Flight Attendants Vote on First Contract at Frontier

Frontier flight attendants are voting on their first-ever union contract that safeguards job security and long-term interests of the 1,000 air safety professionals. The workers voted for representation by AFA-CWA in May 2010. "We sent a very clear message that any agreement must provide job security and protect our interests moving forward," said AFA-CWA Frontier president Erika Schweitzer.

"Frontier flight attendants have always stood together in difficult times and this agreement recognizes their commitment to the airline and provides assurances that they will profit from its success," said AFA-CWA International President Veda Shook.

In related airline bargaining, 300 AFA-CWA members at PSA Airlines will vote whether to authorize a strike, with ballots to be counted on Sept. 14. Bargaining at PSA, a subsidiary of US Airways Group, is in mediation; progress has been blocked by management's unreasonable demands.

"US Airways has returned to profitability and flight attendants at all US Airways carriers should share in that success," stated AFA-CWA PSA Vice President L.C. Acor. PSA operates as a US Airways Express carrier out of Charlotte, N.C.; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pa.; and Washington, D.C.