Air Wisconsin flight attendants authorise a strike

Flight attendants at Air Wisconsin Thursday voted overwhelmingly to authorise a strike. Air Wisconsin is a vendor regional carrier at O’Hare Airport for United Airlines, operating under the United Express regional banner. The AW flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants, voted 99% to authorise a strike, as contract negotiations that have gone on for well over 2 years have yielded no tentative agreement. Negotiations have been overseen by the National Mediation Board, who will be a factor in whether Air Wisconsin flight attendants do walk out. If there is no progress in negotiations in the days ahead, the NMB could declare negotiations deadlocked, a move that would release the company and the union into a 30-day “cooling off” period, after which Air Wisconsin flight attendants could establish a strike deadline. <br/>