Just for reference: the AFA is currently three distinct groups, each with a current contract in place. There is a joint negotiation committee but progress is going at a snail's pace -- it will be a long time until anything will be combined. Until then all FA's fly separate.

To date, there have been four attempts to allow subsidiary United flight attendants to "crossover" to the Continental side until a joint contract is ratified and all groups are one.

In June of 2011, the United Master executive council president, under advisement of the local presidents, turned down the first offer.

In February of 2012, crossover was offered as a one time offer, and the Union did not want it in the United transitional agreement, but was unable to remove it. It was presented as a "non-option" (and that was putting it politely), and 119 sUA flight attendants crossed over.

By January of 2013, it was again offered and ultimately rejected by the United MEC and LEC group.

An offer made in November of 2013 again failed.

While I'm unhappy, SLI agreements aren't based on feelings. It's in the contract language.

Also - FYI - the sUA side has been overstaffed since before the merger (since the retirement of the 737's).