Support the AFA Disaster Relief Fund through Amazon Smile
Support the AFA Disaster Relief Fund through Amazon Smile
NOTE: According to a new report from Bloomberg, employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, plan to strike for six hours on July 15, the first day of Amazon's annual Prime Day sales bonanza. This year sales are scheduled to stretch over a 48-hour period. During this time, we will be removing the support of, and link to, the Amazon website and their products.
July 10, 2017 - The Disaster Relief Fund provides a means for AFA members to assist other members and retirees who have suffered significant damage to their primary residence and/or faced relocation as a result of a disaster.
Read more »AFA Visits the Department of Transportation to talk Flight Attendant Safety and Training
AFA Visits the Department of Transportation to talk Flight Attendant Safety and Training
June 22, 2017 - On Tuesday, June 20th, AFA International President Sara Nelson and the AFA Air Safety, Health and Security Department presented to the Department of Transportation (DOT) lead staff on the roles, responsibilities and training required to serve as an FAA Certified Flight Attendant.
Read more »Major Step Forward for 10 Hours Rest
Major Step Forward for 10 Hours Rest
Read more »Flight Attendants Say Conflict Is Creating a Big Safety Problem on Planes
Flight Attendants Say Conflict Is Creating a Big Safety Problem on Planes
JUN 19, 2017 - The fury has died down, but the rash of viral confrontations on airplanes is still very much on flight attendants' minds. They are demoralized and anxious, afraid of becoming the villain in a cellphone video that spreads across the globe — creating a situation some say could result in safety lapses on planes.
Read more »Equal Rest - Here's How to Take Action
Equal Rest - Here's How to Take Action
June 19, 2017 - Tell Senators and Representatives to include our 10 hours minimum rest provision along with a Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRMP) in their respective bills.
Read more »Equal Rest for Flight Attendants: Call Congress Now
Equal Rest for Flight Attendants: Call Congress Now
June 13, 2017 — Both the Senate and the House are drafting their version of the FAA Reauthorization Bills and we need them to make combatting Flight Attendant fatigue a top priority.
Tell Senators and Representatives to include our 10 hours minimum rest provision along with a Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRMP) in their respective bills.
Read more »Dump Federal Programs? Not if this guy can help it.
Dump Federal Programs? Not if this guy can help it.
Originally published by The Washington Post, June 4, 2017
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