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For Immediate Release: August 27, 2012
Contact: Christopher Clarke 773-391-8000 or Ricky Ramirez
847-232-4246
Flight Attendants At New United Airlines Commence Historic
Single Contract Negotiations
Washington, DC – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA)
at the new United Airlines today began to set the stage for
negotiations on a single contract covering over 25,000 Flight
Attendants. These historic negotiations will unify Flight
Attendants from pre-merger United, Continental and Continental
Micronesia under one agreement. Earlier this year, Flight
Attendants from each subsidiary ratified separate contracts,
paving the way for joint negotiations.
“Unifying under the world’s largest Flight Attendant agreement
is crucial as we continue to build our future together at the
world’s largest airline. We are committed to combining the best
of our contracts and experiences into an industry leading
agreement that best represents all Flight Attendants at the new
United Airlines,” said Greg Davidowitch, Marcus Valentino and
Suzanne Hendricks, AFA Presidents at United, Continental and
Continental Micronesia respectively.
United, Continental and Continental Micronesia Flight Attendants
are represented by their own AFA councils, with separate
leadership at each. The Joint Negotiating Committee is comprised
of the Presidents of each AFA Master Executive Council and two
additional Flight Attendants from each pre-merger carrier.
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 and www.rafa-cwa.org.
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