Feb 28, 2013
Bargaining Update
Bargaining updates from the past week.
Jan 17, 2013
American Agents Standing Strong for a CWA Voice
American Airlines agents and CWA are continuing their efforts to get a voice on the job and in the future, following a narrow loss in the representation election among 7,800 agents.
Jan 15, 2013
Union Vote Falls Short, CWA Stands with American Airlines Agents
The vote for union representation among passenger service agents at American Airlines fell 150 votes short of the required majority of voting agents, but the Communications Workers of America will continue to work with agents for a voice on the job and in their future. The National Mediation Board announced the vote today.
Jan 10, 2013
Just a Week to Go as American Airlines Agents Vote in Union Election
American Airlines passenger service agents are just days away from the vote count in their union representation election. Next Tuesday, Jan. 15, the National Mediation Board will tally the votes and announce the results at 2 p.m. in Washington, DC.
Dec 20, 2012
American Airlines Agents Vote on CWA Representation
American Airlines passenger service agents are celebrating their vote on CWA representation by leaving messages of support at 1-855-4CWAYES.
Dec 7, 2012
One Year Later: American Airlines Agents are Voting on Union Representation
American Airlines passenger service agents today are exercising their democratic right to vote on union representation, one year after the CWA petitioned the National Mediation Board for the election on behalf of agents.
Dec 6, 2012
American Airlines Agents Vote!
After a year of delays, nearly 9,700 American Airlines passenger service agents finally began voting this week in their first union representation election.
Dec 4, 2012
American Airlines Employees Commence Voting On Union Representation
After months of delays and intimidation by management, almost 9,700 American Airlines passenger service agents today can begin voting on the question of union representation, even as desperate executives of American Airlines’ parent corporation AMR continued efforts to smother employees’ rights.
Nov 29, 2012
American Airlines Fails to Block Agents’ Right to Vote
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia – one of the most “business friendly” justices – has cleared the way for nearly 9,700 American Airlines passenger service agents to vote on union representation.
Nov 21, 2012
American Airlines Agents Storm Capitol Hill
American Airlines passenger service agents aren't backing down.
Nov 21, 2012
LGBT Groups Stand with Agents at American Airlines
Three national LGBT groups — Pride at Work, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund and National Stonewall Democrats — sent an open letter to American Airlines, condemning the company's "aggressive effort to prevent approximately 10,000 of your employees from holding a legal election to determine whether or not they will join a union."
Nov 20, 2012
CWA: LGBT Groups Stand with Agents, Workers’ Rights at American Airlines
The Communications Workers of America, on behalf of passenger service agents at American Airlines, commends Pride at Work, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund and National Stonewall Democrats for their efforts to support democracy at American Airlines.
Nov 19, 2012
American Airlines Fires Longtime Workers, Hires Contractors for Busiest Travel Week of the Year
Current and former American Airlines passenger service agents say rampant outsourcing of key passenger service agent positions across the country to low-paid contractors likely will contribute to passenger delays during the busy holiday travel season.
Nov 15, 2012
Election on Track for 9,700 American Airlines Agents
Just 19 days until the ballots are mailed and passenger service agents at American Airlines finally get their vote.
Nov 15, 2012
Flights Aren’t All That American Airlines Delays
The Communications Workers of America today began an advertising campaign demanding "no more delays" for American Airlines passenger service agents -- backed by federal court decisions – who only want the democratic right to vote on union representation.
Nov 8, 2012
American Airlines Agents Get Ready to Vote
American Airlines passenger service agents are in the homestretch of their 15-year struggle for a union voice.
Nov 1, 2012
Breaking! Election Set for American Airlines Agents!
The National Mediation Board has just set the dates for the union representation election among American Airlines passenger service agents.
Nov 1, 2012
National Mediation Board Sets Dates for American Airlines Election
The National Mediation Board (NMB) today set dates for the union representation election for American Airlines passenger service agents. American Airlines management has spent nearly a year and millions of dollars trying to block employees’ democratic right to vote. It was December 2011 when the Communications Workers of America petitioned the NMB on behalf of passenger service agents who want an election and a union voice.
Oct 19, 2012
American Airlines’ Outsourcing of Vital Services at Airports Harms Passengers, Workers and Security
Passengers at airports across America are learning how American Airlines is replacing experienced, trained employees with minimum wage workers under the cover of bankruptcy laws while the airline sits on $8 billion in cash.
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