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 [...]

Harassing phone calls, shouting at Flight Attendants in airports, violating election rules, suppressing votes, fabricating voting irregularities,  making public statements against their members – this is the campaign the CWA-AFA and their supporters have launched in order to win the election. If you feel threatened by your union, you are in the wrong union. The [...]

When I was 24 I began working in the airline industry as a Continental Ticket Agent. At 28, I was hired by TWA as an International Flight Purser. Wanting to improve things, I was elected to a Flight Attendant Union Rep position and continued to represent Flight Attendants, full time, until my recent retirement. I [...]

United's current Flight Attendant union this week sent a communication to its members stating they "...discovered an error in the NMB’s processing of some requests for duplicate voting instructions from Flight Attendants with international addresses. We advised the NMB of the issue and the process is being corrected. \" The IAM has contacted the NMB [...]

Dear Friend: Hi! I have a question for you - Have you voted in the National Mediation Board's Flight Attendant Representation Election? If not, I encourage you to please vote today! Voting is easy and it takes less than 2 minutes. If you haven't received your telephone and internet voting instructions, please click here to learn how [...]

The letter below was mailed on June 2, 1011 to United Airlines International-Based Flight Attendants. June 2, 2011 Dear United Airlines Flight Attendant: The IAM is committed to ensuring all Flight Attendants, including those based outside the United States, receive the best union representation possible. Flight Attendants in International Bases deserve the same level of [...]

The letter below has been mailed to each United, Continental and Continental Micronesia Flight Attendant's home. Dear Flight Attendant, Your vote for the IAM in the upcoming representation election will be a clear signal to the management of the new United that change is in the air. And healthcare is one of the biggest changes [...]

The National Mediation Board (NMB) today issued sample voting instructions for the upcoming United/Continental/Continental Micronesia Flight Attendant union representation election. The IAM has prepared a PDF document of the sample voting instructions to show Flight Attendants what to expect when they receive their voting instructions from the NMB, which will be mailed on May 17, [...]

The IAM applauded today’s National Mediation Board (NMB) single carrier ruling for the Flight Attendant classification comprising 25,000 employees at the recently combined United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia Airlines. Today’s ruling sets in motion a 14-day period during which the IAM will provide sufficient evidence of support for the NMB to call for [...]

You are busy balancing family, friendships and your flight schedule. I respect that. But if more money, more flexibility and more democracy are important to you, then I ask you to spend a few minutes reading this letter.

The merger of United, Continental and Continental Micronesia Airlines offers you a chance to balance competing claims and decide what feels right to you ... what works best for you … what’s in your best interest.

Do you want a union that listens to you? The IAM does. It is how we negotiate great contracts. Our members’ suggestions become our demands. Their priorities become our priorities. And when negotiations conclude, our members get to vote up or down on what the company proffered.