Recovery Resources for Flight Attendants Affected by Hurricane Harvey from Your AFA EAP
Recovery Resources for Flight Attendants Affected by Hurricane Harvey from Your AFA EAP
AFA EAP has compiled resources to help AFA members and our families tackle the recovery phase of Hurricane Harvey. Remember, your AFA EAP is available if you would like to confidentially discuss the stresses of this event or any other concern.
Updated resources available at: afacwa.org/harvey.
Check with your AFA Local/MEC on operational conditions and issues.
Read more »Hurricane Harvey Resources from Your AFA EAP
Hurricane Harvey Resources from Your AFA EAP
During the storm — Please review the AFA EAP Resource Links, which lists resources for Flight Attendants impacted by or wanting to assist with Hurricane Harvey.
Hurricane Harvey: Flight Attendants Stay Safe
Hurricane Harvey: Flight Attendants Stay Safe
August 25, 2017 — Flight Attendants: The National Hurricane Center predicts "life-threatening rainfall" and 80-mph winds for parts of Texas as Hurricane Harvey approaches.
Read more »Solidarity Alert! AFA Supports Flight Attendants at British Airways Mixed Fleet
Solidarity Alert! AFA Supports Flight Attendants at British Airways Mixed Fleet
August 15, 2017 — British Airways “mixed fleet” cabin crew, who are members of the ITF affiliated Unite the Union (UK), began their latest phase of strike action against the company in July. Over 3,200 workers, who operate long and short haul flights out of London Heathrow Airport, are fighting poverty pay and the discipline against about 1,400 colleagues involved in previous collective bargaining action.
Read more »9/11 Memorial & Museum Recognizes Flight Crewmembers During National Aviation Week
9/11 Memorial & Museum Recognizes Flight Crewmembers During National Aviation Week
August 11, 2017 — The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will mark National Aviation Week (Aug. 14–20, 2017) by providing free Museum access to crewmembers both active and retired. Throughout the week, the Museum will feature flight crew-themed auditorium programming to highlight this chapter in aviation history and share these stories with Museum visitors.
Read more »Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, Aug. 5, 1981
Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, Aug. 5, 1981
Aug 5, 2017 - On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers who had ignored his order to return to work. The sweeping mass firing of federal employees slowed commercial air travel, but it did not cripple the system as the strikers had forecast.
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