Flight Attendants Request the National Mediation Board Hold Election for Representation

Pinnacle and Colgan Flight Attendants joined Mesaba Flight Attendants in requesting that the National Mediation Board hold an election for representation with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.

According to a release, on April 18, the National Mediation declared the Pinnacle/Colgan/Mesaba merger had created a single carrier for representation of over 1,800 flight attendants, approximately 600 of whom are already represented by Association of Flight Attendants.

"Flight Attendants at the new Pinnacle Airlines are engaged in their careers and their future. In less than two weeks time, our Flight Attendant union received an overwhelming number of cards asking for an election to gain AFA representation," said Veda Shook, Association of Flight Attendants International President. "As the world's largest Flight Attendant union with over 60 years of experience, these Flight Attendants recognize the advantage of electing AFA to navigate even the most difficult issues in bankruptcy in order to create opportunities for their future at Pinnacle."

Voting dates will be announced by the National Mediation Board soon. Upon securing a majority of votes cast from the combined Pinnacle/Colgan/Mesaba group, Association of Flight Attendants will become the exclusive bargaining agent for flight attendants at the new Pinnacle.

The Association of Flight Attendants is a flight attendant union.

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