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United Promises Picketing FAs They Will Match Continental’s Pay Scale–but there’s a catch

Matthew April 6, 2010 Leave a Comment

In another move that hints that a United-Continental merger is in the works, United is "offering to bring flight attendants up to the pay scale of Continental Airlines…in exchange for adjustments to work rules."

The AP provides further details:

Some experienced flight attendants would get raises of more than 10 percent if they were brought up to the pay of those at Continental, wrote Doug McKeen, United’s senior vice president for labor relations, to the head of the airline’s flight attendant union. In exchange, United wants concessions such as more flexibility over which hotels flight attendants stay at, and reductions in benefits earned by flight attendants who trade away their flying time.

"The reason Continental can afford to pay these rates is that Continental currently enjoys significant advantages over United in the areas of work rules and benefit costs," McKeen wrote in the letter dated Saturday and released on Monday.

The letter said United was proposing to use Continental’s contract "as a basis" for a new agreement at United. It said United was ready for discussions focused on the Continental contract, or other talks "to move the negotiation forward in a positive way."

Sounds to me like the FAs are not going to come out ahead. If Hiltons are going to become Hampton Inns and benefits are going to be reduced, I don’t see why a FA would be satisfied with a small nominal increase in pay. I’ll reserve final judgement until I see the fine print of the new proposal.

Protests are scheduled to take place today at 15 airports including the five U.S. hubs, FRA and NRT. Whatever side you come down on, let’s hope the two sides can agree on something. I’d hate to see FA morale sink even further.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 120 countries over the last decade. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BBC, Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Al Jazeera, Toronto Star, and on NPR. Studying international relations, American government, and later obtaining a law degree, Matthew has a plethora of knowledge outside the travel industry that leads to a unique writing perspective. He has served in the United States Air Force, on Capitol Hill, and in the White House. His Live and Let's Fly blog shares the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs and promotions, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel. His writings on penandpassport.com offer more general musings on life from the eyes of a frequent traveler. He also founded awardexpert.com, a highly-personalized consulting service that aids clients in the effective use of their credit card points and frequent flyer miles. Clients range from retirees seeking to carefully use their nest egg of points to multinational corporations entrusting Matthew with the direction and coordination of company travel.

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