SkyWest Union Lawsuits

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SkyWest Inflight Association

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SkyWest Airlines facing federal lawsuit over alleged ‘fake company union’

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A lawsuit was filed by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) in October 2023 .

The US Department of Labor also filed a lawsuit against the company over the 'company union' SkyWest Inflight Association ( SIA ) is accused of financially supporting and controlling the SIA and a handbook for SIA representatives states the airline supports and funds the organization.

A former president of SIA said he believed the company funded and controlled the union and improperly administered elections.

AFA-CWA says SkyWest Inflight Association is an illegal company union operating at the behest of management and not for Flight Attendants it claims to represent.

SkyWest has a legally binding collective bargaining agreement with SIA as recognized by federal courts, Department of Labor and in accordance with the Railway Labor Act .

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