Flight Attendants Demand Improved
Compensation Package
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 558 Teamsters Local 120 flight
attendants at Sun Country Airlines have voted to authorize a
strike.
"The people who run this company want to sit back and do nothing
but collect a fat check while everyone else at Sun Country works
hard for peanuts," said Tom
Erickson, President of Local 120 and Teamsters Central
Region International Vice President. "They're in for a rude
awakening. Our members are furious, and they will do whatever it
takes to get what they deserve."
Last year, Sun Country Airlines exceeded $1 billion in revenue for the first time. In the
first quarter of this year, they reported greater revenue than ever
before. The flight attendants haven't had a wage adjustment since
2016, and their collective bargaining agreement became fully
amendable on December 31, 2019. Their
current pay scale puts them far behind their colleagues at similar
carriers.
"Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker
told shareholders last year that they made a lot of money because
of their 'unique business model.' That's the most ridiculous thing
I've ever heard in my life," said Chris
Riley, Local 120 Business Agent. "This carrier is making
more money than ever because it's short-changing its workforce. Sun
Country needs to share the wealth."
"We voted to strike for one simple reason — Sun Country is
dragging out the negotiation process and we are fed up. We are
fighting for the contract we deserve," said Tanya DeVito, a flight attendant and member of
the Sun Country Teamsters Local 120 Bargaining Committee. "99
percent of those eligible to vote have authorized a strike. That is
not a number that Sun Country can or should ignore. We expect a
solid economic package to be brought to us at September's mediation
session, or we will take this to the next level."
Teamsters Local 120 represents over 12,000 hard working men and
women throughout Minnesota,
Iowa and the Dakotas. For more
information, go to teamsterslocal120.org/.
Contact:
Matt
McQuaid, (202) 624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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