URGENT: Call to Save Our Jobs
URGENT: Call to Save Our Jobs
March 22, 2020 — Lawmakers have been negotiating a relief package over the weekend for airlines and industries affected by COVID-19. Things have been moving quickly on Capitol Hill. This is where things stand right now:
Read more »Tell Congress: Put People First
Tell Congress: Put People First
The coronavirus pandemic is decimating our aviation industry. It is a public health crisis and it is creating a financial catastrophe that dwarfs the economic cost of the Great Recession and September 11th combined.
Read more »KCM Checkpoints Changes Possible Due to COVID-19
KCM Checkpoints Changes Possible Due COVID-19
March 17, 2020 — Due to the rapid changes caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is directing Federal Security Directors to implement measures to maintain continuity of business. These measures could include some changes to the operation of Known Crewmember Program (KCM) access point locations. Crewmembers should expect periodic closures of KCM access points without notice. If KCM access points are closed, the TSA will accommodate crewmembers at TSA PreCheck locations where available or at standard passenger screening lanes. The TSA is taking measured steps and following CDC recommended guidance to preserve the health and safety of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs), airline/airport employees and the traveling public during this unprecedented time.
Calling for COVID-19 Relief from Congress
COVID-19 Airline Relief Starts with Workers
March 16, 2020 — AFA is working around the clock to fight for our health and safety and our jobs. Listen to this message:
Read more »Bi-Weekly Phone Support Group Meetings for Flight Attendants Under Self-Quarantine
Bi-Weekly Phone Support Group Meetings for Flight Attendants Under Self-Quarantine
Sponsored by your AFA EAP and facilitated by a confidential mental health professional.
Read more »Your Health and Safety During COVID-19
Your Health and Safety During COVID-19
March 15, 2020
Dear Flying Partners:
A national emergency has been declared by the President due to the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, our nation's top infectious disease expert and director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease stated earlier today he'd like a "national lockdown" that would include telling people to stay home and out of restaurants and bars. Many schools have closed for a period of weeks, the Department of Defense has banned travel for all employees and their families, and some officials are calling for restrictions on domestic travel.
Read more »We Need Social Solidarity, Not Just Social Distancing
We Need Social Solidarity, Not Just Social Distancing
Originally published in the New York Times by Eric Klinenberg on March 14, 2020
Social distancing — canceling large gatherings, closing schools and offices, quarantining individuals and even sequestering entire cities or neighborhoods — seems to be the best way to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But it’s a crude and costly public health strategy. Shuttering shared spaces and institutions means families lose child care, wages and social support. What’s more, it’s insufficient to protect the older, sick, homeless and isolated people who are most vulnerable to the virus. They need extra care and attention to survive, not society’s back.
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