CWA Passenger Agents Mobilize for ?Industry Leading Contract? at American

As bargaining for a first contract for 14,500 agents at American Airlines continues this week, passenger service agents are gearing up mobilization and putting management on notice: "we're standing together to get an industry-leading contract by 10-17-15." That's the date American Airlines consolidates all systems and operations with US Airways, and agents are reminding management that it could not have accomplished the merger without their hard work.

Negotiations are intensifying, and the CWA bargaining team is urging agents to ramp up their actions and do as much as possible, including volunteering for informational picketing. The next telephone town hall, where American agents can hear about the latest efforts and progress, will be Sept. 2. Click here for more information.

CWA bargainers report that it's a critical time in negotiations, especially around the key issues that members identified as most significant, including classifications, vacations, holidays, medical insurance and compensation.

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