As a result of the new IAM-Continental Flight Attendant contract, Flight Attendants now benefit from contractually-protected reciprocal cabin seat agreements. These agreements are becoming active in waves. The first wave, implemented in April, included Air Wisconsin, Delta, US Airways and Southwest Airlines. An additional four airline agreements have just taken effect: Horizon, Spirit, jetBlue, and [...]
The IAM has been receiving many questions from United Flight Attendants. Below we answer some of the most frequently asked questions. 1. What type of insurance options will be available if the IAM is elected? Your medical options would not change as a result of the IAM being elected. The IAM will represent over 55,000 [...]
You are invited to attend additional IAM Meet and Greets. Join us to learn more about the IAM and how we negotiate the best Flight Attendant contracts in the industry. Ask questions, get straight answers. IAH June 7 and 8 June 14 and 15 June 21 and 22 June 28 4- 8 PM CK's Restaurant [...]
The IAM has proven repeatedly that we can close the deal and get the contracts our members want and other Flight Attendants envy.
Immediately after winning this election, Flight Attendants from pre-merger United, Continental and Continental Micronesia Airlines will participate in the IAM’s historic negotiations with United Airlines for a unified agreement. In the IAM, Flight Attendants control the process. Standard procedure for all IAM negotiations is to start with a bargaining survey and the first combined Flight [...]
IAM Convenes Reserve Meeting United and Continental Flight Attendants will participate in the IAM's Reserve Flight Attendant Strategy Summit.The meeting will take place April 10-13, 2011 at the IAM’s Education and Technology Center in Maryland. Reserves will discuss their issues and develop solutions in advance of negotiations for a combined agreement that would occur after [...]
Myth: The IAM will impose the Continental Flight Attendant contract on the combined United/Continental group.
Busted: Not true.
The IAM-Continental contract has industry-leading compensation and flexibility, providing a better quality of life for Flight Attendants. However, the IAM knows that there are portions of the United Airlines contract that are beneficial to Flight Attendants. The best of both contracts will be present in the first combined agreement negotiated by the IAM for Flight Attendants at the merged United.
The IAM will conduct surveys and solicit contract proposals from the combined Flight Attendant group before engaging in transition negotiations. Each pre-merger Continental and United domestic and international base will be represented on the IAM’s bargaining team.
The IAM today announced it has filed for federal mediation in its year-long negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for 9,500 Flight Attendants at Continental Airlines, a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.
On October 27, 2010, Continental Flight Attendants rejected a tentative interim agreement that provided wage increases and job guarantees through Continental’s merger and integration with United Airlines. Negotiations began in December 2010, before Continental’s merger with United was announced.
“Continental has been unwilling to restore all the sacrifices Flight Attendants made to help the carrier avoid bankruptcy and merge with United,” said Sheila Hammond, a Continental Flight Attendant and IAM negotiating committee member.
Q. Why weren't there any improvements to sick leave?
A. The committee had to make tough decisions on economic issues. The committee was very passionate about both sick leave accrual and the use of sick leave bank. Both lowering the 500 hour requirement for full line protection and raising the cap on the number of hours that could be protected were on the table to the end. The committee gave preference to wage increase when assessing the choices we had to make. Be assured that sick leave remains high on the list of improvements that the committee will bring to the table in the Transition Agreement...
During the summer of 2009, the IAM solicited contract proposals from the membership for the impending contract negotiations. We received an unprecedented number of over 20,000 Flight Attendant proposals. A proposal Screening Committee, comprised of elected Flight Attendant Local Lodge officers, met in Kansas City, MO to review each individual proposal.
