For Immediate Release: November 18, 2009
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
Compass Airlines Flight Attendants Join AFA-CWA
Washington, DC - A strong majority of flight attendants at Compass Airlines today voted to join the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA). The election vote, conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), showed that 194 flight attendants voted for AFA-CWA representation.
Compass Airlines was formed in 2007 as a Northwest Airlink partner and now is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.
"Compass flight attendants look forward to negotiating a contract that will provide security, as well as advance our careers. As AFA-CWA members, we will have a voice at the bargaining table and work alongside management in creating a leading regional airline contract that recognizes our role as safety professionals," said Catriona Bagley, appointed transitional AFA-CWA Compass President.
This is the fourth flight attendant group to elect AFA-CWA as their bargaining representative this year. AFA-CWA filed a petition for election in September after a strong majority of the over 300 Compass flight attendants signed cards authorizing an election.
"Compass flight attendants recognize the benefits of a legally binding contract and the opportunity to advance their career through AFA-CWA representation," said AFA-CWA International President Patricia Friend. "Compass flight attendants joined together to achieve their goal. They spoke in favor of having a voice in their workplace and today management heard their message loud and clear."
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 50,000 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 www.afanet.org.