CWA-AFA · Carrier Financials
Mesa Airlines
Tracing money from parent CWA to the CWA-AFA sector to the visible Mesa MEC and local layers.
Quick Read
- Visible structure: Mesa is a relatively clear CWA-AFA carrier because the public record shows visible CWA-AFA sector funding to the Mesa MEC and to three named Mesa local bodies.
- Most recent verified standalone filing signal: Mesa LEC 24088 LM-3 (FY ending 05/31/2024) is the most recent verified standalone DOL filing posted here.
- Visible direct local share: 48.5% in FY2025, 39.8% in FY2024, and 44.3% in FY2023.
- Bottom line: Mesa provides a clearer local-dollar throughline than carriers where the public record stops at the MEC alone, but it is still more mixed than the very strongest local-heavy comparators.
Filing Map
Mesa has to be read in layers. Parent CWA is the upstream dues layer. The CWA-AFA sector LM-2 is the clearest public source for visible Mesa affiliate funding. A standalone Mesa local filing adds an additional local-layer signal, and the elections record shows multiple active Mesa councils.
- Parent CWA filings: FY ending 05/31/2025; FY ending 05/31/2024; FY ending 05/31/2023.
- CWA-AFA sector filings: FY ending 05/31/2025; FY ending 05/31/2024; FY ending 05/31/2023.
Standalone MEC and LEC Filings
- Mesa MEC: FY ending 05/31/2025: no verified standalone DOL filing link is posted here yet; FY ending 05/31/2024: no verified standalone DOL filing link is posted here yet; FY ending 05/31/2023: no verified standalone DOL filing link is posted here yet.
- Mesa local filing: LEC 24088 Mesa Airlines LM-3 (FY ending 05/31/2024) is the most recent verified standalone filing posted here.
- Named Mesa local councils in the sector filing: LEC 24088, LEC 26044, and LEC 27056.
Visible CWA-AFA Sector Funding
- FY2025: AFA MEC Mesa Airlines $103,167; AFA LEC 24088 Mesa Airlines $29,505; AFA LEC 26044 Mesa Airlines $45,355; AFA LEC 27056 Mesa Airlines $22,377.
- FY2024: AFA MEC Mesa Airlines $169,891; AFA LEC 24088 Mesa Airlines $35,297; AFA LEC 26044 Mesa Airlines $47,509; AFA LEC 27056 Mesa Airlines $29,423.
- FY2023: AFA MEC Mesa Airlines $125,432; AFA LEC 24088 Mesa Airlines $31,916; AFA LEC 26044 Mesa Airlines $48,741; AFA LEC 27056 Mesa Airlines $19,032.
These are visible CWA-AFA sector allocations to Mesa-identified affiliates. They are not, by themselves, a complete measure of all bargaining, legal, administrative, or parent-supported service delivered to the property.
What the Visible Direct Local Share Means
This metric measures the percentage of visible Mesa-specific CWA-AFA sector funding that went directly to named Mesa local bodies rather than to the Mesa MEC.
Formula: direct named Mesa local funding ÷ total visible Mesa-specific CWA-AFA sector funding.
- FY2025: (29,505 + 45,355 + 22,377) ÷ (103,167 + 29,505 + 45,355 + 22,377) = 48.5%.
- FY2024: (35,297 + 47,509 + 29,423) ÷ (169,891 + 35,297 + 47,509 + 29,423) = 39.8%.
- FY2023: (31,916 + 48,741 + 19,032) ÷ (125,432 + 31,916 + 48,741 + 19,032) = 44.3%.
Treat this as a floor, not a complete service measure. It captures only direct Mesa-specific CWA-AFA sector funding lines that are publicly visible on the sector LM-2.
Local Representation Visibility
Mesa’s local structure is visible through Council 44 IAH, Council 56 PHX, and Council 88 IAD/SDF on the elections site, which show current election scheduling and recent officer results.
For a deeper explanation of how CWA-AFA negotiating committees are chosen, how staff negotiators are assigned, and where compensation appears in public reporting, see How CWA-AFA Negotiating Committees and Staff Negotiators Work .
Merger and Cross-Union Cost Visibility
No direct Republic-merger or IBT joint-representation cost line has been identified in the Mesa filings reviewed here. The publicly described merger-transition process involving CWA-AFA, the Teamsters, and Republic emerged later in 2025, after the FY2025 filing period used in this report.
That does not mean no merger-related costs existed. It means the Mesa filings reviewed here do not separately identify them. If those costs become publicly visible, they are more likely to appear in a later filing cycle or in other merger-transition materials.
Interpretive Caution
Mesa sits in the clearer-throughline group because the public record shows visible sector funding to the MEC and to multiple named local bodies. Even so, the visible local-dollar share remains only a floor, because some services may still be embedded in upstream sector support or other non-itemized structures.