Seems to me the flight attendents may be killing the golden goose. Despite the mayhem caused on Sep 11th, I predict unlicensed flight attendents could quickly be replaced. Unfortunately they are not in the professional league of the pilots and machinists. IMHO the flight attendents, and all other airline groups, should be focusing on the survivability of the airline and preservation of their jobs which may include a 5% pay cut. Frankly I suspected management would ask for 20% to bring their costs down. Am I off base? Greg -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of lafrance@verizon.net Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 11:02 AM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: United Air flight attendants reject wage cuts United Air flight attendants reject wage cuts Friday June 21, 1:35 PM EDT CHICAGO, June 21 (Reuters) - Union leadership for flight attendants at UAL Corp.'s (UAL) United Airlines has rejected a 5 percent wage cut, as expected, endangering a deal in which the pilots' union accepted lower pay in return for stock options in the struggling airline. In a resolution posted on the Association of Flight Attendants Web site, the union said the proposal is concessionary and "not in the best interest of the flight attendant carrier." A deal with pilots reached earlier in the week to cut wages by 10 percent requires participation of other unions, according to pilot spokesman Steve Derebey. Both machinists and flight attendants have repeatedly said they would not talk to the airline about wage cuts. Roger EWROPS