PSA Airlines Flight Attendants Vote to Strike

Last week, Flight Attendants at PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. PSA Flight Attendants are fighting for double-digit base pay increases, which would include pay for time spent boarding, sick leave, work rule improvements, and more. After several months of stalling, management put forth a proposal described in an AFA-CWA press release as “insulting,” with base pay increases that “fall far short of the cost of living and increases at mainline carriers.”

The outcome of current contract negotiations will affect approximately 1,300 PSA Flight Attendants.

Lee Wilkes, president of the PSA chapter of AFA-CWA, stated, “We can’t afford to wait any longer. We’ll be back at the table next week with a message for management: It’s time to Pay Us, or CHAOS™. PSA Flight Attendants need improvements now!”

AFA 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.

 
AFA-CWA members posted a banner on Facebook to help spread the news of their determination to bargain a contract that keeps up with the cost of living.