WASHINGTON, DC – AirTran Airways Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), voted in favor of a new agreement with Southwest Airlines management that would cover the over 1,700 Flight Attendants who, to date, have not been integrated into the Southwest system.
“AirTran Flight Attendants’ immense contributions have played a key role in the AirTran/Southwest network. This agreement provides Flight Attendants with some immediate economic improvements until management completes the integration process. AirTran Flight Attendants stood strong throughout negotiations and remained resolute that we not be left behind as a result of this merger,” said Alison Head, AFA AirTran President.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- AirTran Airways Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), voted in favor of a new agreement with Southwest Airlines management that would cover the over 1,700 Flight Attendants who, to date, have not been integrated into the Southwest system.
- AirTran Flight Attendants stood strong throughout negotiations and remained resolute that we not be left behind as a result of this merger,”.
- This agreement provides Flight Attendants with some immediate economic improvements until management completes the integration process.
