Horizon Air flight attendants seek federal mediation in fight for fair contract

Horizon Air flight attendants are ramping up their fight for fair compensation by filing for federal mediation, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) said.

Horizon Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alaska Airlines. According to the AFA, while Horizon flight attendants work for the regional airline, management at Alaska ultimately controls their pay and working conditions at Horizon, where flight attendants provide the same service as their counterparts in Alaska Airlines, while being paid significantly less. 

The AFA said that so far, management has failed to offer “meaningful” pay increases for all flight attendants in the workgroup. Instead of raising the standards for regional flight attendants, management has maintained a two-tiered “regional airline” business model that the AFA said is exploitative and leaves regional flight attendants behind.

“Flight Attendants at Horizon Air and in the regional airlines deserve fair compensation,” Horizon AFA President Lisa Davis-Warren said in a statement.

 “The company needs to recognize the contributions we have made to its continued growth. We are hopeful that with the help of a federal mediator we will work with urgency to get the pay, benefits, and scheduling provisions we have earned,” Davis-Warren added.

The next step in negotiations, the AFA said, is filing for federal mediation with the National Mediation Board, which will then oversee negotiations, assign a federal mediator, and schedule mediation sessions. 

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