WIN: Court Affirms FMLA Eligibility for Flight Attendants is Based on Hours Worked or Paid, Not Just Flight Hours
WIN: Federal Court Affirms That FMLA Eligibility for Flight Attendants is Based on Hours Worked or Paid and Not Just Flight Hours
September 17, 2022 — In a case before the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, our union filed an amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief supporting the U.S. Department of Labor over the issue of determining which types of hours are used to determine FMLA eligibility. This issue came about because Mesa was arguing that they had the unilateral ability to determine FMLA eligibility based on flight hours alone and not for all duty hours. Management also tried to claim that duty hours are “not defined.” The Mesa AFA Leadership collected reports and helped AFA legal build the case for our collective rights under FMLA.
Read more »Celebrating Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
Celebrating Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
Happy Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month! National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the U.S.
Read more »NYC Labor Day Parade 2022
NYC Labor Day Parade 2022
September 17, 2022 - The New York City Labor Day Parade is always held the Saturday following Labor Day. AFA Endeavor Local 45 hosted our union this year alongside CWA. The parade returned to Fifth Avenue for the first time since 2019. Tens of thousands of workers representing more than 200 unions and constituency groups came together in a powerful show of labor solidarity on the 140th Anniversary of the first Labor Day parade in the United States, when more than 10,000 workers marched from New York City Hall to Union Square in 1882.
Read more »Never Forget: 21 Years
Never Forget: 21 Years
September 17, 2022 - Our AFA Honor Guard and Flight Attendants around the country honored our heroes on those four fateful flights on September 11, 2001.
Read more »Labor Day is Our Day
Labor Day is Our Day
September 2, 2022 — Happy Labor Day, Flight Attendants! This is your day. It’s the day to celebrate our work and recognize that we bring all of the value to our economy.
Read more »Pilots and Flight Attendants on the Picket Line Calling on Airline Management to Fix Operational Issues and Invest in Workers
Pilots and Flight Attendants on the Picket Line Calling on Airline Management to Fix Operational Issues and Invest in Workers
September 2, 2022 — AFA Flight Attendants joined ALPA Pilots around the country this week on the picket line to send a strong message to airline management that it’s time to fix the operational problems and get new contracts done.
Read more »March in the NYC Labor Day Parade with AFA!
March in the NYC Labor Day Parade with AFA!
August 26, 2022 — Join Endeavor AFA Local 45 Flight Attendants, our International Officers, Flight Attendants and labor unions from around the country in New York's annual Labor Day March on September 10th!
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