{"id":96202,"date":"2023-11-20T21:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/?p=96202"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:29:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:29:01","slug":"american-airlines-flight-attendants-move-a-step-closer-to-a-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelleader.com\/transport\/american-airlines-flight-attendants-move-a-step-closer-to-a-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines flight attendants move a step closer to a strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The union that represents American Airlines flight attendants has asked to be released from further bargaining obligations with American.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Should the National Mediation Board grant that request, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) would be allowed to strike after a 30-day cooling-down period, per regulations set forth in the Railway Labor Act, which governs labor relations in the airline industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are taking this step because flight attendants are tired of waiting and tired of the overall disrespect from American Airlines,&#8221; APFA said in a statement on Monday. &#8220;Across the country, workers are standing up against corporate greed and demanding improvements. We are prepared and willing to do what it takes to secure the agreement we deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>APFA is calling for wage increases of 50% over a four-year contract. American has offered a 19% increase over five years, according to an APFA summary. The union is also asking for a variety of other contract improvements, including an increase from 75 to 80 in the number of paid hours its members are guaranteed monthly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Related:\u00a0As contract talks drag, flight attendants say they&#8217;re prepared to strike<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The union said Monday that American&#8217;s management did not bring a new offer to federally supervised mediations in Phoenix last week. American says that assertion is inaccurate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since resuming negotiations in 2021, the company has routinely met with APFA and presented proposals that maintain our commitment to paying our team members well and competitively,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;For months now, we&#8217;ve had an industry-leading economic proposal on the table, and we continue to make progress on other items, including as recently as last week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>American also emphasized that there is no possibility of a strike over this year&#8217;s holiday season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>APFA&#8217;s contract with American became amendable in 2019 and its members haven&#8217;t received a raise since January of that year, the union&#8217;s president Julie Hedrick wrote in her letter to the National Mediation Board.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/Travel-News\/Airline-News\/American-Airlines-flight-attendants-move-step-closer-to-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The union that represents American Airlines flight attendants has asked to be released from further bargaining obligations with American.\u00a0 Should<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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