Media Releases
Flight Attendants Picket During UAL Presentation at Transportation Conference
Jun 18, 2008 - United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), are picketing today outside the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference 2008 as UAL Executive Vice President & CFO Jake Brace presents United's plans for dealing with the current airline environment.
Workers Picket UAL Shareholder Meeting in Los Angeles
Jun 11, 2008 - United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), together with other United employees will picket the UAL Shareholder meeting at the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills, California on June 11, 2008.
UAL Shareholders to Vote on Executive Compensation
Apr 30, 2008 - As an individual shareholder, Greg Davidowitch, President of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA) at United Airlines, submitted a stockholder proposal for a Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation ('Say on Pay'). Once approved, shareholders would achieve an annual advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation submitted by the United Board of Directors.
United and American Flight Attendant Leaders Hold Joint Meeting for Negotiations Strategy
Apr 04, 2008 - Leaders of the APFA representing Flight Attendants at American Airlines together with the leaders of AFA-CWA representing Flight Attendants at United Airlines met Wednesday with industry economists, negotiators, attorneys, and professional pollsters to continue to coordinate efforts to rebuild the Flight Attendant career.
Flight Attendants Ready to Rebuild Profession, Win Improvements
Jan 10, 2008 - Union Leaders Prepared to Confront Realities of Marketplace
Unions Furious with Exclusion of Employees in UAL Payout
Dec 07, 2007 - The leaders of the three largest Unions at United Airlines, Mark Bathurst, United Master Executive Council Chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA); Greg Davidowitch, United Master Executive Council President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA); and Randy Canale, President and Directing General Chairman of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), District 141, issued a statement in response to the decision of UAL executives, and approved by the UAL Board of Directors, to give a $250 million special payout to shareholders.
UAL Payout Short Changes Shareholders
Dec 07, 2007 - AFA-CWA today blasted the decision of UAL executives, which was also approved by the UAL Board of Directors, to give a special payout to shareholders. The Union said this move undercuts the value of United Airlines by favoring short-term shareholder returns over a strong, motivated workforce, an improved customer experience and the long-term health of the airline.
Union Coalition at United Airlines Demands Repayment with Airline's "Found Money"
Nov 27, 2007 - The Union Coalition at United Airlines issued a statement condemning United's announcement that it will restructure current credit agreements in hopes of pursuing "shareholder-oriented initiatives." The Unions reiterate that any "excess cash" belongs first to the workers of United Airlines.
