Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Tentative Transition Agreement To Be Voted Upon Within The
Coming Week
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), representing
2,400 Flight Attendants at AirTran Airways, announced a Seniority
Integration and Transition Agreement, this week, with Southwest
Airlines, AirTran Airways and Transport Workers Union Local 556,
which represents Southwest Flight Attendants.
The agreement outlines the full integration of AirTran Flight
Attendants into Southwest as the two airlines merge. The agreement
will be sent to Flight Attendants at both carriers for
ratification.
"We worked hard to achieve an agreement that would provide job
security and address transition issues for Air Tran Flight
Attendants," said Alison Head, AFA president at AirTran.
"These two great airlines have one tremendous future, and today we
presented this agreement to our members for their
consideration."
AFA's seniority integration policy promotes unity and protects a
Flight Attendant's years of service. This is the ideal as we
recognize the contributions all Flight Attendants make to our
careers. But, in merger such as this one between Southwest
and Air Tran where Flight Attendants will not be represented by AFA
once the merger integration is concluded, AFA has successfully
lobbied for seniority protection under the law. Earlier this
month AFA won a case before the federal court of appeals that
confirms a Flight Attendants' right to a fair and equitable process
for seniority integration.
Air Tran AFA members will now decide whether to approve the
tentative transition agreement that includes a seniority
integration process or go to arbitration on the issue of seniority
integration.
Voting dates will be announced in the coming week.
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