Frontier flight attendants vote to authorize strike; airline calls it fear tactics [Video]

DENVER (KDVR) — Frontier Airlines flight attendants voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, the group announced Wednesday.

Frontier’s flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, voted with 92.7% participation and 99.6% approval from that group for authorizing a strike. The vote means the union can set a strike deadline, before which the company must reach the union’s demands, or risk their employees striking.

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The union claims that airline management is refusing to negotiate over the impact of the carrier’s business model change — earlier this year the airline shifted to having more “out-and-back” flights, instead of flight attendants working multi-day trips to multiple cities with a few overnights.

The model shift means flight attendants have fewer opportunities to earn per diem stipends, and also means the employees are traveling to the airport on their dime more often.

“Frontier management …