Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Approve Contract Extension
11 Marzo 2009 - 2:10AM
PR Newswire (US)
SEATTLE, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines and the
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA today jointly announced
ratification of a two-year contract extension for the airline's
2,830 flight attendants. The ratification vote, which concluded at
noon, extends the contract through April 2012. The contract was
previously amendable on May 1, 2010. The extension offers flight
attendants a 1.5-percent pay increase on May 1 of 2010 and 2011.
Flight attendants also will now participate in the same
performance-based incentive plan as the airline's dispatch and
management employees. The extension was ratified by 53.8 percent of
the flight attendants who voted. Company and union representatives
said they were pleased with the outcome and eager to move forward.
"I am pleased with today's ratification of the tentative agreement
to extend our current contract," said Kelle Porter Wells, Master
Executive Council president, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.
"This gives us an opportunity to go forward for the next several
years knowing our work rules and compensation are secure as we
address the challenges ahead." "This contract recognizes the
outstanding work and dedication of our flight attendants and
reflects a desire on both the union and company's part for a stable
labor agreement in the face of difficult times," said Ann
Ardizzone, vice president of inflight services. For over 60 years,
the Association of Flight Attendants has been serving as the voice
for flight attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry,
in the media and on Capitol Hill. More than 55,000 flight
attendants at 20 airlines come together to form AFA-CWA, the
world's largest flight attendant union. AFA is part of the
700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA),
AFL-CIO. Visit us at http://www.afanet.org/. Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together
serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska,
the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Traditional Network
Carriers (tie)" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 North America
Airline Satisfaction Study(SM). For reservations, visit
alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Bobbie Egan of Alaska
Airlines, +1-206-392-5134, or Kelle Porter Wells, Master Executive
Council President/MECP of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA,
+1-253-437-1261 Web Site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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