December 13, 2018 System-Wide Day of Action #EnoughCuts

MEC Communications Committee

On Thursday December 13, United Flight Attendants around the world will stand together in Unity, with one voice objecting to management’s decision to cut Flight Attendant staffing in an attempt to lower the “staffing” bar to the level of our competitors. The airline says pre-plating meals for business class passengers alleviates the need for one of aviation’s first responders. (Don’t they know that the position being cut does so much more than dish up meals?)

The staffing cut announcement comes on the heels of ongoing “glitches” since October 1, costing Flight Attendants missed opportunities to make money and lost time away from their families when potentially more desirable sequences of flying were available. A Collective Bargaining Agreement is a mutual agreement made in good faith by the parties involved. It’s not only the Flight Attendants who are expected to live up to their end of the bargain. Management must also follow through on their end of the Agreement. Enough is enough!

We are in times of record profits and it goes without saying we want United Airlines to succeed because when our company succeeds, we succeed. A race to the bottom of onboard service and safety levels is contrary to these shared objectives. There’s no excuse for cutting onboard staffing today, but there is every reason for United to up its game to make it impossible for other airlines to compete. Safety, security and customer service can never be compromised.

Make it an unprecedented turnout! All of us TOGETHER, making a small time commitment on December 13 makes a huge impact. Bring your kids if necessary. Our passengers need to know they matter too and that customer service, safety and security should not be compromised to line Wall Street’s pockets even more. Please join any of the events around the system in the chart below.

December 13, 2018 System-Wide Day of Action

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

CITY	TIMES	LOCATION
Boston	0800-0900	Upper Level - Terminal B
Chicago	1000-1100	Upper Level Departures - Between Terminals 1 & 2
Cleveland	0900 -1000	Departure Level Door 7
Denver	1200-1330	Main terminal (west side outside United ticket counter)
Frankfurt	0900-1000	Terminal B - Directly in front of United Check-in
Hong Kong	0900-1100	Departure Level - Terminal 1 - Door 3
Guam	1700-1800
Honolulu	1100-1200	Departure Level - In front of United Check-in
Houston	1000-1500	JFK Blvd at Greens Road
Las Vegas	1030-1130	Departure Level - Terminal 3
London	1030-1230	Café Nero
Los Angeles	1100-1200	Upper Level - Terminal 7 & 8 – Briefing at 1030
Newark	1100-1300	Terminal C – Level 2 Doors 1 & 5 \| Level 3 Doors 1 & 3 - Briefing at 1030
Tokyo Narita	1600-1700	Departure Level Curbside - Near United Ticket Counters
San Francisco	1100-1300	Upper Level Departures - Terminal 3
Washington-Dulles	1400-1600	Departure Level - In Front of United Check-in