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For Immediate Release: June 21, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
US Airways Express Flight Attendants Ratify Contract
Washington, DC, June 21, 2012 – Flight Attendants at Air
Wisconsin, represented by the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA), today ratified an agreement that includes
increased compensation and improvements to scheduling and
quality of life issues for the over 300 Flight Attendants. The
four-year agreement was reached with the assistance of the
National Mediation Board (NMB). Air Wisconsin, the largest
privately held regional airline in the United States, operates
as a US Airways Express carrier.
“Through the solidarity and determination of Air Wisconsin
Flight Attendants, we were able to achieve an agreement that
recognizes the contributions we make to the overall success of
our carrier and provides growth opportunities for our future.”
said Brenda Barrall, AFA Air Wisconsin President.
Air Wisconsin operates nearly 500 daily regional flights as US
Airways Express, serving 70 cities in the US and Canada. Air
Wisconsin carries an estimated six million passengers per year
with hubs in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New York, Raleigh,
NC, and Norfolk, VA.
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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