Flight Attendants Land at Winpisinger Center

April 12, 2007 - Nearly 100 IAM-represented Flight Attendants are attending District 142’s second annual Flight Attendant Conference this week at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. Participants ranged from new hires with less than six months seniority to veterans with more than 30 years experience.

Flight Attendants discussed the IAM’s role in politics and organizing in addition to parliamentary procedure and activist recruitment. Customized presentations were given by IAM economists and attorneys regarding pensions and retirement, the Family Medical Leave Act and airline mergers. The participants were tasked with developing action plans to improve Flight Attendant communications, education and mobilization.

“Flight Attendants have a challenging work environment that presents unique issues,” said GVP Robert Roach, Jr. “Listening to and educating rank and file Flight Attendants is necessary to develop creative solutions to their concerns. I am encouraged to see such a broad range of participants. Many of these Flight Attendants will become the next generation of union leaders.”