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We are now officially within the final week to vote on the Agreement on Bargaining and Representation. This vote is so important we are extending the hours of operation for the Ballot Help Line. If you don’t have your unique activation code that was sent to your home, you can easily access a new one by calling the:
Ballot Help Line at 800-424-2401, press 1 and then extension 706
Saturday Hours: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Eastern Time (more…)
Voting on our contract and representation closes Friday, February 28th.
We fought really hard to preserve our contract in this merger and for the chance to achieve improvements. If we don’t turn out a strong YES vote, we could lose everything we’ve fought for. Don’t let that happen! Vote FOR the Agreement on Bargaining and Representation (ABR) to guarantee our contract and our voice is included – and to ensure we have all of AFA’s professional resources backing us throughout the negotiations for our contract at the New American. (more…)
We will be voting on the Agreements on Bargaining and Representation February 6- 28. Voting instructions will be mailed to your home. We will be conducting meetings to review the Agreement on Bargaining and Representation/Negotiations Protocol Agreement.
DCA
Monday, February 10th
10am – 1pm
Terminal A, Conference Room 120
Outside of Security
PHL
Tuesday, February 11, 1014
10 am – 1 pm
PHL Airport Marriot
PHX
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
10 am – 1 pm
Phoenix Marriott Tempe at The Buttes Amphitheater
2000 Westcourt Way, Tempe, Arizona
CLT
Thursday, February 13, 2014
10 am – 1 pm
Doubletree Hotel Airport
2600 Yorkmont Road, Charlotte
In This Edition:
WASHINGTON, D.C. and FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The unions representing each pre-merger Flight Attendant group at the new American Airlines reached an unprecedented agreement with Company management last week on bargaining for a joint contract. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA represents the pre-merger US Airways workgroup while the Association of Professional Flight Attendants represents the pre-merger American workgroup.
“Flight Attendants at the new American Airlines deserve a contract which reflects our contributions in making this merger possible,” said Roger Holmin, MEC President, AFA-CWA. “We look forward to joining with our flying partners at American and fighting for the contract we deserve.” (more…)
AFA, APFA and Management have reached a tentative agreement on a Negotiations Protocol Agreement (NPA) which contains a process for reaching a joint collective bargaining agreement at the New American Airlines.
The US Airways Master Executive Council met today and approved sending out the December 18 AFA/APFA Agreement on Bargaining and Representation and the NPA for a ratification vote of the US Airways Flight Attendants. We will be providing more information at the beginning of next week: the contents of the agreement, voting information and a schedule of information sessions. We appreciate your patience while we prepare the full details for distribution.
AFA President Roger Holmin, APFA President Laura Glading and our respective professional negotiators and legal counsel met with senior management yesterday in Washington, D.C., to discuss the AFA/APFA Agreement on Bargaining and Representation. The new bargaining process is contingent upon agreement with management. Discussions were productive and set to continue. We will update AFA members with information as it comes available.
Stand strong and continue to demonstrate support for our negotiators by wearing your union pin and promoting unity 24,000 strong. Together we will achieve our share of the benefits in this merger and raise the bar for Flight Attendants across the industry.
December 20, 2013
Dear US Airways Flight Attendants,
We are moving forward with our new American flying partners through an agreement with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA). This agreement has been reviewed and unanimously approved by your directly-elected Local Council Presidents. Through your support, we have protected our contract, our voice and our vote at the New American.
For 65 years we have been proud members of the Association of Flight Attendants. Through our union we negotiated industry-leading contracts time and again. Our history was made by little airlines that could – and did. US Airways Flight Attendants have spent entire careers building unity. We were a part of shaping the world’s largest Flight Attendant union and we made a difference through our union’s total focus on the issues that matter to Flight Attendants. That focus on your interests is what led us to this agreement with APFA, another Flight Attendant-only union with a proud history as well. With your continued support, we will achieve our industry-leading contract once again as full partners with our pre-merger American Flight Attendant counterparts. And as we make the most out of our collective bargaining rights, with your approval we will also become members of APFA.
It is an honor to fly with you, to serve as your representative and to share these new opportunities with you. We continue to commit every effort to provide you with all of the information necessary to make informed decisions about our future. We hope this news provides you with the opportunity for a peaceful holiday and dreams of what will come through our unity – 24,000 Strong.
In Solidarity,
Roger Holmin
MEC President US Airways
Association of Flight Attendants
AFA has secured agreements with APFA for seniority, bargaining and representation at the New American.
