Negotiations, Mediation & Ratification
Negotiations, Mediation & Ratification Hub
Section 6 bargaining, federal mediation, ratification, and Railway Labor Act processes.
Permanent-page review: October 20, 2026. Dated weekly reports retain their own reporting cutoffs.
Financial Data Linkage
Union financial records provide context for representation before, during, and after bargaining. The linked reports identify their reporting bodies and fiscal periods; they do not account for every carrier’s dues or the full cost of representation.
For a deeper explanation of how CWA-AFA bargaining teams are formed, how staff negotiators work with elected committees, and how bargaining compensation is reported, see How CWA-AFA Negotiating Committees and Staff Negotiators Work .
This hub tracks bargaining developments, federal mediation activity, tentative-agreement and ratification pathways, and other labor-resolution information. Content is analytical and informational in nature and does not constitute legal advice, bargaining guidance, or a prediction of any specific negotiation outcome. CrewSignal distinguishes carefully between direct bargaining, mediated talks, tentative agreements, ratification votes, and Railway Labor Act procedures.
Railway Labor Act Resources
Negotiations
CWA-AFA
Mediation
CWA-AFA
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Air Wisconsin
Contract Analysis · Current CBA -
Avelo Airlines
Contract Analysis · CBA TBD -
Frontier Airlines
Contract Analysis · Current CBA -
Horizon Air
Contract Analysis · Current CBA -
PSA Airlines
Contract Analysis · Current CBA - Omni Air International — CWA-AFA — mediated successor-contract bargaining after a rejected tentative agreement
Ratification
CWA-AFA
Amendable 2026
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
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NetJets — base-term date December 21, 2026; extension status unconfirmed
Contract Analysis · Current CBA
The linked agreement analysis lists a company option to extend through December 21, 2029. This entry does not establish whether that option was exercised.
Transport Workers Union (TWU)
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JetBlue Airways — amendable December 13, 2026
Date reported in JetBlue’s 2025 Form 10-K
Contract Analysis · Agreement materials and LOAs (PDF)
FSI / TWU: the former 2021–2026 term is not a current basis for inclusion here. TWU’s December 16, 2025 announcement identifies a new five-year agreement effective January 1, 2026 through 2030. The exact next amendable date requires the governing agreement.
Merger JCBA Tracking
Track the time, substance and implementation path required to combine separate Flight Attendant agreements after an airline merger.
- Alaska + Hawaiian — CWA-AFA Joint Contract Negotiations
- How Long Does a Flight Attendant JCBA Take?
Opening Watch
Opening Watch distinguishes member preparation from a documented formal opening. It covers opening options, surveys, announced start periods, and representation changes without treating them as interchangeable milestones.
View JetBlue / TWU, Endeavor / CWA-AFA and Republic + Mesa / IBT opening watches →