US Airways Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement

AFA-CWA reached a tentative agreement with US Airways this week on a single, combined contract to unite the 6,700 Flight Attendants at the airline from US Airways and the pre-merger America West. The airlines merged in 2005, and union negotiators fought hard to reach a fair agreement in the bargaining, which eventually went to federal mediation.

The AFA-CWA presidents of each pre-merger airline, Mike Flores, representing pre-merger US Airways Flight Attendants and Deborah Volpe, representing pre-merger America West Flight Attendants, issued the following joint statement.

"This is about moving forward. These negotiations have been arduous, frustrating and far too long," they stated, noting "the process began in the midst of an industry restructuring and on the cusp of this new consolidation era. Until we gained the right to federal mediation with oversight by the National Mediation Board, management did not take our members seriously. Now, they do. We have been focused on reaching an agreement that recognizes the contributions of Flight Attendants to the success of the airline and getting that agreement in the hands of members for their consideration. And now, we will."

After a full review, the tentative agreement will be presented to members in a ratification vote.