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Today’s Reality
Nov 06, 2020
Today was the day, by 4:00PM CT, many of our flying partners from FRA, HKG and NRT had to decide to convert their Octobe...
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International Base Closure Letter of Agreement (FRA, HKG & NRT)
Nov 04, 2020
On Friday John Slater sent a communication to Flight Attendants reviewing the agreement the Union and the company had re...
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Furlough Mitigation Partnerships – Temporary Dissolution
Nov 04, 2020
We’re hearing there may be some questions about what happens to a Partnership when one person in a Furlough Mitigation P...
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Presidential Election and Hotel Safety
Oct 30, 2020
Our MEC Safety, Health and Security Committee has been in communication with United’s Corporate Security Department as i...
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One Year Seniority Pay Addition
Oct 30, 2020
United payroll has identified an issue for those Flight Attendants having one year of service and who have a two-week fu...
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COVID-19 Safety Strategy
Oct 30, 2020
This week we will address some ways to stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the first of a two-part series: “...
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E-175 Aircraft Seat Configuration Changes
Oct 30, 2020
United Express carriers will be reconfiguring all E-175 aircraft to a maximum capacity of 70 seats and it is expected th...
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Contractual Furlough Payments – Pay Advices Visible as of Wednesday, 10.28.2020
Oct 29, 2020
As provided for in Section 18.H.2. of our Contract, those Flight Attendants who were placed on Involuntary Furlough will...
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Reciprocal Cabin Jumpseat Agreements Expanded
Oct 24, 2020
Last spring, we announced that we had achieved reciprocal cabin jumpseat agreements, effective June 1, 2020 with some Un...
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