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Article: United Flight Attendants Ratify Concessions; Agreement Finalizes Flight Attendant Cooperation in Recovery Plan for United.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 30, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- The United flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, ratified a contract with management that will provide the airline with $412 million in cost savings over the next five and a half years.
Eighty-seven percent of eligible flight attendants who cast their ballots voted for the contract. Over sixty-seven percent of eligible flight attendants voted.
Approval of the agreement with the flight attendants is a key step in securing unprecedented labor cost savings as part of United's Recovery Plan. The agreement also puts United a step closer to finalizing its application to obtain a much needed $1.8 billion ...