In what has developed into a blizzard of disinformation,
half truths, confusion, and outright lies, the flight attendant sector of the s-UA afa-CWA,
in the throes of its demise as anything remotely resembling an entity that
ANYONE takes very seriously at this point, has crossed the line from
self-obsessed delusion and lapsed into wretched self parody.
Having capitalized yet again on propaganda, lies, deceit and
bullying of the work force at s-UAL to win a representation vote at the merged
Continental/United Airlines in 2011, afa-CWA union management has thrashed and
flailed about with the desperate urgency of a drowning man, grasping at straws
and making excuses for their consistently directionless and inept handling of
contract negotiations and “representation” at EVERY airline unfortunate enough
to have been conned by them.
S-UA MEC President Davidowitch has personally cost s-UAL
flight attendants millions of dollars in lost potential income, and he
continues to deny s-UAL the dignity of personal choice for no other reason than
his continued employment at the MEC or potentially the International level. His leadership does nothing but continue to
harm the afa-CWA which itself is doing nothing for flight attendants’ long term
job security at s-UAL. He, and his contemporaries at the s-UA MEC continue to
vociferously fight changes to the constitution and bylaws that would allow
WORKING flight attendants the ability to vote on officers AT EVERY LEVEL of the
afa-CWA flight attendant sector, while members at our sister unions, such as
APFA, vote on every officer who wishes to be of service, thereby ensuring
officers are held accountable for their actions. Those who fail to perform must answer to a
voting rank and file, whereas the afa-CWA protects the arrogance and
incompetence of its “leaders” by restricting the vote to the lowest levels of
governance where local council presidents, pursuing personal political agendas
and career aspirations of their own, do nothing but parrot the line dictated by
union management.
The latest decision in denying a crossover stripped s-UAL attendants of the choice to
take control of their own future, free from the coercion, intimidation and
harassment of the afa-CWA, UAL MEC and their groveling fawners, is another in a
long line of actions designed to keep s-UAL attendants in ignorance and
misery.
In what is shaping up to be the most critical election cycle
in recent memory, flight attendants at EVERY carrier “represented” by the afa-CWA
should make the most of this opportunity to effect REAL change within the
organization that claims to represent their best interests but which has time
and again put its business interests ahead of all else. WORKING flight attendants have listened to
forty years of excuse-making, endured needlessly protracted contract
negotiations that have consistently delivered far less than what was promised,
and are now witnessing the implosion of the afa-CWA sector’s largest MEC (UAL) as
it stumbles blindly and without direction resulting in a loss of
employment for hundreds of s-UAL
attendants. Despite pathetic assertions
to the contrary, this is SOLELY the responsibility of the UAL MEC and its president
Greg Davidowitch – to blame the company or s-CO MEC or any other entity is
cowardly and inane, but right in the afa-CWA flight attendant wheelhouse.
WORKING flight attendants have allowed too many
opportunities for change to slip through their fingers. It is long past time to push back against the
corruption and bullying that has allowed an organization only remotely
concerned with WORKING flight attendants’ best interests to run roughshod over
a profession that other labor unions have managed to negotiate into well paying
careers. The afa-CWA’s reign of incompetence must come
to an end by showing its current leadership to the door.
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