Why is the "Crossover" in the Tentative?
"Beam Me Up to Continental, Scotty"
On Dec. 5th, UA MEC agreed unanimously that the "early out" and "voluntary crossover"
option programs in combination will be included as part of the Tentative
Agreement (TA) reached as a result of Expedited Mediation, subject to
Membership ratification. CWA-afa also stated, "Our contract provides industry leading protections that provide for a Voluntary Furlough and the Partnership Program".
Furlough and Partnership Negotiated by CWA-afa is NOT Industry Leading!
Under the CAL contract, there is a "NO"
furlough clause. None of the current CAL new hires can be furloughed
under the CAL contract. And the CAL partnership line awards are based
on the seniority of the "most senior" flight attendant.
VS.
Under the UA contract negotiated by the CWA-afa , there WILL BE furloughs for 2,100 flight attendants . The UA partnership line awards are based on the seniority of the "junior" flight attendant .
NO, Thank you!
Or the "Early Out"?
 "Early
Out" Programs have been offered to United flight attendants before, but
not as part of a tentative agreement. So why would the CWA-afa attach
both the "Early Out" and the "Crossover" Programs in the Expedited
Negotiations NOW?
Perhaps to extort the membership into voting for a highly undesirable tentative? Would you vote "NO" if the resulting failure of a contract ratification could create "involuntary furloughs"? Or
prevent our senior flight attendants from being given additional monies
(buyout) by the Company to expedite their retirement, minimize staffing
overage, and reduce furloughs? Can someone say -
"Smart as a Fox"?
CWA-afa did not allow the membership to VOTE on the Continental like contract offered by the Company back in November, 2010. Adding insult to injury, we have been promised a "negotiations purgatory" for the next two years, if the TA fails. This will do little for the thousands of employees already suffering from financial distress.
Is CWA-afa Working for US??
The CWA-afa forget THEY ARE OUR EMPLOYEES and are supposed to serve as WE DIRECT THEM.
Instead, a closed political mechanism is in place that rewards cronyism
and prevents the general membership from participating at any level of
governance except for token elections at the local level. This is the
very definition of "biting the hand that feeds", because without our money, THEY DON'T EXIST. Yet,
they take the money, pay themselves salaries and expenses far and above
anything the average flight attendants paying those salaries can hope
to make. They then insist we don't question their actions because THEY KNOW BETTER.
Instead,
we demand the CWA-afa provide real benefits to the flight attendants
(i.e. frequent, short term contracts, and aggressive, accessible, DAILY
representation with an office in the base to address issues as they
occur in real time) and provide value for the dues we are paying!
AND
The Expedited Negotiation will Enter the Final Mediation Session on Dec.12th
Demand a Combined Contract Now!
JOIN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
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