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Flight Attendants Fight for Pensions at United
AFA-CWA members at United Airlines took CHAOS global on July 28, with leafleting and actions at more than 20 locations on three continents.
From Boston to Los Angeles, from Hong Kong to Paris, flight attendants let the flying public know that AFA-CWA members will stand strong in the fight to keep their pensions. This means pursuing every avenue, and using CHAOS, if necessary, to restore flight attendants' retirement security.
CHAOS is AFA's targeted strike and work action strategy. United flight attendants voted to use CHAOS tactics as a result of United's attempts to unilaterally change their contract and throw out their pension.
Some United flight attendants may lose as much as half of their pensions if United is permitted to transfer its obligation to the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., and flight attendants have expressed outrage over management's move.
"Current United management has held its employees and creditors hostage in Chapter 11 for nearly 1,000 days," said Greg Davidowitch, president of AFA-CWA at United.
"We're hitting the streets around the globe to demonstrate our resolve. We want our pensions back and we want this management team out," he said.
While slashing workers' pensions, United chief executive officer Glenn Tilton will retain a $4.5 million package, AFA-CWA has pointed out.
"After 32 months in bankruptcy, United Airlines has little more to show than a single-minded effort to destroy labor contracts and career employees, increase executive bonuses and offer failed business plans," Davidowitch said. Management has yet to make the allocated salary and management concessions, has failed to cut non-labor costs, and has yet to produce a plan of reorganization, he added.
Davidovitch told flight attendants there "will be plenty of opportunity" for future actions.
From Boston to Los Angeles, from Hong Kong to Paris, flight attendants let the flying public know that AFA-CWA members will stand strong in the fight to keep their pensions. This means pursuing every avenue, and using CHAOS, if necessary, to restore flight attendants' retirement security.
CHAOS is AFA's targeted strike and work action strategy. United flight attendants voted to use CHAOS tactics as a result of United's attempts to unilaterally change their contract and throw out their pension.
Some United flight attendants may lose as much as half of their pensions if United is permitted to transfer its obligation to the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., and flight attendants have expressed outrage over management's move.
"Current United management has held its employees and creditors hostage in Chapter 11 for nearly 1,000 days," said Greg Davidowitch, president of AFA-CWA at United.
"We're hitting the streets around the globe to demonstrate our resolve. We want our pensions back and we want this management team out," he said.
While slashing workers' pensions, United chief executive officer Glenn Tilton will retain a $4.5 million package, AFA-CWA has pointed out.
"After 32 months in bankruptcy, United Airlines has little more to show than a single-minded effort to destroy labor contracts and career employees, increase executive bonuses and offer failed business plans," Davidowitch said. Management has yet to make the allocated salary and management concessions, has failed to cut non-labor costs, and has yet to produce a plan of reorganization, he added.
Davidovitch told flight attendants there "will be plenty of opportunity" for future actions.