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Greetings, AFA 66 eCommunication - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Acknowledgment Required for Random Alcohol Testing Notification Acknowledgment Required for Random Alcohol Testing Notification AFA has been working with Cindi Simone, US Airways Director of Labor Relations and other Company management to revise the process of random notification to Flight Attendants for alcohol testing. Effective immediately, when you are randomly selected for pre-departure alcohol testing you will be notified via a Revised Assignment Notification in the form of a mandatory Maestro message. This Notification must be acknowledged prior to completing any further transactions within Maestro. Once you receive this message upon check-in for your trip, you are required to immediately proceed to the testing facility. This change will go into effect for both Flight Attendants and Pilots. AFA would like to thank Company management for their prompt correction to the notification process and for setting in place procedures that will ensure a successful random testing process for both Flight Attendant and the airline.
The
Corporate Identity Management Office has changed its name to the
Employee and Applicant Service Center. All company ID badge
production now takes place at the Hangar Identity Management
office. If you work in the corporate building, are passing
through or just have questions regarding your company ID badge,
please contact one of the individuals listed below.
They’re located in the HR Operations office, 1st floor
(the former Recruiting Office) and will be able to assist you
with your badging needs. Jon Olech, x38623 jon.olech@usairways.com Joyce Collect, x38841 joyce.collett@usairways.com Mark Godin,
x38829
mark.godin@usairways.com Hangar Office
contacts: Joe Martinez, x37329 joseph.martinez@usairways.com Christine Prieto, x37334 christine.prieto@usairways.com Fax #
480-693-7330 Maestro
is still programmed for two (2) days, so when bidding for
training, please ignore R2 and R4. Also once the training
bid is initially awarded, ignore day 2. Bid Administration will
remove the additional day, leaving only one (1) day of Recurrent
Training on your line. Contract Goals Set to Rebuild Career and Reinvigorate the Middle Class Chicago - Flight attendants at United Airlines are going to the negotiating table today seeking contract improvements after enduring huge cuts in pay, quality of work life, healthcare and retirement for nearly seven years. This morning flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, are exercising the opportunity to negotiate for improvement for the first time since 1996. "Today is full of hope. Flight attendants are committed to rebuilding our career and improving our lives," said Greg Davidowitch, AFA President at United. "Spirits are high as we begin negotiations for improvements that reflect the good work we do at United Airlines." Negotiations begin as union and company negotiators exchange opening proposals today. The contract becomes amendable on January 7, 2010; under the Railway Labor Act airline contracts remain in place throughout the negotiations process. The flight attendant contract requires negotiations to begin nine months early with the intention of having a new agreement in place as soon as possible. If negotiations are not concluded by August 7, 2009 the union and the company will jointly petition the National Mediation Board to begin mediation, the next step in the negotiations process. "For far too long, corporate interests have trumped those of flight attendants," said Davidowitch. "Our experience is similar to working families throughout our country; recent years have been extremely difficult for flight attendants. Even so, we take pride in our work as safety professionals and our place in the enduring American workforce. We are committed to negotiating a contract that rebuilds our career and compliments the Administration's agenda to reinvigorate the middle class." Flight attendants have been working under concessions since 2002. During United's bankruptcy flight attendants shouldered concessions that caused over 30% reduction in pay, the loss of 10,000 jobs, the burden of greater costs for healthcare, working longer hours away from their families and the termination of their pensions. During Chapter 11 and since United Airlines emerged from its 38-month bankruptcy in February 2006, executives have repeatedly awarded themselves with hundreds of millions of dollars in pay increases and bonuses. Today, flight attendants are seeking improved compensation, more rest and better work rules to effectively do their job, a reduction in the cost of healthcare and a more secure retirement. "We had to negotiate concessions all through the bankruptcy,
but this time is different. Only twice before in
twenty-five years have we had the opportunity to negotiate for
improvements. We will do whatever it takes to achieve an
on-time agreement that meets the needs of United flight
attendants," stated Davidowitch. |
