Delta flight attendants spend fewer days on call than at American or United
With AFA, there is no guarantee Delta flight attendants’ A-Days would remain the same, considering it has never negotiated this system in any of its contracts. The full-month reserve system that it has negotiated at other carriers requires more junior flight attendants to take on schedules with less predictability, limited flexibility, and less earning potential. At United, AFA-represented flight attendants can spend 18 or 19 days on call per month versus Delta’s 3 or 6 A-Days.
Last year, APFA-represented American flight attendants approved a union contract that actually increased the time new flight attendants must remain on “straight reserve”. Now, these flight attendants will work “straight reserve” for two years (instead of one), before being able to switch to rotating reserve (one month on/one month off, etc.). In some American bases, flight attendants with 10 years or more seniority are still on full-month reserve.
Delta’s A-Days program is unique in the industry. Flight attendants start as a tripholder from day one, meaning even the most junior flight attendant can bid for trips pre-month. This system is built to respect seniority while also providing junior flight attendants with a better quality of life than their peers at other airlines.
Hear from Delta flight attendants about why the A-Days program is worth protecting.
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