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For Immediate Release: August 8, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
US Airways Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement
For Single Contract
Subject to Membership Approval, Agreement Would Extend
Job Protections and Lift Pay
Washington, DC – Late last night, the Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) reached a tentative
agreement with US Airways for a contract covering all US
Airways mainline Flight Attendants. Under the
supervision of the National Mediation Board (NMB), three
intense mediation sessions successfully led to a
tentative agreement that would extend industry-leading
job protections and overall economic improvements to all
US Airways Flight Attendants. Providing AFA members with
an opportunity to vote on an agreement that reflects
Flight Attendant priorities prior to any new potential
merger has been a key focus for AFA.
“Flight Attendants made clear it had to be ‘Our Contract
First’, before any new merger. And now Flight Attendants
have the opportunity to secure their contract first,”
stated AFA US Airways presidents Roger Holmin and
Deborah Volpe. “We appreciate the leadership of the
National Mediation Board and especially the skilled
oversight of Chairwoman Puchala and Mediator MacKenzie
in structuring mediation sessions where the concerns of
US Airways Flight Attendants could be addressed. Flight
Attendants have contributed to the success of US
Airways, positioning our airline for a potential merger
with American Airlines. An agreement for US Airways
Flight Attendants is essential for the airline to take a
positive step forward with its current workers as
partners in the process.”
The AFA Joint Negotiating Committee is working to
compile the details of the agreement for release to US
Airways Flight Attendants. Details of the agreement will
not be made public before it is presented to union
members.
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, including 6,800 members at US Airways, come
together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong
Communications Workers of America (CWA),AFL-CIO. Visit
us at www.ourafa.org
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