ATI Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement For First Contract

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Air Transport International (ATI) Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA), today reached a tentative agreement for a first contract.

"ATI Flight Attendants have worked hard to achieve a first Contract. Negotiations began with our successful organizing campaign in 2016. By standing together, we were able to achieve a solid first contract recognizing the substantial contributions of Flight Attendants to the airline," said Kristen Hillman, AFA ATI President.

The six year agreement covers over 30 Flight Attendants. It provides immediate pay raises and defined schedule and work rules.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, ATI operates a global charter airline specializing in freight forwarding, government and military contracts, and high value animal transportation.

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The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 72 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org.

SOURCE Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA)

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