Skip to main content

News

Search News

Topics
Date Published Between

For the Media

For media inquiries, call CWA Communications at 202-434-1168 or email comms@cwa-union.org. To read about CWA Members, Leadership or Industries, visit our About page.

US Airways Passenger Service Employees File for Federal Mediation

US Airways passenger service employees have turned to federal mediation to help resolve the remaining issues in their first-contract negotiations with airline management. The formal request for assistance was filed with the National Mediation Board today.

The 10,000 passenger service employees voted for representation by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the fall of 1997 and contract talks have been going on since December of that year.

The next bargaining session is scheduled for May 18-21 in Washington, D.C.

The group includes airport ticket, baggage and gate agents, reservations agents, US Airways Club representatives, special assist agents and city ticket office agents. The employees work at each airport serviced by US Airways and at seven reservations sales offices around the country.

The group is largely female (about 70 percent), and it is the only employee group at US Airways that has not had a salary increase since 1992, according to CWA.

###

Press Contact

CWA Communications