Despite having agreed the contact back in August, Virgin America flight attendants have voted to reject the first contract offer negotiated by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 490-415. The result has thrown the labour plans for the airline into disarray. Complicating the issue, is that the flight attendants will be represented by a different union, the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), after the airline’s merger with Alaska Airlines is fully completed. The rejected contract would have provided an immediate 7.5% pay increase, a signing bonus and further pay rises after the completion of the merger. Until a deal can be
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