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SIA

Negotiations? What Negotiations?

Our pay scale “lapses,” a number gets copied from a real union, and a company-funded group calls it a win. There was never a contract to renew.Read the story → Case study

United TA Vote: Democracy in Action

Nobody approves a union contract except the Flight Attendants who work under it. Here is what union democracy looks like, start to finish.Read the story → Survey

Survey: Flight Attendants Speak Up

SkyWest Flight Attendants named their priorities: significant pay increases, fair work rules and real protections. With our union, we bargain for them and lock them into a contract.Read the story → The lawsuits

The truth about SkyWest is now on the record.

Federal courts and the U.S. Department of Labor are examining SkyWest and SIA. As we rise, the truth keeps coming out.Read the story → Standing strong

SIA Tries Again to Undermine Our Rights

SkyWest, through SIA, is once again trying to divert attention from its own conduct. AFA is holding the company accountable, and we keep building.Read the story → Life Line

New Hires Deserve Better Than Management’s Fear Tactics

We created Life Line so new Flight Attendants have fellow crew in their corner from training onward. Let’s clear the air.Read the story → DOL lawsuit

DOL’s Lawsuit Exposes SIA as an Illegal Company Union

The Department of Labor’s lawsuit confirms what many of us have long known: SIA operates at the behest of management, not for the Flight Attendants it claims to represent.Read the story → An empathetic look

Why would anyone work against their coworkers?

A few coworkers vouch for management’s anti-union campaign. A look at why that message can be convincing, and a reminder there’s a place for everyone in our union.Read the story → Probation

The Probation Situation. Let’s Change It!

Our probation is excessively long and the conditions are unreasonable. We need one that is shorter, clearly defined and never used as a weapon.Read the story → Probation story

She followed every rule. She was fired anyway.

TeNisha finished every requirement of her probation. SkyWest never held the meeting that would have ended it.Read the story → Special report

Let’s Talk About Probation

We compared probation at nine regional airlines. SkyWest is the only one whose Flight Attendants aren’t represented by AFA.Read the story → SIA vs. AFA

It’s Time for Real Representation!

The key differences between a company-sponsored group like SIA and an independent union like AFA-CWA that answers only to Flight Attendants.Read the story →
The legal record

How we hold management accountable.

When SkyWest fired two union activists, AFA answered in court. Here's how it unfolded, newest first.

  1. Federal lawsuitAFA Sues SkyWest for Illegal Termination and a Fake Company UnionAFA-CWA filed suit under the Railway Labor Act over the firing of union activists and an unlawful company union.
  2. The replySkyWest Ties Itself in Knots Defending Illegal FiringsSkyWest answered our demand to reinstate Tresa and Shane with weak arguments and no offer to rehire them.
  3. Demand letterAFA Demands SkyWest Reinstate Fired WhistleblowersAFA committed to seek all legal remedies on their behalf.
  4. PetitionRehire Illegally Fired Union ActivistsCoworkers called on SkyWest to rehire Shane Price and Tresa Grange and stop intimidating Flight Attendants.
  5. AFA respondsAFA Responds to Management’s RetaliationSara Nelson, International President of AFA-CWA, put the AFA Legal Department on it right away.

AFA Legal is holding SkyWest accountable in court today. If management interferes with you, note the details and report them through the incident report form.

ON AIR

It's Time Live

SkyWest Flight Attendants, talking straight about the job and our union.

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Episode 22 · Latest

What Changed When I Joined a Union

Romero Malone flew the line at SkyWest, served as SIA President, then moved to United under an AFA-CWA contract. He breaks down the real difference between company policy and an enforceable union contract.

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