Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Washington, DC (January 15, 2016) – On the seventh anniversary of the extraordinary landing on the Hudson, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) issued the following statement honoring the expert work of the crew of US Airways Flight 1549:

Washington, D.C. (December 31, 2015) - Flight attendants in China on Monday were required to model in bikinis as part of a flight attendant selection process. Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) International President Sara Nelson said: "If discrimination exists anywhere, it is a threat to women everywhere."

Thousands March to Call for a Joint Contract at United Airlines

Washington, DC (December 17, 2015) – In 16 cities around the world, thousands of Flight Attendants are standing together today to send a message to United Airlines management: our fight will continue until we reach a contract that we are proud to ratify.

Washington D.C. (December 16, 2015) – More than five years after the merger of United/Continental/Continental Micronesia, United management still fails to complete negotiations for a joint Flight Attendant contract. As holiday travel ramps up a week before Christmas, United Flight Attendants are marching at nearly 20 airports around the world to call attention to severe delays by management in contract negotiations.

The Grinch is Negotiating with United Flight Attendants

Washington, DC (December 14, 2015) – United Airline Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, will picket at airports around the world December 17 calling on United to finish its merger with Continental Airlines. Five years later, United management still fails to negotiate a fair contract even within a period of historic profits.

Washington, DC (October 20, 2015) – –The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) wishes everyone
happy holidays and reminds all passengers the role Flight Attendants serve on board our airplanes.

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Washington, DC (October 20, 2015) – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) released the following statement today welcoming Brett Hart as acting CEO while Oscar Munoz is on medical leave:

For Immediate Release Contact: October 16, 2015 Molly Sheerer 202-550-5520

Washington, D.C. (October 16, 2015) – In advance of the final flight of US Airways, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) lauded the decades of service of tens of thousands of flight attendants who flew under the colors of US Airways and its historical ancestors.

Washington, DC (September 11, 2015) – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) issued the following statement on the 14th year since the September 11, 2001 attacks changed the country and the Flight Attendant profession forever:

“On September 11, 2001, twenty-five Flight Attendants took action as first responders in a war we didn’t know we were fighting.  These heroes were among the first to relay the intelligence that alerted our country and our flying partners in flight 93, who in turn sacrificed their own lives to save countless others on the ground.

Washington, DC (September 9, 2015) – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), is proud to applaud the life-saving action of the crew of British Airways flight 2276. Pilots acted quickly to abort take off of the Boeing 777 due to an engine fire and Flight Attendants executed a safe evacuation at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport before the aircraft was completely consumed by flames.