Will the CWA-AFA Sacrifice UA Flight Attendant Jobs?
We are thousands of Continental AND United flight attendants who are eager for the New United to become ONE airline. With a combined workforce in place we will be able to move forward affording us ALL the ability to obtain the quality of work life and a living wage that we deserve.
We are tired of empty promises and hollow campaign slogans, colored ribbons and stickers that patronize us and make us a laughing stock in the eyes of the company that writes our paychecks. We are Unionists.
We are a flight attendant coalition advocating one combined contract for all flight attendants working for the New United. A United Airlines whose stated goal is to change the culture at this company. And what better way to achieve that than to help create a better relationship with our Union?
The CWA/afa’s “Expedited” Negotiations for UA Flight Attendants:
Almost a year ago CWA/afa president Veda Shook promised members a refreshed union with noticeable changes. What do we see now? Furloughs are coming for Subsidiary United. Line projections so low (65-72 hours) no one can make a living wage and the prospect of a tentative agreement that probably won’t even bring us up to parity with the Continental flight attendants who have had a contract since last January. A Contract that gave CAL retro pay, pay raises, snapbacks and a no furlough clause to protect them during the merger transition. The “expedited” agreement for UA will be concessionary in comparison to the Continental agreement.
The CWA/afa tentative agreement for UA flight attendants will also more than likely be the typical afa style contract complete with side letters, back room handshakes, and accompanied by an “interpretation manual” which the company can use at will. This will only prove once again that the CWA/afa is not about protecting the flight attendant career or the livelihoods of its members but only about safeguarding its own dues coffers. And a new tentative agreement for UA flight attendants is supposed to become the platform for a combined contract negotiations?? Really?? Continental flight attendants, how do you feel about that??
And how many more years will these negotiations take?? If CWA/afa history is any indication, way too many!! Two in 25 years at United Airlines! Where is the new “member focused” union we kept hearing about?!? CWA/afa states “Together, we can do better”, yet they continue to keep perpetuating the toxic atmosphere of “us vs. them” that they helped to create. United Airlines is evolving. That evolution needs to take place in an atmosphere of good faith bargaining. We need to look at new ways to deal with issues that affect flight attendants. It's time for a change!
We are a flight attendant coalition advocating one combined contract for all flight attendants working for the New United. A United Airlines whose stated goal is to change the culture at this company. And what better way to achieve that than to help create a better relationship with our Union?
The CWA/afa’s “Expedited” Negotiations for UA Flight Attendants:
Almost a year ago CWA/afa president Veda Shook promised members a refreshed union with noticeable changes. What do we see now? Furloughs are coming for Subsidiary United. Line projections so low (65-72 hours) no one can make a living wage and the prospect of a tentative agreement that probably won’t even bring us up to parity with the Continental flight attendants who have had a contract since last January. A Contract that gave CAL retro pay, pay raises, snapbacks and a no furlough clause to protect them during the merger transition. The “expedited” agreement for UA will be concessionary in comparison to the Continental agreement.
The CWA/afa tentative agreement for UA flight attendants will also more than likely be the typical afa style contract complete with side letters, back room handshakes, and accompanied by an “interpretation manual” which the company can use at will. This will only prove once again that the CWA/afa is not about protecting the flight attendant career or the livelihoods of its members but only about safeguarding its own dues coffers. And a new tentative agreement for UA flight attendants is supposed to become the platform for a combined contract negotiations?? Really?? Continental flight attendants, how do you feel about that??
And how many more years will these negotiations take?? If CWA/afa history is any indication, way too many!! Two in 25 years at United Airlines! Where is the new “member focused” union we kept hearing about?!? CWA/afa states “Together, we can do better”, yet they continue to keep perpetuating the toxic atmosphere of “us vs. them” that they helped to create. United Airlines is evolving. That evolution needs to take place in an atmosphere of good faith bargaining. We need to look at new ways to deal with issues that affect flight attendants. It's time for a change!
We are not just 15,000 United flight attendants or 9,500 Continental flight attendants anymore; we are 24,500 strong members who want a..............................
COMBINED CONTRACT NOW!
COMBINED CONTRACT NOW!
JOIN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
