LIFE LINE
Let’s clear the air.
As fellow SkyWest Flight Attendants, we created Life Line to build a supportive community for those in initial training and just starting out on the line. Management has spread misinformation and used fear tactics to discourage new hires from connecting with pro-union colleagues who are advocating for all Flight Attendants, including our newest crew members.
Management’s Fear Tactics: Keeping You Unprotected
SkyWest management is doing everything in its power to keep Flight Attendants unprotected and without the true voice a union provides. It knows a union gives Flight Attendants the means to hold management accountable and the power to push back against wrongful discipline, unfair treatment and terminations. Many SkyWest Flight Attendants at every seniority level have faced unjust disciplinary action, and without a union, there is little they can do to defend themselves.
SkyWest relies on that imbalance. It doesn’t have to be this way. By forming our union, we will fight for fair treatment and make sure every Flight Attendant has the protection they deserve, and we will negotiate an enforceable contract built on the priorities SkyWest Flight Attendants set.
in dues until we approve our first contract.
Union Protection: Shortening Probation and Strengthening Your Rights
One of the biggest issues new hires face at SkyWest is an unusually long probation, and management uses it to its advantage. At unionized regional airlines, probation is set in the contract and averages about seven months. SkyWest’s runs more than a year in the best case, and it leaves new hires exposed for that whole stretch.
And probation is only part of it. Today SkyWest has no just-cause standard and no appeals process, on probation or off. Without a union, you face management’s decisions alone.
Our SkyWest AFA union will work to shorten probation and define it in a contract, with a clear start, a clear end and limits on extensions, so it can’t be used as a weapon. Once you’re off probation, an AFA contract gives you legal standing to challenge unfair discipline and terminations, with just cause, representation and a grievance process behind you.
A real SkyWest storyTeNisha met every standard of probation. She was fired anyway.
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Flight Attendants Helping Flight Attendants: The True Union Spirit
We know the financial strain many new hires face during training.
Training is often housed far from grocery stores and pharmacies, and the surprises add up fast, especially with costly Uber rides.
What eats into a day’s payThis is where your fellow Flight Attendants come in. Local SkyWest Flight Attendants have stepped up, offering rides and helping with grocery pickups to ease the burden. We don’t ask for anything in return. This is what it means to be part of a union: Flight Attendants helping each other, so everyone has what they need to succeed.
No union cards. No commitments.Management’s Misinformation: Separating Us Weakens Us
Management has been telling new hires to stay away from pro-union Flight Attendants, calling us part of a “scam.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The goal is to keep us divided, because management knows we’re weaker apart. SkyWest even created a fake in-house union, the SkyWest Inflight Association (SIA), which is funded and controlled by management. SIA exists to keep you from gaining the real protections a union like AFA-CWA provides.
Article · The Salt Lake TribuneThe Department of Labor (DOL) Sues SkyWest Inflight Association (SIA)SkyWest’s attempts to divide us are designed to keep Flight Attendants from having a real voice. With the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, we have the power to negotiate better wages, benefits and working conditions, and above all to protect each other from unfair treatment. Management fears a union because a united workforce is powerful.
You Have the Right to Choose
Whatever management tells you, the law is on your side.
Supporting our SkyWest AFA union means choosing a future where Flight Attendants have the power to challenge unfair discipline, negotiate a better contract and get fair treatment for all.
We Are Here for You
If you’re a new hire and need support during training or out on the line, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Our goal is for every new hire to succeed, today and throughout their career. Together, we can build a future where every SkyWest Flight Attendant is protected and respected.
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