Patricia Friend
Patricia Friend
Patricia A. Friend is the former International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO. A United Airlines flight attendant since 1966, during her 16 years as International President, Friend was a respected leader in the airline industry and throughout the labor movement...
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Northwest flight attendants are looking for a strong voice to support them during this difficult time. Right now the Northwest flight attendants are facing the most turbulent time of their careers and they are doing so without a safety net.
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This disrespect to our profession is not going to fly,
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Passengers are now free to bring weapons back on board aircraft in the form of scissors.
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That part is being completely ignored and really leaving us completely vulnerable to any sort of violent intruder in the cabin of the aircraft.
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If a passenger demonstrates an unwillingness to comply with our request for them to obey the rules before we even take off, then we know that we are potentially going to have difficulty with that person through the entire flight.
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As of this morning the company has not changed its demands the flight attendants accept cuts.
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The people in the cabin have no way to defend themselves.
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We've struggled for many years to change the image of cabin crew from frivolous airheads and after 9/11 it is clearer than ever that we are safety professionals and first responders,