The Plane Truth: We can't afford to depend on corporate assurances

Our goal with voting YES for AFA is to make a better Breeze for Flight Attendants and the entire airline.

We want to make sure management’s assurances are guaranteed in a legally-binding contract that can’t change at management's discretion.  That is going to be seriously nice!

Here are a few examples why:

Let's begin with yesterday's corporate email about requiring a credit card to check into a layover hotel.  While corporate is now claiming it was "sent by mistake," make no mistake there were significant discussions for the "mistake" to get far enough to be composed in an email acknowledging that it would be consequential for Breeze Flight Attendants.  While corporate chose not to implement this change "effective immediately", would that have been management's decision if we were not in the middle of our Union Election?  This is a clear example of why we need the Power of our Flight Attendant Union, Certified by U.S. Law to prevent such dismissive and harmful actions against Flight Attendants from being implemented now or anytime in the future.   

 We also need our Flight Attendant Union for the ability to push back on false promises and conflicting information, like the following that was released in the recent "Team Member Playbook":

So first our CEO says we all need to get a side hustle due to being underpaid…and now we can get fired for having a second job?

In case you missed it, here is what our CEO wrote to pilots last July.  It is one of the most offensive comments from management: After pilots advocated for Breeze Flight Attendants to make a living wage, our own CEO (worth $400 million) blamed the financial stress on us, demeaned our value to Breeze and belittled our concerns about making enough to survive. 

David N.'s message to Breeze pilots is on the left.  On the right is a Breeze Flight Attendant's response.

And if you want a reminder of previous inconsistencies...

The UVU program: Breeze management started this airline with a program for Flight Attendants to work full-time, go to college full-time, and provide housing for four years. When corporate “discovered” the program was “not sustainable,” they unilaterally ended it leaving many Flight Attendants scrambling for housing with unfinished degrees. While management still offered some tuition reimbursement, they made clear who "decided" what corporate would "honor" and what they wouldn't.  Here is an excerpt from what corporate wrote the Flight Attendants:

Closing the HMB (Home Based) Flight Attendant program: Management canceled this program with little warning – dramatically changing the working conditions for these Breeze Flight Attendants. Unlike how a base closure would be covered in union contract, management forced Flight Attendants back to a base and provided no moving costs or compensation for management’s decision. 

Mandatory Screener Training for Flight Attendants: In order to save money, management added security duties and required security training for all Flight Attendants. We were required to complete the training in a few short weeks around a busy time of year. The training was inadequate for such a security sensitive position and the additional pay paltry for the additional responsibilities.   

The only way to stop this ridiculousness is to have a legally recognized voice, guaranteed by U.S. Law, to negotiate good things for our Flight Attendant careers.

Let’s claim our legal power to push back on corporate decisions that are bad for Flight Attendants.  Let's Vote YES for AFA!