New Contract passes for s-UA, Will CO Get Another One Too?

CAL FA's Will Enter Separate Contract Negotiations

 THIS WEEK! 

The Company and CAL MEC will enter into Section 6 negotiations as early as March 5, 2012. The ex-IAM CAL flight attendants have another shot at a raise and contract improvements to their already industry leading IAM contract that becomes amendable in September of this year.
But wait, the Afa is telling us all that combined contract negotiations will start within 180 days of signing the new UA tentative!

NEWSFLASH!!!

All three parties to a combined contract (Continental Afa, Continental Micronesia Afa and United Afa) must agree to negotiate before this can happen. After taking a look at the concessionary United TA negotiated by the UA Afa, do you think that Continental f/a's will be in a hurry to negotiate with UA afa at the table or will they drop anchor and hang on to what they've got for as long as they can??? Especially if they are able to negotiate ANOTHER raise and contract improvements for themselves THIS SEPTEMBER!

CAL FA's Submit over 30,000 Proposals!!!

Over 30,000 proposals for a new contract were submitted by CAL flight attendants in EWR, CLE, and IAH. The proposals were submitted by the CAL flight attendants in preparation for CAL's upcoming Section 6 negotiations. Not only is CAL jump starting the negotiations for the contract that is amendable in September, 2012, but is making sure that every flight attendant has the opportunity to present what they would like in their new contract.

Not surprisingly, what the CAL FA's do not want have been found overwhelmingly in the proposals submitted:

• 1. No 8 in 24
• 2. No 30 in 7
• 3. No PBS (Preferential Bidding System - which is not in CAL's contract but it is in UA's contract)

One thing is clear from the results of the proposals - the almost 10,000 strong CAL FA's do not want to lose their work flexibility!

There is no incentive for CAL MEC to "rush" into a combined agreement if the UA MEC does not "play ball". The so-called UA work rules have already been "compromised" in the proposed TA that is being voted on by the UA flight attendants. The UA work rules may also prevent a combined agreement to take place for years to come since most of CAL fa's will "fight" to keep their work flexibility in their new contract.
The Company also has stated that they want a productive, combined workforce and are willing to pay for it. Well, they have the productive part - its Continental. The Afa seems to be walking right into the Company's master plan and assist the Company to grow the productive CAL side of the workforce and just considerably shrink the UA work force.