United Airlines flight attendants face a raid by start-up union
Even as it is apparently nearing a contract deal after 5 years of fruitless contract talks with United, the Association of Flight Attendants is facing a raid by a start-up union that wants to represent the carrier's 24,000 flight attendants. United is the centrepiece of the AFA, which has 60,000 members at 17 airlines. AFA has often seemed to punch above its weight in Washington. But the 2010 merger between United and Continental has been stressful for the union, which has had trouble unifying the two groups, which generally have different priorities and still work under separate contracts. Now, "we are seeking to replace the AFA with an independent, transparent, more democratic union," said Todd Magnus, a flight attendant with 30 years seniority who is interim president of the United Flight Attendants Association. <br/>
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United Airlines flight attendants face a raid by start-up union
Even as it is apparently nearing a contract deal after 5 years of fruitless contract talks with United, the Association of Flight Attendants is facing a raid by a start-up union that wants to represent the carrier's 24,000 flight attendants. United is the centrepiece of the AFA, which has 60,000 members at 17 airlines. AFA has often seemed to punch above its weight in Washington. But the 2010 merger between United and Continental has been stressful for the union, which has had trouble unifying the two groups, which generally have different priorities and still work under separate contracts. Now, "we are seeking to replace the AFA with an independent, transparent, more democratic union," said Todd Magnus, a flight attendant with 30 years seniority who is interim president of the United Flight Attendants Association. <br/>
