Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

The Forgotten Story Of The Radium Girls

Originally published in Buzzfeed

On April 10, 1917, an 18-year-old woman named Grace Fryer started work as a dial painter at the United States Radium Corporation (USRC) in Orange, New Jersey. It was four days after the US had joined World War I; with two soldier brothers, Grace wanted to do all she could to help the war effort. She had no idea that her new job would change her life — and workers’ rights — forever.

What's Going on in the Air?

Originally published in Fox News Travel

WASHINGTON (May 5, 2017) — It seems like everyone on an airplane has a hair trigger these days.

On April 21, a passenger aboard an American Airlines plane got into an altercation with a flight attendant he believed had hit a woman traveling with 15-month-old twins as he forcibly removed a stroller from her hands. The flight attendant was suspended. 

Written Testimony of AFA-CWA to Senate Committee on Questions, Answers, and Perspectives on the Current State of Airline Travel

Washington, D.C. (May 4, 2017) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today submitted the following written testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation's Hearing on Questions, Answers, and Perspectives on the Current State of Airline Travel.

Written Testimony of AFA-CWA to Congressional U.S. Airline Customer Service Hearing

Washington, D.C. (May 2, 2017) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today submitted the following written testimony to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service hearing. 

Reinforcing Our Role as Aviation's First Responders

Dear AFA Members:

The past three weeks have been incredibly challenging for Flight Attendants following the events broadcast from the United Express, American and Delta flights. The mob mentality response to the video clips, with little correct information about the incidents, has put Flight Attendants in the cross hairs. We have been focused on trying to do a national de-escalation to keep travelers from coming to the plane with bias against crewmembers and the authority we must maintain to keep everyone safe.

A Special Message on Workers’ Memorial Day

April 28, 2017

Dear AFA-CWA Members:

Today, pause to recognize Workers’ Memorial Day.

In 1970, the AFL-CIO declared April 28th as Workers’ Memorial Day, remembering those who have died on the job and redoubling our efforts to maintain and promote safety at work. The great union organizer and activist Mother Jones gave us the rallying slogan for the day, “Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” This is our charge and we take it seriously in everything we do to improve our contracts, organize the unorganized, and demand the safest regulations and standards for our jobs.

AA Uniform DOs and DON'Ts

Information for AFA members at Envoy, Piedmont, and PSA

DO visit AFA’s uniform reactions reporting site and report any uniform reactions to AFA, in confidence.