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For Immediate Release
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
Flight Attendants at Hawaiian Ratify Contract
Washington, DC –Flight Attendants at Hawaiian Airlines,
represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA),
today ratified an agreement that includes increases to
compensation and benefits, and enhances quality of life issues
for the over 1,200 Flight Attendants. The new contract will
remain in place through 2016.
“Flight Attendants at Hawaiian are crucial to the success of the
carrier and this contract with top industry wages recognizes our
contributions,” said Sharon Soper, AFA President at Hawaiian.
“AFA looks forward to working with Hawaiian management as we
continue to grow our carrier and advance our profession.”
With the assistance of the National Mediation Board’s (NMB)
“Facilitated Problem Solving” approach during early stages of
negotiations, AFA negotiators and Hawaiian management were
successful in finalizing remaining issues without direct
involvement by the NMB. AFA leaders appreciate the efforts of
Hawaiian management to reach an agreement.
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 23 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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