IAM Local Lodge 731 consist of members from British Airways (Flytele/BA), Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways and is part of Districts 141 and 142 of the Transportation Territory of the IAM and is a member in good-standing of the North Florida Central Labor Council and the Florida AFL-CIO.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
IAM Flight Attendants at Continental Ratify Industry Leading Agreement
Tue. March 01, 2011
The IAM announced that Flight Attendants at Continental Airlines have voted to ratify a new interim collective bargaining agreement that will raise their top base pay to $52.53 per hour while providing a no-furlough guarantee for the duration of the accord.
The contract was ratified by 68 percent of voting members, with 70 percent of the overall membership participating. The new interim agreement covers 9,300 Flight Attendants based in Houston, TX, Newark, NJ and Cleveland, OH. The 20-month contract is retroactive to January 1, 2010.
“This interim agreement provides immediate raises and important merger protections as United and Continental integrate their operations,” said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “After we win representation rights for the combined Flight Attendant group, we will return to the table and negotiate long-term improvements for all 25,000 Flight Attendants.”