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MEC Grievance 4-23 Denied
Jan 23, 2025
In 2022, Management began issuing counseling and performance warnings, in addition to points, when Flight Attendants pro...
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Combined Duty Programming “Piggybacking”
Nov 14, 2024
Combined Duty Programming “Piggybacking” Section 7.I.16. provides Flight Attendants with the ability to combine two duty...
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DOL Responds to United Management's Attempts to Deny Workers Sick Leave Rights
Jul 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2024) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson released the following...
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MEC Grievance Filed Over New Absence Certificate Requirement
Jul 24, 2024
Yesterday, MEC President Ken Diaz filed a grievance over management’s edict to indefinitely require an absence certifica...
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Piggybacking Arbitration Award
Apr 25, 2024
On April 23rd the System Board of Adjustment issued an award in our MEC “Piggybacking” Grievance (MEC 4-21). Your MEC fi...
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MEC Grievance Training
Mar 14, 2024
Last week, the United MEC Grievance Committee hosted their annual training in Rosemont, IL. The two-day training was bro...
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New Flight Attendant Wings - Grievance Clarification
Mar 05, 2024
In response to our article last week regarding the new Flight Attendant wings, we received some questions about the grie...
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Robocalls Lead the Way – MEC Grievance 23-13 is Filed
Nov 30, 2023
On Tuesday, November 28th, management announced that it’s unilaterally implementing robocalls to Flight Attendants when ...
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