United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement

CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today announced that the United Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) informed UAL that the MEC has approved a tentative agreement between AFA and UAL for a flight attendants' contract and is recommending the tentative agreement to United flight attendants for their consideration and ratification. The agreement is the result of an expedited mediation process that began last September, modeled on the National Mediation Board's Expedited Mediation Program. The agreement provides for numerous improvements, including increased wages and a signing bonus for Un...