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For Immediate Release: June 29, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
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.
“While this agreement was reached in confines of bankruptcy,
Ryan International Flight Attendants had the opportunity to
decide what was important to them instead of allowing management
to simply impose terms and conditions,” said Mary Lou Riley,
Ryan International Master Executive Council President. “Ryan
International Flight Attendants have been eager for a legally
binding contract that provides job security and valuable
protections. Through AFA representation, we were able to secure
an agreement that values Ryan Flight Attendants’ exceptional
service to the airline and to our clients.”
The agreement includes scheduled increases to pay, improvements
to vacation and sick leave, and job security provided through a
formalized grievance process. Complete terms of the agreement
will be sent to the membership for ratification. This is AFA’s
first contract at Ryan International for the nearly 200 Flight
Attendants. Ryan International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Rubloff Development Group.
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 over 65 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 at 21 airlines 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 .
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