AA Flight Attendants Reject Proposed Contract
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American Airlines flight attendants have rejected a proposed five-year contract on Sunday, which forced the world’s largest air carrier and its cabin-crew workers union to go into binding arbitration.
According to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, there were just 16 votes that killed the contract – 8,180 voting for it and 8,196 voting against it.
The contract’s rejection will affect nearly 24,000 workers and muddles the incorporation of American Airlines and U.S. Airways. With last year’s merger, the company became the largest airline operator. The contract being proposed included definite raises but would end the profit-sharing plan.
Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines had its best quarter – June through September – where it had a $942 million profit, nearly twice the amount the two companies had made separately. CEO Doug Parker said the fourth-quarter was liable to see more records.
Other carriers like Delta, Southwest and United had shared profits last year. Delta, which is based in Atlanta, paid nearly $506 million to its employees based on the 2013 profits it had.
In a statement released by the air carrier, American Airlines was disappointed by the way the vote had went.
It said the rejected proposed contract would have been far better in monetary value and have better work rules than any arbitration determined contract.
The union said the first arbitration meeting would take place on Dec. 3
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