Mon, May 24, 2010
Just Under 52% Vote For Union Representation
A majority of flight attendants at Frontier Airlines voted
Thursday to join the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
(AFA-CWA). The election vote, conducted by the National Mediation
Board (NMB), showed that 456 out of 879, or 51.8%, of flight
attendants voted for AFA-CWA representation. Frontier Airlines is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.
"Frontier flight attendants look forward to negotiating a
contract that will protect our interests and address our issues,"
said Erika Schweitzer, appointed transitional AFA-CWA Frontier
President. "As AFA-CWA members, we will finally have a legally
recognized voice to negotiate with management and gain protections
that are specific to the needs of Frontier flight attendants."
In September 2009, a group of Frontier flight attendants filed
enough signatures necessary for the NMB to call for AFA-CWA
representation election. After the NMB declared that Frontier was
not part of a single transportation system with Republic, Shuttle
America, Chautauqua, and Midwest, an election was scheduled.
Frontier Airlines is the third flight attendant group to elect
AFA-CWA as their bargaining representative in the past year.
"We welcome our new sisters and brothers at Frontier to the
world's largest flight attendant union. Frontier flight attendants
have a unique and proud history and with AFA-CWA representation,
they will now begin to shape their future through a legally binding
contract," said AFA-CWA International President Patricia
Friend.
Frontier flight attendants are based in Denver, CO and
Milwaukee, WI.
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