Flight Attendants for PSA a US Airways Express Carrier Ratify Contract

According to a press release from the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), the 300+ PSA Airline Flight Attendants, represented by the Association, have ratified a new five-year agreement. Included in the new contract are pay increases and quality of life enhancements.

“This new agreement provides improvements for PSA Flight Attendants and our families. Ratification of this new contract secures a better future for all PSA Flight Attendants in recognition of our significant contributions to PSA and the US Airways network. Through job security protections and potential growth, we have great hope for the opportunities before us,” said L.C. Acor, AFA PSA President. “PSA Flight Attendants took ownership of our future by standing together throughout the negotiations and generated the power to achieve these improvements.”

PSA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. operating for the US Airways airline as a US Airways Express carrier. The airline flies to more than 62 destinations from the US Airways hubs in Charlotte, NC, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Dayton Ohio. In total, PSA works about 330 departures each day.

“Since negotiations began, Flight Attendants have remained adamant that our role as first responders be recognized and that any agreement ensures our future success as an airline,” added Acor. “We achieved our goal.”

As the world’s largest Flight Attendant union, the AFA is committed in its 100 percent focus on Flight Attendant issues. According to the release, “the 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.”

The AFA currently represents close to 60,000 flight attendants across 21 airlines. The AFA itself is a integral part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO.