Boarding Pay Background
Boarding Pay Background
April 27, 2022 — Crew were specifically exempted from the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to pay for hours worked. We had to fight hard to turn this job into a career. The pay is traditionally based on pilot pay structure & we’ve fought hard to increase the $ for flight hours w/ pay protections. But boarding is often the hardest part of our day & it’s only gotten harder this year.
Read more »Join Spirit Flight Attendants on the Picket Line in FLL and PHL This Week
Join Spirit Flight Attendants on the Picket Line in FLL and PHL This Week
April 30, 2022 - Spirit AFA Flight Attendants continue to picket across the country. Flight Attendants will not be silent while Spirit management continues to be unprepared.
Read more »Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
April 30, 2022 - AFA is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month in May, an annual national observance celebrating the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
Read more »Now Boarding: Delta AFA Organizing and Boarding Pay
Now Boarding: Delta AFA Organizing and Boarding Pay
April 30, 2022 - This week, Delta management announced they would begin paying boarding pay at 50% of flight time pay, starting in June 2022, while also unilaterally increasing boarding times from 35 to 40.
Read more »Frontier Flight Attendants Win Lawsuit; Right to Pump Breast Milk On Flights
Frontier Flight Attendants Win Lawsuit & Right to Pump Breast Milk On Flights
April 15, 2022 - Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against them during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Read more »Avelo Flight Attendants Vote Yes to Join AFA
Avelo Flight Attendants Vote Yes to Join AFA
April 15, 2022 - This week, six months after Avelo Flight Attendants filed for an election with super majority support, the National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that they have voted to form a union with AFA.
Read more »Spirit AFA Pickets Across the Country After Repeated Mass Cancellations Strand Flight Attendants
Spirit AFA Pickets Across the Country After Repeated Mass Cancellations Strand Flight Attendants
April 15, 2022 - Spirit Flight Attendants picketed in Orlando, Dallas, and Las Vegas this week after Spirit canceled just over 30% of their flights due to weather in Florida last weekend. This mass cancellation is Spirit’s fourth since August, and with each operational meltdown, passengers and Flight Attendants are left stranded without answers.
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