Friday, August 16, 2024
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Flight attendants at Solar Nation Airways, represented by Teamsters Native 120, have voted in favor of authorizing a strike, with 558 members supporting the choice.
“The people who run this company want to sit back and do nothing but collect a fat check while everyone else at Sun Country works hard for peanuts,” mentioned Tom Erickson, President of Native 120 and Teamsters Central Area Worldwide Vice President. “They’re in for a rude awakening. Our members are furious, and they will do whatever it takes to get what they deserve.”
Final yr, Solar Nation Airways surpassed $1 billion in income for the primary time, and within the first quarter of this yr, they reported record-breaking income. Regardless of this, the flight attendants haven’t seen a wage adjustment since 2016, and their collective bargaining settlement has been totally amendable since December 31, 2019. Their present pay scale considerably lags behind that of their friends at comparable airways.
“Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker told shareholders last year that they made a lot of money because of their ‘unique business model.’ That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my life,” mentioned Chris Riley, Native 120 Enterprise Agent. “This carrier is making more money than ever because it’s short-changing its workforce. Sun Country needs to share the wealth.”
“We voted to strike for one simple reason — Sun Country is dragging out the negotiation process and we are fed up. We are fighting for the contract we deserve,” mentioned Tanya DeVito, a flight attendant and member of the Solar Nation Teamsters Native 120 Bargaining Committee. “99 percent of those eligible to vote have authorized a strike. That is not a number that Sun Country can or should ignore. We expect a solid economic package to be brought to us at September’s mediation session, or we will take this to the next level.”
