WASHINGTON, D.C. –Teamster flight attendants at Comair overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year agreement that strengthens workers’ job security, caps health insurance payments and provides financial assistance to the company. Along with its parent company, Delta Airlines, Comair is restructuring under Chapter 11 protections.
“With this vote our members have shown they are ready to move forward,” said Connie Slayback, President of Local 513 in Florence, Kentucky and a Comair flight attendant. “This agreement maintains industry leading wages and helps Comair begin the process of rebuilding the company.”
The agreement comes nearly a year after the parties began negotiations, and follows two visits to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
“These workers fought a long, hard battle but it was worth it,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. “This agreement ensures that Comair flight attendants will receive the compensation and respect they deserve.”
The agreement will be enacted by the end of the year, dependent upon when Comair pilots and mechanics reach agreements with the Cincinnati-based carrier. The flight attendants’ agreement would take effect sooner if the two groups and the company negotiate agreements before December 31.
Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States and Canada.
