|
|
Article: AFA SAYS OPENING OF HONG KONG BASE A 'DECLARATION OF WAR' ON UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
- Article from:
- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- April 26, 1995
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 PR Newswire Association LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
CHICAGO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, has responded with anger toward United Airlines' plans to open a flight attendant domicile in Hong Kong on July 1, depriving incumbent United flight attendants of good jobs. The loss of U.S. jobs is at the heart of the continued debate between United Airlines and its flight attendants, who refused to participate in last year's Employee Stock Ownership Plan because of the company's plans to open foreign flight attendant domiciles around the world.
"You've effectively declared war on your flight attendants," responded Kevin Lum, AFA Master Executive Council President at United, to the ...