NO RETRO AND "B" SCALE WAGES

January 15, 2012

FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE

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Afa "Rolls Over" - NO Retro and "B" Scale Wages for United Flight Attendants The pathetic 10% raise effective upon date of signing means a raise of $3.98 per hour (domestic) and $4.31 per hour (international).  Based on the amendable date of 1/7/2010 and assuming 1200 hours per year for 2010 and 2011, a full retroactive paycheck should be $9,552 (domestic) or $10,344 (international) just from our base pay. Afa gave UA a 50% discount on our wages by agreeing to a "signing bonus" of $5,000 instead of the promised RETRO pay.  This does not include the difference in per diem which does not achieve parity with CO until one year (2013) after date of signing at $2.50 an hour.  This per diem comes at a cost of losing your crew meal unless YOU pay for it!  NO crew meals boarded on international flights. Afa Betrays Flight Attendants! The highest international book rate PRIOR to wage cuts (March 1, 2004) were $49.85.  The highest international book rate WITH THE RAISE in 2012 is $47.45!!! Afa DID NOT merge the domestic and international pay scales. So, the domestic  hourly rate was $45.92 in 2004 PRIOR to wage cuts.  It will be $43.73 WITH THE RAISE in 2012 at the top of the pay scale! * Continental Flight Attendants earn $52.53 an hour at top of pay scale with incentive pay of $5.00 an hour after 75 hours.  This brings CO's pay after 75 hours to $57.53.  There is also an override of $1.00 per hour for International.  The International pay after 75 hours is $58.53. The UA pay scale negotiated by the CWA Afa is the "floor" or "B" Scale Wages! No increase in Language and Purser Pay.  It is an industry "trailing" Tentative Agreement.  "LESS" Than A Continental-Like Contract!! CWA Afa Leadership Fails - AGAIN! CWA afa officers were heard around the system stating that their negotiated Tentative is "industry leading".  A blatant lie!  Sec. 9.G.4.b. - Daily Trade Allocation increased from 4% to 5% vs. Unlimited at CO. Sec.12.M.3. - Reserve ID of more than 5 Days must have 48 hours rest.  If your rest falls into your reserve days, UA may move that reserve day   elsewhere - MOVEABLE RESERVE DAYS? Sec.22.M. - (NEW) - If you are Internationally domiciled and do not have documents to reside/work in U.S. - BEWARE - in the event of an international base closure, your job may not be protected unless you have U.S. resident status to transfer to a U.S domicile.  Letter of Agreement (LOA) on Attendance Points - We will not get "points" in emergency evacuation, aircraft accident, hijacking or sabotage.  They actually had to put this in an LOA? Does Afa Behave Like A "Cult?" Afa has troubles achieving personal and organizational integrity.  Cult-like behavior (creating hierarchy and rewarding loyalists), lack of honest open internal criticism, and bold faced lies do not have to be tolerated by the membership.  They are damaging the moral commitment and integrity that must be at the core of what makes a union different from "business as usual" of just collecting union dues. CWA afa officers do not have the option of checking their moral compasses at the door when going to work. And we have the obligation to challenge unacceptable organizational behavior.  If we cannot be heard in our own union, THEN JOIN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN 2012! Subscribe Today!