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Guam Surplus Announcement
Nov 09, 2020
Today United management made an announcement that will dramatically impact our Flight Attendant community and, in partic...
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We Are Professionals: Dependability During a Global Pandemic
Nov 07, 2020
We get it, John, or we wouldn’t still be working here today after all these years. Ladies and Gentlemen: Over the course...
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Impact of Bidding into NAL Schedules on Benefit Premiums
Nov 06, 2020
Anticipating questions some of us may have regarding how premiums for benefits will be handled for those who are bidding...
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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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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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