The management at US Airways have publicly stated that a merged flight attendant contract will contain no cost increases. Even after they received millions in stock bonuses from the merged companies.
Merging unions seems to be the most difficult for many companies, especially in the airline industry. Pay rates, seniority levels and various other issues have come to be seen as the most difficult. The unions have only agreed on 5 sections out of the 36 that they need to agree on and the unions say that the airline is not giving them the resources they need to work on the process. Management's nothing-for-flight attendants negotiating stance is DOA at the bargaining table," said Gary Richardson and Mike Flores, AFA-CWA MEC Presidents at America West and US Airways.
Flight attendants at both US Airways and former America West Airlines have not had pay raises in 4+ years. Times and locations have not been said but most likely hub airports for US Airways will be targeted.
This merged company was suppose to be the model for many airlines as rumors continue to swirl but with recent troubles with flight attendants and pilots at the merged company, it may not be such a sunshiny picture at the company.
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