Their unions may bring different issues and priorities to the bargaining table, but flight attendants share a common demand for more respect.
MSP flight attendants from multiple carriers rally together on worldwide day of action
February 14, 2024 by
Sun Country flight attendants demand wages, work rules to match industry peers
January 17, 2024 by
Nearly five years into their campaign for a new union contract, flight attendants at Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines are still fighting for their fair share of the company’s growing profits. Members of Teamsters Local 120, which represents about 600 flight attendants at Sun Country, held informational picketing Jan. 10 outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul […]
Pilots unfazed by Sun Country owner’s downsizing threat
May 8, 2015 by
Sun Country pilots aren’t budging from the stance that they deserve better pay, not even after threats from their boss that the airline could be downsizing. Pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, have been in negotiations with Sun Country since their contract became amendable in April 2010. The two sides have been in […]
Pilots picket at MSP, protest Sun Country’s ‘unacceptable’ offer
April 24, 2015 by
In shifts of about 50, Sun Country pilots and their colleagues from other airlines marched silently in single file outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this afternoon. The informational picket, attended by virtually all of Sun Country’s 247 active pilots who were not flying or in training, put the Minnesota-based airline on notice […]
Sun Country pilots unanimously back strike if mediation fails
February 26, 2015 by
With their contract negotiations stuck in a holding pattern, Sun Country Airlines pilots have voted unanimously in favor of authorizing union representatives to call a strike. The Air Line Pilots Association announced the voting results yesterday, noting that 209 of the 216 eligible Sun Country pilots participated in balloting. Pilots have been in negotiations with […]
Sun Country pilots protest low wages, pace of negotiations
September 19, 2012 by
Sun Country pilots recognize the importance of staying on schedule. They want management to bring that same sense of urgency to negotiations on a new contract with their union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Pilots picketed today outside Terminal 2 at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, raising awareness about the slow pace of negotiations […]
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