After a contract fight years in the making, @AFAAlaska ratified a record contract! Wanna hear how they did it? Tune in today for Labor Live at 12:05 as AFA Council 30 Mobilization Chairperson Rebecca Owens joins the program. You won't want to miss it!
NEW: I’m proud to announce Sara Nelson (@FlyingWithSara) as my guest for tonight’s Joint Address.
Sara is the President of @afa_cwa — an experienced and effective union leader on the frontlines of keeping American travelers safe — and I’m thrilled she’ll be joining me.
BREAKING: @AFAAlaska Flight Attendants vote 95% to ratify industry-leading contract!
The three-year agreement provides an immediate, double digit wage increase for the 7,000 Flight Attendants, boarding pay, and retroactive pay.
The ratification vote for the 2024 Tentative Agreement (TA) closed at 12 PM PT today with a 92.4% participation rate of eligible voters. Thank you for participating in the ratification vote. Results:
68% voted AGAINST the agreement
32% voted FOR the agreement
.@AFAAlaska has a TA! All of our actions together and the leverage we created, including a credible strike threat, made it possible to achieve this Tentative Agreement. The Agreement was reached with oversight of the NMB.
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The National Mediation Board is keeping @AFAAlaska and @AlaskaAir in D.C. for an additional day. The parties will reconvene Friday morning. #PayUsOrCHAOS
The @AFAAlaska negotiating committee continued intense negotiations today, joined by @afa_cwa President @flyingwithsara. The National Mediation Board (NMB) is keeping the parties at the table tonight. #PayUsOrCHAOS
Alaska flight attendants are back out on the streets to speak up against greedy airlines who continue to deny them a fair contract after two years at the bargaining table.
#payusorchaos#alaskafacontract
Today UFCW 3000 turned-out for the @afa_cwa’s Ready for Chaos rally for Alaskan Airline flight attendants. Our Hudson members working at SeaTac airport stand in solidarity with them as they fight for a fair contract!
International Secretary-Treasurer of @afa_cwa Dante Harris addressed @AFAAlaska flight attendants picketing outside Anchorage's international airport.
"We are the constant, they are the variable. As long as we remember that, we have the POWER to shut them down!" #PayUsOrChaos