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.
Read more »Take Action: Storm the Airwaves on 8-10
Take Action: Storm the Airwaves on 8-10
August 2, 2017 — To keep the momentum going for 10 hours irreducible rest and protecting good U.S. aviation jobs, AFA is calling for an on-line Day of Action on August 10 (our minimum rest needs to move from 8-10).
Read more »Participate in the Online Harvard Flight Attendant Health Survey
Participate in the Online Harvard Flight Attendant Health Survey
July 31, 2017 — Anyone remember completing a Flight Attendant health survey back in 2007?
Read more »TSA Announces New Carry-On Electronic Device Screening Procedures
TSA Announces New Carry-On Electronic Device Security Procedures
July 26, 2017 — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today advanced security measures for screening electronics in carry-on items.
Read more »AFA Pittsburgh Town Hall
AFA Pittsburgh Town Hall
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is coming to Pittsburgh for the 76th CWA Convention. AFA will host a Town Hall for all Flight Attendants in the Pittsburgh area prior to the CWA Convention. AFA Members from Air Wisconsin, Compass, Envoy, Frontier, PSA, Spirit, Omni, and United Airlines call Pittsburgh home, along with AFA lifetime members commuting from Pittsburgh.
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CALL NOW: Tell Your Representative to Support the AIRR Act!
CALL NOW: Tell Your Representative to Support the AIRR Act!
The House FAA Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 2997) protects our jobs from outsourcing and sets 10 hours non-reducible minimum rest for Flight Attendants. We need all hands on deck right now if we are going to keep this issue alive and make it law. But it won't happen without your action.
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