Delta Connection Flight Attendants Authorize Strike
Compass – Delta Regional Embraer 175
Compass Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today authorized a strike should negotiations with management fail to reach an agreement that can be ratified. The strike was authorized by an overwhelming 94 percent of participating Flight Attendants. Compass is a Delta Connection carrier.
“Compass Airlines Flight Attendants have built a solid reputation as the Best in Class flying partner for Delta, achieving top spots in Delta’s performance matrix consistently for several years. However, Compass Flight Attendants earn between $14,000 and $19,000 a year. Today’s results show that even in the face of challenging management tactics for several years, Flight Attendants stand proud and united. We are sending a clear message to management that we will do whatever it takes to get a fair contract, one that includes a living wage. We will continue to provide the premier level of service we provide to Delta’s flying public,” said Catriona Bagley, AFA Compass President.
AFA has a trademarked strike strategy known as CHAOS or Create Havoc Around Our System(TM). With CHAOS, a strike could affect the entire system or a single flight. The union decides when, where and how to strike without notice to management or passengers. Management’s refusal to address Flight Attendant concerns could lead to CHAOS if the National Mediation Board (NMB) declares that negotiations are deadlocked and releases the parties into a 30-day “cooling-off” period and strike deadline.
Compass provides approximately 190 daily flights to over 50 Delta Air Lines destinations. Compass Airlines is wholly owned by Trans States Holdings of St. Louis and is headquartered in Minneapolis.
The Association of Flight Attendants is the world’s largest Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for over 65 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 21 airlines come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org .
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$19,000 is ridiculous. I hope they can get management’s attention.
u should be delta workers or nothing.
what’s wrong u sheep? u can get a job that pays more just about anywhere. enough already
The first half of my prior post was:
All of you should quit and send a message.
Why are you all working for peanuts for a subcontractor?
Delta doesn’t think ur good enough to work for them directly only indirectly. Nice!
If they could outsource the flying to some third world country they would.
But most likely future is – pilots, mechanics, FA’s, etc, etc… will all be employed by a temp agency and the only direct employees will be the executive office and board room.
Just keeping it real and appropriate
Delta does not own Compass and has nothing to do with how much the employees are paid. Compass may be a connection carrier for Delta, but that only means they fly routes for Delta. So do not blame Delta for the salary these employees get. And , most people know that regional carriers do not pay very much.