Flight Attendants Welcome New Leadership at United Airlines
Washington, DC (September 8, 2015) – United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today welcomed new executive leadership at United Airlines with the appointment of Oscar Munoz as Chief Executive Officer.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant Union Honors Women’s Equality Day
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) celebrates the 95th anniversary of the victory of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant Union Celebrates 70 Years
Seventy years ago, the Airline Stewardess Association was formed and began to pave the way for what is today the world’s largest Flight Attendant union, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA).
Read more »United Airlines Flight Attendants File for Federal Mediation in Contract Dispute
August 20, 2015 -- United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today filed for federal mediation under the jurisdiction of the National Mediation Board in order to bring three years of negotiations to a close and allow United to complete its merger with Continental/Continental Micronesia.
Read more »United Airlines Earning Report Reiterates Need for Investment in Flight Attendant Contract
Upon today’s release of United Airlines’ earnings report, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) has released a statement:
Read more »United Airlines Flight Attendant Union Protest Turns Out Crowds at Airports around the World
Washington, DC (July 16, 2015) – United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), were joined by supporters internationally to call on United Airlines to negotiate a fair contract and finish the operational merger.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant and Pilot Unions March Together in Chicago to Take Stand for Fair Contract at United Airlines
Chicago, IL (July 16, 2015) – As Flight Attendants protest around the world today, the United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) will march together at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, United’s world headquarters.
Read more »Labor Leaders Join Flight Attendants in Calls for Fair Contract at United Airlines
Labor Leaders Join Flight Attendants in Calls for
Fair Contract at United Airlines
Income Inequality Soars, Perpetuated by United Airlines Management
Washington D.C. (July 15, 2015) – In an atmosphere of record company profits, smiling shareholders and eye-popping executive salaries, United Airlines Flight Attendants will march tomorrow at airports around the world in support of negotiations for a fair contract.
United’s 24,000 flight attendants are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) -- the world’s largest Flight Attendant union.
Read more »United Airlines Flight Attendants to Conduct System-Wide Day of Action July 16th
Flight Attendants Call for Fair Contract and Completion of Merger
Washington, DC (July 10, 2015) – The world’s largest Flight Attendant union, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), is conducting a system-wide Day of Action on July 16th to support negotiations for a fair contract as United Airlines reports record profits.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant Union Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Support of Marriage Equality
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) applauds today's Supreme Court’s historic ruling. AFA’s International President Sara Nelson issued a statement:
"Today is a monumental day for women and men across the country who have entered into the institution of marriage but struggled for equal treatment under the law. The Supreme Court agrees with a majority of Americans that we must put an end to this shameful discrimination.
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