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FROM THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT  Q&A #30: 

Question: “What benefits are in the 2012 Tentative Agreement that helps middle seniority Flight Attendants?”: 

Afa  Answer: “………the Early Out program will benefit the middle seniority Flight Attendants with their seniority moving up, as more senior Flight Attendants take the Early Out Program.”

                                                                     

The number of Early Out offers are at the “sole discretion” of the Company! (TA page 61). 

What if it’s minimal? And if there are no new hires at the bottom doesn’t your reserve status move right on up the seniority ladder with you? Even worse, what if flight attendants taking the Crossover Transfer are all junior to you?! Back on Reserve after 30 years?  Hmmmmm……………………….

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Another Representation Election at United

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS VOTE!

The time is NOW for the CS representation vote. PIN numbers for balloting have been mailed from the NMB in Washington DC and the voting deadline is Feb 21st at 11am.

This is not about the IAM vs another union, this is about union or no union at United Airlines for CS employees. If they lose, the company will implement their Employee Handbook Work Rules and Regulations and they will have no more collective bargaining rights and all that it entails. The Company has been campaigning HARD against a union vote and they need as much support as we can give them. Remind your friends and family members who are customer service to VOTE UNION! Visit their website for all the information:

http://www.voteiam.com/

NO RETRO AND "B" SCALE WAGES

January 15, 2012

FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE

http://flightattendantcoalition.blogspot.com/

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!

NMB WILL INVESTIGATE AFA MISCONDUCT IN THE ELECTION

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

ALSO:

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR UA F/A'S!

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Check Out the New "B Scale" at United!

NMB Orders Investigation into CWA Election Conduct

January 9, 2012 - Acting on the election protest filed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the National Mediation Board (NMB) today announced that it will conduct an on-site investigation into the election conduct of the CWA-AFA and United Airlines in the United/Continental/Continental Micronesia Flight Attendant union representation election. If the CWA-AFA and/or United is found to have interfered with the election, the NMB can order the election to be rerun, giving Flight Attendants another opportunity to vote for IAM representation without the fear and intimidation the CWA-AFA and United inflicted upon Flight Attendants in the first election. The NMB’s notice can be viewed here. www.iamnow.org.

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TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED.

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January 7, 2012 FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE Visit our blog: http://flightattendantcoalition.blogspot.com/

Hello? We Have a Tentative! January 7, 2012 Afa E-Lines "The Agreement is now subject to approval by the United Master Executive Council (MEC), who will meet in a special session this Sunday, January 8, 2012. Until that time, full details of the Tentative Agreement will not be made public." Remember the Afa MEC Promises (More Money & No Furloughs): “Continental hourly pay rates are ‘good’, but that is the floor.” - Veda Shook “Continental pay rates are the minimum. We will get more.” - Sara Nelson “We'll preserve work rules and prevent thousands of furloughs.” - Sara Nelson “We are negotiating significant improvements to our current reserve system.” - Greg Davidowitch Additional Afa Promises: Pay Going Up ($64.88 Top Pay) Improve Schedule Flexibility with Trip Trading Improvements Seniority Guaranteed - afa Seniority Protections in Black and White -- Don't Color your Seniority in Shades of Grey. Keep Pension Options Alive Note: "Continental flight attendants make considerably more per hour than their United counterparts" (Swelblog - Jan. 3, 2012). Afa LEC's Promises: "You have our solemn pledge that our negotiations will leverage improvements to the highest contractual pay rate and improve upon that amount." "Beyond fighting to support you on a daily basis, we commit to improve the every day life of Flight Attendants by: "Achieving industry leading total compensation" "Retroactive Pay" "Protecting your job security" "Fighting for your quality of work life" "In the coming months, we will focus on a Contract that restores our Industry Leading preeminence as the best paid and protected Safety Professionals" Afa Promises The Best Negotiators in the World that Union Dues can Buy “We have a whole staff of professional negotiators, all they do is negotiate flight attendant contracts and we have more flight attendant negotiations experience than any other union in the world.” -- Clare Burt, afa Director of Collective Bargaining. Therefore, We Look Forward to the Best Tentative in the Industry!! JOIN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT COALITION FOR CHANGE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN 2012! Subscribe Today! http://flightattendantcoalition.blogspot.com/