We are coming down to the end of voting time lmits of our strike vote ballot. We have had a great turnout so far and we want to keep those votes coming in. It's all about STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. If you have not voted, please do so today and vote YES. Our future is in our hands. Attached below is an email that was sent out about a week ago that shows how far PSA Flight Attendants are behind industry standard. If you have not read it, read it now. It's shocking. PSA management needs to come to the table at our next session with proposals that are worth entertaining. No more of this 1% stuff.
If you run into other Flight Attendants, please encourage them to vote if they have not done so already. Time is running out.
In Solidarity,
The AFA Master Executive Council at PSA Airlines
Did you know that PSA Flight Attendants are currently way below industry standard? We wanted to take some time to share with you some of the differences of our current agreement and those in the current Piedmont agreement. You will easily see that something needs to be done to bring us up to wages that is industry standard, benefits that are industry standard and a quality of life that is industry standard. Let us know what you think.
CURRENT PAY SCALES:
YEAR PSA PIEDMONT
0-6 months 16.87 17.39
7-12 months 18.36 17.39
1-2 19.68 21.16
2-3 21.65 22.81
3-4 22.97 24.10
4-5 23.61 25.65
5-6 24.26 26.90
6-7 24.94 27.55
7-8 25.58 28.21
8-9 26.24 29.15
9-10 26.91 29.80
10-11 27.58 30.46
11-12 28.27 31.13
12-13 28.98 31.48
13-14 29.70 31.85
14-15 30.44 32.21
15-16 31.20 32.47
16-17 31.98 33.00
Keep in mind that the rates that are listed above for Piedmont Flight Attendants are current rates. They are currently in negotiations and most likely will receive more.
Do you want to know were else we fall behind industry standard? Below is some bullet points of what the current Piedmont agreement has and were we don’t even come close are have language at all.
- Reserve Flight Attendants have a guarantee of 75 hours a month.
- Holiday Pay for Thanksgiving and Christmas (1.5 pay).
- 100% Deadhead Pay.
- Check Flight Attendant pay that equals more than our current agreement.
- Sick Leave accrual is 4 hours a month.
- Sick Bank and Vacation payout upon voluntarily leaving the company with perfect attendance for previous 6 months.
- Vacation days paid at 4 hours a day.
- Per Diem is $1.55
- Trip trades and drops WILL be permitted and approved as long as it is 4 days advance notice.
- No Fly List language.
- 3.7 hours of training pay a day.
- A minimum of 3% more in retirement benefits than our current agreement.
This is just a short list of where we fall behind. This is not even going through the entire agreement.
What do you think?
It’s time to let PSA management know that we are way behind and it’s time for them to come to the table with proposals that represent our hard work and dedication to this airline.
If you have not voted yet, we encourage you to do so today and VOTE YES. It’s our future and we have a chance to make a difference.
In Solidarity,
The AFA Master Executive Council at PSA Airlines
VOTE YES TODAY