Get the Facts: Bernstein and California Meal and Rest Break
Get the Facts: Bernstein and California Meal and Rest Break
July 17, 2022 - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in June that affirmed that Flight Attendants in California have access to the same labor laws that other California workers benefit from. Airline management had appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling in the case of Bernstein v. Virgin America.
Read more »Known Crewmember (KCM) Compliance Reminder
Known Crewmember (KCM) Compliance Reminder
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recently provided a briefing regarding crewmember compliance with the Known Crewmember Program (KCM) regulations. Over the past two and a half years (January 2020 – June 2022), the TSA continues to see a steady rate of KCM compliance violations in three main categories.
Read more »AFA-CWA & Union Plus Scholarships Awarded
AFA-CWA & Union Plus Scholarships Awarded
June 27, 2022 - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to dependents of AFA Flight Attendants who will be attending a college or university.
Read more »Inaugural Flight for Norse Atlantic Airways
Inaugural Flight for Norse Atlantic Airways
June 19, 2022 - Norse Air’s inaugural flight took place on Tuesday of this week, from JFK to Oslo. Working the flight are former AFA members who will soon be AFA members again with the ability to vote on a contract that includes the highest starting pay of any U.S. airline.
Read more »Pay Improvements, Summer Reliability Agreements with American Wholly-Owned Regionals
Pay Improvements, Summer Reliability Agreements with American Wholly-Owned Regionals
June 19, 2022 - We have reached agreements with all three American Airlines wholly-owned regionals Envoy, Piedmont, and PSA to increase starting pay to $27+, provide a retention bonus, summer reliability incentive program, and significantly improve commuter benefits.
Read more »AFA, Teamsters, and Bernie Rally in Chicago to Fight Corporate Greed
AFA, Teamsters, and Bernie Rally in Chicago to Fight Corporate Greed
June 19, 2022 - AFA President Sara Nelson, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien slammed corrupt corporate power at “The Working Class: Fighting Against Corporate Greed” rally Thursday in Chicago. Flight Attendants from United, GoJet, Delta, and American turned out.
Read more »Honoring Juneteenth
Honoring Juneteenth
June 19, 2022 - Today marks the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth, otherwise known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day. Although the Emancipation was signed almost two and half years earlier, it wasn’t until this day in 1865 that the remaining 250,000 people who had been enslaved were liberated in Texas. Newly “Freed” Black women and men turned this day into a celebration establishing Juneteenth.
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