vice President. "AirTran flight attendants want a contract and will not sit idly by watching management drag negotiations on for years. The flight attendants' contribution to the success of this airline cannot be ignored."
While AirTran flight attendants take their frustrations public today by picketing at the airline's annual shareholders meeting, pilots at the carrier announced intentions for a future strike should their ongoing negotiations continue to be unproductive and the National Mediation Board releases them into a mandatory 30-day cooling-off period.
For over 60 years, the Association of Flight Attendants has been serving as the voice for flight attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill. More than 50,000 flight attendants at 21 airlines come together to form AFA-CWA, the world's largest flight attendant union. AFA is part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afanet.org.
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