United flight attendants plan system-wide day of protest

More than 24,000 United flight attendants want management at the carrier to know the fight isn’t over yet to reverse a controversial move announced earlier this month to cut one flight attendant from staffing assigned to United's high-margin Polaris international business class cabin. United flight attendants who belong to the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) are planning a system-wide “day of action” on Dec. 13 to protest the staffing cuts and other issues that have rankled rank-and-file flight attendants in recent months. The protest is expected to include informational picket lines at United’s key hubs across the nation. United management has insisted the cut of one flight attendant in the Polaris cabin, to take effect Feb. 1, will not materially affect the level of service to Polaris customers because the carrier plans to pre-plate entrees served in the business cabin.<br/>