Oct 4, 2012
Big Victory for American Airlines Agents
After fighting 15 years for a union voice, American passenger service agents will at last get to vote.
Oct 3, 2012
CWA: Appeals Court Decision Means American Airlines Agents Will Finally Get Their Vote
Statement by the Communications Workers of America on today’s ruling by the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that dismissed American Airlines’ claims in its attempt to block workers’ democratic rights:
Aug 9, 2012
US Airways Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement
Flight Attendants reached a tentative agreement late Tuesday night with US Airways that would extend job protections and raise pay.
Aug 9, 2012
By The Numbers: America Airline’s Anti-Democratic Attack on Workers
As American Airlines continues to do everything it can to deny passenger service agents a voice in the workplace, CWA highlighted a few numbers that help to put the airline’s actions into perspective.
Aug 8, 2012
By the Numbers: Putting American Airlines’ Anti-Democratic Attack on Workers into Perspective
As American Airlines continues to do everything it can to deny passenger service agents a voice in the workplace, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) today highlights a few numbers that help to put American Airlines’ actions into perspective.
Jul 26, 2012
121 Lawmakers Tell American Airlines to Obey the Law
American Airline's 10,000 passenger service agents are entitled to choose for themselves whether or not they are represented by a union, 121 members of Congress told CEO Tom Horton in a strongly worded letter Monday.
Jul 24, 2012
Over 120 Members of Congress Write American Airlines To Remind Airline It’s Not Above The Law
More than 120 members of Congress today told American Airlines that despite what wealthy senior executives may think, the company is not above following laws passed by the U.S. Congress. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) released a letter signed by 121 members of Congress to American Airlines CEO Thomas Horton – who manages to take home millions in salary and bonuses while running a bankrupt airline – stating that American Airlines’ attempts to stop workers from exercising their democratic right to vote in a legal union election just won’t fly.
Jul 5, 2012
Piedmont Agents Ratify First Contract
Fleet and passenger service agents at Piedmont Airlines, who voted to join CWA in November 2010, overwhelmingly ratified their first contract by a 94 percent vote.
Jul 5, 2012
New Contracts at Ryan Airlines, US Airways Express
AFA-CWA reached a tentative first contract covering nearly 200 Flight Attendants at Ryan International Airlines, while Flight Attendants at Air Wisconsin, a US Airways Express carrier, ratified a new four-year agreement.
Jun 21, 2012
American Agents Rally at District Court for the Right to Vote
American Airlines agents and supporters rallied today outside the U.S. District Court in Ft. Worth, Tex., then went inside where Judge Terry Means was hearing American Airlines’ case for a preliminary injunction that would further stop the 10,000 agents from their exercising democratic right to vote.
Jun 14, 2012
Passenger Service Agents to Suffer Irreparable Harm in Decision That Delays American Airlines Vote
The decision by a U.S. District Court Judge granting a temporary restraining order to block the vote by nearly 10,000 passenger service agents means workers, not American Airlines, will suffer irreparable harm – the standard for such an order. Clearly the airline is afraid of workers having their democratic vote and has been fighting hard to stop it.
Jun 7, 2012
NMB Orders Union Vote for American Airlines Agents
In a big victory for democracy and the right to vote, the National Mediation Board on Wednesday decided to move forward with the union representation election for nearly 10,000 American Airlines agents – despite the carrier’s efforts to block the vote.
Jun 6, 2012
Momentum Builds Against American Airlines’ Un-American Scheme to Subvert U.S. Labor Law
CWA is gearing up its efforts to document how American Airlines is denying its employees their legal right to vote for union representation.
Jun 1, 2012
Democratic House Leaders to American Airlines: ‘Comply with the Law’
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and two Ranking Members call on American Airlines to stop delaying the democratic, union representation elections that passenger service agents want and the NMB ordered.
May 31, 2012
Piedmont Agents Win First Contract
The CWA bargaining team has reached a tentative first contract with Piedmont Airlines covering 3,500 fleet and passenger service agents.
May 31, 2012
AFA-CWA Reaches Tentative Deals with Horizon Air, Air Wisconsin
AFA-CWA flight attendants at Horizon Air and Air Wisconsin reached tentative contracts with management this month.
May 31, 2012
American Airlines Agents Petition for Representation Election
The federal judge overseeing the AmericanAirlines bankruptcy proceedings is urging the company to negotiate with unions over new contracts. Judge Sean Lane delayed a decision on the airline’s call for termination of the contracts, stating, “I urge, and I cannot urge this any more strongly, that the parties resolve this where they need to resolve this — the negotiating table.”
May 24, 2012
American Airlines Agents Fight for CWA Election
American Airlines passenger service agents and CWA supporters are fighting back against the airline’s attempt to block the union representation election that was ordered by the National Mediation Board.
May 17, 2012
American Airlines Agents Press NMB to Move Forward on Union Election
American Airlines is still refusing to hand over mailing labels to the National Mediation Board so that passenger service agents can vote on union representation. So workers took matters into their own hands.
May 16, 2012
Court’s Decision Doesn’t Alter the Right of American Airlines Agents to a Fair and Timely Election
Statement by the Communications Workers of America on today’s ruling by Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane. Passenger service agents were seeking a temporary injunction to block American Airlines from implementing drastic wage, benefit and job cuts while agents are waiting for their election
