Status Update: Where We Are and What Comes Next
SkyWest Flight Attendants are organizing with AFA-CWA—the leading union for Flight Attendants and the one with the deepest experience representing our profession. AFA has helped set the standard across the industry, and Flight Attendants from other unions have been incredibly supportive in standing with us as we build our own collective voice. Step by step, we’ve created a strong, growing campaign to win enforceable rights, legal representation, and the power to negotiate a binding contract.
But we need all of us to keep it moving forward.
👉 Have you signed or refreshed your AFA card?
Authorization cards are valid for one year—if you signed more than a few months ago, it’s time to refresh your card and update the date.
👉 Are you sharing cards with your trusted coworkers?
👉 Are you helping others get the facts at ooitstime.com?
Now is the time to act. Whether it’s your first time signing, updating your card, or helping others learn the truth, every step helps push our campaign forward.
✅ Step 1: Choosing AFA and Getting Organized
SkyWest Flight Attendants began this campaign by asking: How do we gain a real voice on the job?
After researching our options, we chose AFA-CWA—a Flight Attendant-led union with a history of winning strong contracts, legal protections, and real accountability in the airline industry.
Even before our campaign went public, many Flight Attendants were already sending in authorization cards. That early momentum laid the foundation for what we’re building today.
✅ Step 2: Signing Cards and Sharing the Truth
AFA cards demonstrate our legal support for a union election. They are confidential and protected by federal law, and they are submitted only to the National Mediation Board (NMB), the neutral agency that oversees labor relations in aviation. Management never sees our cards.
🔹 All SkyWest Flight Attendants—including new hires and those on probation—can legally sign.
Cards are valid for one year. If it’s been a while since you signed, now is the time to refresh your card at ooitstime.com/getcard. The more current our cards, the stronger our position.
But the card is just the start. Building a union also means making sure our coworkers are informed and confident. Sharing accurate info through trusted relationships—and connecting others to ooitstime.com—helps every Flight Attendant understand how and why this campaign matters.
🛡 Organizing Smart—Even When Management Tries to Undermine Us
SkyWest management has repeatedly tried to slow this campaign through fear, pressure, and misinformation. But Flight Attendants have responded with strategy and solidarity—spreading the word through trusted networks and staying grounded in the truth.
We are moving forward because we’re standing together and doing what’s right. This campaign is protected by law, guided by facts, and driven by Flight Attendants. While AFA-CWA and the U.S. Department of Labor have both taken legal action to hold SkyWest accountable for unlawful interference, our strength comes from each other.
If you face or witness retaliation or pressure, report it confidentially at ooitstime.com/report.
⏳ Where We Are Now: Organizing and Building Strength
Flight Attendants are continuing to sign cards, share the campaign within their networks, and guide others to accurate information. Our collective participation—whether signing, talking, or helping others stay informed—moves us forward.
We’re making steady progress. With continued engagement from across the system, we’ll be ready to take the next step together.
🔜 What’s Next: Filing and Voting
Step 3: Filing for a Union Election
Once we reach strong majority support, AFA will file our signed cards with the NMB. The agency verifies the submission and schedules our election.
Step 4: Voting to Form Our Union
Every eligible SkyWest Flight Attendant will vote confidentially. A majority YES vote means AFA becomes our certified union representative.
🔒 Step 5: Negotiating Our First Contract
Once certified, we nominate SkyWest Flight Attendants to serve on our negotiating committee. AFA’s professional staff—including experts in bargaining, law, and safety—supports that team at every step.
Our first contract will be built around our priorities:
Fair pay and step increases
Schedule and reserve protections
Hotel standards, rest rules, and commuter policies
Legal representation and grievance protections
Healthcare, retirement, and more
Shortening the new-hire probationary period
🗳 Step 6: Voting on the Contract
Once a tentative agreement is reached, it’s sent to us—the SkyWest Flight Attendants—for a vote.
✅ If a majority votes YES, the contract is ratified and goes into effect.
⏳ If the vote is NO, we go back to the table. Nothing happens without our approval.
💡 Know the Facts
Here’s what’s true—no matter what management says:
You will not pay union dues until a contract is approved.
This is written into the AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws.You are legally protected when you support the union.
You have the right to sign a card, talk about AFA, and wear an AFA pin.
Report violations at ooitstime.com/report.SIA is not a union.
It cannot negotiate a contract, file grievances, or legally represent Flight Attendants. It exists to stop us from gaining the real rights that only a union provides.
🚀 What You Can Do Right Now
✅ Sign or refresh your AFA card → ooitstime.com/getcard
📲 Share cards and talk with your trusted coworkers
📚 Direct people to the facts → ooitstime.com
🎗 Wear your AFA pin—your legal right
🛡 Report retaliation or pressure → ooitstime.com/report
🤝 Get involved with your base’s organizing team
✨ The Bottom Line
SkyWest management isn’t fighting this campaign because they care about us—they’re fighting it because they don’t want to lose control. Today, they make decisions without transparency or accountability. A union changes that.
We’ve made it this far by sharing the truth, standing up for each other, and refusing to give up. What happens next depends on what we do right now.
We’re informed. We’re united. And we’re ready.
Let’s finish what we started—together.
