January 9, 2012 - Acting on the election protest filed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the National Mediation Board (NMB) today announced that it will conduct an on-site investigation into the election conduct of the CWA-AFA and United Airlines in the United/Continental/Continental Micronesia Flight Attendant union representation election. If the [...]
In July 2011, the IAM filed a protest of the Continental/United/CMI Flight Attendant election with the National Mediation Board. By mid-September, the parties had made all of their written submissions to the Board. That is the first step in the process. The Board is now reviewing those submissions and will decide if there is sufficient [...]
In July, 2011 the Communication Workers of America (CWA) filed charges with the AFL-CIO alleging the IAM violated the AFL-CIO Constitution by posting the election interference charges it filed with the National Mediation Board in the United/Continental/Continental Micronesia Flight Attendant election on a website for Flight Attendants to review. The independent umpire assigned by the [...]
The IAM on September 9, 2011 replied to responses from United/Continental/Continental Micronesia and the CWA-AFA in the investigation of election interference by the CWA and the Carrier. The IAM submission to the National Mediation Board provided additional evidence of CWA election interference and is available for viewing, downloading and printing below. IAM Reply, Part I IAM Reply, [...]
On September 1, 2011 each and every Continental Airlines Flight Attendant received an across-the-board 2.5% pay increase as part of their IAM-negotiated contract. This contract, which was reached in January 2011, also contained retroactive pay for all Flight Attendants back to January 1, 2010. Since ratification of this agreement, Continental Flight Attendants have earned nearly [...]
Dear Flight Attendant: As many of you are aware, the IAM has filed a protest with the National Mediation Board (NMB) concerning the conduct of both CWA-AFA and United Airlines during the recent election. In response, the CWA-AFA filed charges against the IAM with the AFL-CIO, an umbrella organization of labor unions in the United [...]
The CWA-AFA sought and received an extension to respond to the IAM’s charges of election interference. The IAM filed our submission in a timely manner, even though we still continue to receive additional written complaints, because the IAM understands how important a quick resolution to this matter is. The IAM’s charges include the CWA-AFA (1) [...]
The IAM today officially notified the National Mediation Board (NMB), United Airlines and the Communication Workers of America’s Association of Flight Attendants division (CWA-AFA) that it is protesting the conduct of the recent representation election for Flight Attendants at United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia. The CWA-AFA engaged in at least five major breaches [...]
Since the vote tally, concerned Flight Attendants from all three pre-merger airlines have inundated the IAM with reports of interference and voting irregularities in the representation election. The IAM is working around the clock to investigate these reports of election interference and voting irregularities. A preliminary review of Flight Attendants’ reports suggests that an IAM [...]
