Flight Attendants for US Air to Picket at Sky Harbor Friday

By James King Wed., Nov. 11 2009 at 5:52 PM

Categories: News

Flight attendants for US Airways aren't too thrilled with some of the working conditions after the 2005 merger with America West Airlines, and they plan to let management know Friday morning when they picket at Sky Harbor Airport.

The Association of Flight Attendants and US Airways management have been working on a new labor agreement, and the union, the Phoenix Business Journal reports, is tired of waiting.

The AFA claims that many of the former America West flight attendants are getting paid less than the pre-merger US Airways attendants and are upset about a current pay freeze.

This all comes in the wake of major reductions in flights out of Las Vegas and a reduction of about 1,000 jobs within the airline set to take place next year.

If you want front-row seats to a good old- fashioned picket line, head to terminal four at Sky Harbor International Airport Friday morning.

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association of flight attendants, picket line, sky harbor international airport, us airways

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Is $14,562.00 per year sufficient salary at any job? America West Airlines (which was the group being represented at the picket(The US Airways/America West merger is not complete)) is the lowest paid airline in the industry.
Flight Attendants are paid at a very competitive rate, and I'm sure you get paid according to seniority, if you have 10 years in the business you are not going to get paid at a 20 year rate. You have a job and pays well, get to work and stop complaining, there's a lot of people that don't have one and we'll want to get yours.
I think there is a bigger picture. After 9/11,u know with the planes and building. Us airways has went through numerous bankruptcies like may other airlines and the us airways Crew pay is worse than it was before 9/11. They wanted to keep a job so they accepted lower salaries and work conditions to save the company. Then with that money, the company reinvented the way of doing business, to lose more money and pay the executives and Ceo more than the whole work force. I don’t blame them because they are just following the government rule, witch is no matter what kind of job you do “give yourself a raise.” In conclusion to solve the problem I think the US government should bring back regulation of airlines and other sectors. We are and always will be a socialistic society, Reverse NAFTA and bring the jobs back home, Stop the trade deficit with Communist China, and stop this world economy-- lets face it ,its just didn’t work out.
Job at current pay, or no job at all. Seems simple enough to me. If you flight attendants are upset just sit back and watch what happens to the Safeway and Fry's employees who go on strike. Picket away. Your timing sucks, really.