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For Immediate Release: July 27, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
Flight Attendant Union Reaches Tentative Agreement at
American Eagle Despite Difficult Bankruptcy Conditions
Flight Attendants Gain Chance to Vote on Contract
Instead of Having Terms Imposed
Washington, DC – American Eagle Flight Attendants,
represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
(AFA), announced a tentative agreement today after
months of negotiations between AFA and American Eagle
management. Once approved by union leadership, the
agreement will provide Flight Attendants with the
opportunity to vote on whether to ratify the agreement
instead of being subject to the bankruptcy court’s
imposition of terms dictated by management.
“Our AFA negotiations team has worked tirelessly to
mitigate very onerous concessionary demands by
management. Over the past four months, we have been able
to stave off drastic concessions which would have
decimated the pay and work rules of American Eagle
Flight Attendants,” said Robert Barrow, AFA American
Eagle President. “This is certainly not the agreement we
were negotiating prior to the bankruptcy, nor does it
accurately reflect the vast contributions American Eagle
Flight Attendants make to our carrier each day. However,
this agreement blunts management’s most onerous demands,
gives us the opportunity to decide for ourselves how to
move forward, and provides a foundation for the future.”
The AMR Corporation, parent company of American Eagle
and American Airlines, filed for bankruptcy protection
in November 2011. AFA leadership at American Eagle has
been fully engaged in responding to the bankruptcy
filing and, along with financial and legal advisors,
remains committed to defending Flight Attendant rights
throughout the process.
The Association of Flight Attendants is the world’s
largest Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on
Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in
advancing the Flight Attendant profession for over 65
years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the
workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on
Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant
profession by raising wages, benefits and working
conditions. Nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 21
airlines come together to form AFA, part of the
700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America
(CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at
www.afacwa.org .
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