The latest update in the ongoing dispute between Frontier Flight Attendants and management at Frontier Airlines – which has a major base in Orlando – is that the union penned a letter to Frontier calling for them to finally set a date to meet and resolve this dispute.
According to the union, Frontier Airlines dramatically changed its business model, shifting to a scheduling model that has had an immediate detrimental impact on Flight Attendants’ compensation, out of pocket costs, and time at work without additional pay.
West Orlando News was at a major Frontier Flight Attendants protest demonstration at Orlando International Airport in Central Florida early in the dispute.
Flight Attendants in the union (AFA) overwhelmingly voted 99.6% to authorize a strike following management’s refusal to negotiate over the impact of the carrier’s business model change.
Now, Sara Nelson and Frontier AFA President Jen Sala, who represent Frontier Flight Attendants, have sent a letter to Frontier management and the National Mediation Board exercising their right to demand management set a meeting date to resolve this dispute. Management now has a deadline of November 12th to set a meeting date with AFA.
According to the union, Frontier management has a legal obligation to bargain over the impact of their business model change, separate and distinct from their obligation to engage in regular contract negotiations, yet they continue to refuse to bargain or even engage in facilitation through the National Mediation Board.
After November 12th, the next steps could be trouble for Frontier Airlines.
“If it continues to refuse to do so on this issue, and specifically if we do not get meeting dates on the books by November 12, AFA will have no choice but to exercise its lawful rights under the Railway Labor Act,” the letter stated.
Here is the full letter:
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