Organizing Update

Norwegian Air

U.S.-based Norwegian Flight Attendants voted today to join AFA-CWA. Last month the Executive Board of the Norwegian Cabin Crew Association agreed to join AFA pending a full membership vote. Today the Flight Attendants elected AFA as their collective bargaining representative. Flight Attendants rejected an intense campaign of management interference and union-busting during the vote.

"We are thrilled to welcome the U.S.-based Norwegian Flight Attendants to our Flight Attendant union," stated Sara Nelson, AFA International President. "We congratulate the Executive Board of NCCA on this successful vote. They become the twentieth member-airline in AFA, making us stronger and better than ever. Norwegian has fought the Flight Attendants' right to organize and bargain a contract for nearly two years, but that stops now. We will not allow Norwegian to pit crews against each other. We will support the Flight Attendants to negotiate an agreement that recognizes their commitment to Norwegian's success and maintains the rights of Flight Attendants both in the United States and the European Union."

"We are proud to join the Association of Flight Attendants," said Valentin Lorien, president of the Norwegian Cabin Crew Association. "With the backing of AFA, we now have the resources we need to negotiate a fair contract for our workgroup."