FORT WORTH- Starting this Friday, American Airlines (AA) flight attendants will commence voting to determine whether the union should have the authority to call a strike.
Despite being the world’s largest airline headquartered in Fort Worth, American Airlines has been engaged in talks with the flight attendants union for over four years without receiving a pay raise.
American Flight Attendant Strike
The Association for Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), based in Euless, represents more than 26,000 flight attendants. The voting process will take place from July 28 to August 29, and the results will be announced on August 30.
Following this, the union will organize further pickets at the airline’s hubs across the country.
If the vote is successful, it does not guarantee an immediate strike or ensure that a strike will occur. It simply means that the union members have approved the possibility of calling a strike if negotiations reach an impasse.
Legal Regulations
It is important for travelers to understand that executing a strike would involve multiple legal steps due to the regulations imposed by the Railway Labor Act.
This law was established in 1926 and later extended to include airlines in 1936. The National Mediation Board oversees its implementation to prevent disruptions to interstate commerce.
Experts emphasize that travelers need not be concerned about this potentially impacting their travel arrangements in the near future.
Under union regulations, only employees who are not scheduled to work are permitted to participate in picketing activities, even during situations where pickets have been a common occurrence in the last couple of years among pilots and flight attendants from different airlines.
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