Bargaining Background
Omni Flight Attendants began their first official bargaining session on 2022.06.07. By August 2023, CWA-AFA reported that an NMB mediator was involved and that bargaining sessions would proceed through the mediator.
The parties announced a tentative agreement on 2026.01.09. Members rejected it on 2026.02.26 by a vote of 100 against and 73 in favor, with 173 votes cast and reported full participation. CWA-AFA then conducted a new negotiations survey in April. Its 2026.08.16 update said the committee was developing proposals and expected to meet with the mediator within the following several weeks.
Contract Timing
The historical timeline records the first official bargaining session on June 7, 2022 and the rejected tentative-agreement vote on February 26, 2026. These are distinct events. Neither is labeled as an amendable date, and this landing page does not present a continuously advancing countdown.
CrewSignal has not located a formal amendable date in the reviewed public materials. Until that date is verified, this tracker uses the first documented bargaining session as its timing benchmark and does not label that date as the contract’s amendable date.
Process Signals
- A rejected tentative agreement is not a completed bargaining result. The renewed process must address the reasons members found the January package inadequate.
- Continued mediator involvement and proposal development support classifying Omni as active mediated bargaining rather than a dormant negotiation.
- The next measurable milestones are a confirmed mediated session, exchanged revised proposals, new tentative agreements, or a second comprehensive settlement.
CrewSignal Assessment
A revised package can be assessed against the concerns members identified after rejecting the earlier agreement. Its terms, ratification outcome, and implementation schedule matter alongside the documented negotiating timeline. Elapsed time alone does not establish how union resources were allocated or the quality of representation.
Weekly Updates
Financial Data Linkage
Explore CWA-AFA’s financial reports and the Omni Air International filing directory for available union receipts, expenditures, and transfers between affiliates. The master report explains how CWA, the CWA-AFA sector, and Master and Local Executive Council (MEC and LEC) filings fit together. These records do not provide a complete allocation of every carrier’s dues or representational costs.