AFA-CWA Flight Attendants Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike

The results are in! Flight Attendants at United Airlines finalized their strike vote last week with 99.99% of voters in favor of authorizing a strike. Over 90% of the membership participated in the vote, and the results are clear: United Airlines Flight Attendants are fed up.

“We deserve an industry-leading contract. Our strike vote shows we’re ready to do whatever it takes to reach the contract we deserve,” said Ken Diaz, President of the United chapter of AFA-CWA. “We are the face of United Airlines, and planes don’t take off without us.”

Airline employees are governed by the Railway Labor Act, as opposed to the National Labor Relations Act. From here, union officials could request a release from the National Mediation Board, which, if granted, would trigger a 30-day “cooling off” period after which a strike could occur. AFA-CWA has a trademarked strike strategy known as CHAOS™ or Create Havoc Around Our System™. With CHAOS, a strike could affect the entire system or a single flight. The union decides when, where, and how to strike without notice to management or passengers.