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For Immediate Release: August 17, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
Flight Attendants at Continental Micronesia Ratify Contract With United
Washington, DC - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA)
at Continental Micronesia today ratified a contract extension
with United Continental Holdings, Inc., covering the carrier’s
over 275 Flight Attendants based in Guam. The agreement, which
includes job security improvements as well as flexibility and
economic growth, was approved by nearly 80 percent of
Continental Micronesia Flight Attendants.
“This contract extension allows us to move forward with single
contract negotiations while securing improvements that are
important to Flight Attendants,” said Suzanne Hendricks, AFA
President at Continental Micronesia. “We look forward to
advancing joint contract negotiations with United so that Flight
Attendants from our three carriers are unified under the
protections of a single agreement.”
Last week, AFA negotiators from Continental Micronesia joined
their union colleagues from Continental and United to prepare
for upcoming joint negotiations which are scheduled to begin on
August 27.
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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