Labor & Employment Law

879 Frontier Flight Attendants Join AFA-CWA

By James Parks

Frontier flight attendants, from left, Kim Mayne-Sasser, Emilio Trevino, Erika Schweitzer and John Warner came to Washington, D.C. for the vote count.

A strong majority of the 879 flight attendants at Frontier Airlines today voted to join the Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA).

Last September, a large group of Frontier flight attendants filed enough signatures for the National Mediation Board to order a representation election. The Frontier flight attendants are the third flight attendant group to choose AFA-CWA in the past year.

Says Erika Schweitzer, transitional AFA-CWA Frontier president:

Frontier flight attendants look forward to negotiating a contract that will protect our interests and address our issues. As AFA-CWA members, we will finally have a legally recognized voice to negotiate with management and gain protections that are specific to the needs of Frontier flight attendants.

 AFA-CWA President Patricia Friend welcomed the new members, saying:

Frontier flight attendants have a unique and proud history and with AFA-CWA representation, they will now begin to shape their future through a legally binding contract.

Frontier flight attendants are based in Denver and Milwaukee.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on May 20, 2010 (boomark / email).