Ken Diaz began his airline career in 1983 with People Express Airlines working in the Accounting Department and as a Flight Attendant. He continued his Flight Attendant career with Continental Airlines and Carnival Airlines just before being hired with United Airlines in June of 1998. 

Shortly after 9/11 Ken became involved in lobbying Congress for mandatory Security Training for Flight Attendants. He became Government Affairs Chairperson for Newark, Council 6 shortly thereafter. He went on to become the Grievance Chairperson, as well as being elected the Local Executive Council 6 Secretary of Newark in 2005. 

After United made the decision to close the Newark domicile, Ken transferred to JFK. Ken then became trained as an EAP Representative and Occupational/Benefits Committee Member. In February 2008, Ken was elected as Local Executive Council President for Council 5 and was elected for his second term of office in 2011.

Ken’s deep-seated passion for the rights and advocacy of his Union Brothers and Sisters found him compelled to further serve the Membership by seeking election to the office of United MEC President in May of 2014. After his successful election as our MEC President, Ken continues serving the Membership in his second term as our United Master Executive Council President and additionally serves on the AFA International Organizing and Ethical Practices Committees. 

Ken was a Member of our 2012 -2016 Negotiating Committee who successfully negotiated our Flight Attendant Agreement during Expedited Negotiations.

Denny is a 32 year veteran of the airline industry as a Flight Attendant. With many of those years devoted to Union service, Denny is a highly valued resource with an uncommon wealth of knowledge and experience. He was elected by his peers to represent their interests as Local Council 64 President for premerger Continental, which included the DEN and LAX satellite bases. Upon the merging of Local Councils in 2016, Denny was elected to a second term as the President of the combined Local Council 42.

His expansive Union service and experience includes his time as LECP in Houston, his service on the AFA Joint Implementation Committee (JIT), and as a member of the CALAFA and United Master Executive Councils (MEC) since 2014.

Denny augmented his Union experience by serving as a Subject Matter Expert for the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) 2014- 2015 and currently as an alternate Member of the AFA-CWA Negotiations Policy Committee from 2018 – 2020.

Denny comes to the 2021 Contract Negotiation Committee highly qualified with an extensive background steeped in Union tradition. He provides an immense amount of knowledge from his participation in the CWA Collective Bargaining Training, AFA-CWA Advanced Leadership Program and the National Mediation Board IBB Training.

A hard-working AFA-CWA activist from New York, Greg has been a Flight Attendant since 1988. He loves flying and continues to enjoy exploring on his layovers with his flying partners.

Greg has enjoyed the unanimous support of his peers on numerous occasions, including his election to our current Negotiating Committee. He is expert in various types of negotiations including Interest Based Bargaining and traditional collective bargaining.

Greg is known as an activist and reformer, having served as an AFA EAP representative, LEC Secretary-Treasurer, Local Council President and MEC President. He has attended most Union-offered trainings and has been a member of numerous Union Committees, including Negotiations Policy, Ethical Practices and Organizing.

Early in his career, he served as the liaison and representative on various task teams at United Airlines, including the reorganization of the Crew desk and scheduling departments. Greg pioneered efforts to secure domestic partner benefits. Throughout his career, he has fought for and won improvements in work rules, including significant improvements for reserve, legal rest, grievance handling, job security and compensation.

As Local Council President for United in New York City, Greg faced the greatest tragedy to our members on 9/11 with leadership and a gentle shoulder for grieving Flight Attendants.

Seven months later, his peers on the United MEC elected him as MEC President, where he would continue to face daunting challenges as United was soon in bankruptcy and United Members were under assault from management.

Greg led a team of negotiators who beat back management’s most onerous proposals and when the executives eliminated Flight Attendant pensions, Greg negotiated an alternate retirement plan that cost management double what they planned to pay. Greg faced corporate greed head-on, filing objections that cut executive bonuses and stock bonuses by more than half and ultimately winning on a “Say on Pay” proposal at United. The New York Times Sunday edition featured this fight on corporate greed, and PBS Frontline, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith, featured interviews with Greg on the fight to preserve retiree healthcare. His persistent work on Capitol Hill, including testimony before Congress on a number of important matters such as job security and retirement protections, gave voice for Flight Attendants on bankruptcy reform.

Recognizing the critical importance of contract negotiations, he has always been a source for detailed strategic plans, and passionately believes in the fact that negotiations require the commitment and courage to fight for our members’ priorities. Greg is the veteran of many negotiations, and has earned the reputation as a fighter, and as a tough and militant negotiator, always standing up and fighting for our Members’ interests.