Celebrate Juneteenth with Action This Year
Celebrate Juneteenth with Action This Year
June 18, 2020 — Tomorrow, Friday, June 19, marks the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, otherwise known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day. Although the Emancipation was signed almost two and half years before, it wasn’t until this day in 1865 that the remaining 250,000 people who had been enslaved were liberated in Texas. Newly “Freed” Black women and men turned this day into a celebration establishing Juneteenth.
Read more »Join the Poor People's Campaign this Saturday!
Join the Poor People's Campaign this Saturday!
June 17, 2020 — On June 20th, there will be a mass virtual moral march on Washington. People across the nation have joined the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival to confront the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, climate change and ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism.
How does this relate to Flight Attendants?
Read more »8 Minutes, 46 Seconds — Breathe & Reflect
8 Minutes, 46 Seconds—Breathe & Reflect
Thursday, June 11, 12 Noon in Your Time Zone
Black Lives Matter.
Dear Flying Partners,
Members of a CWA Local this week called upon all of us to take action together to demonstrate that as trade unionists and as Americans, we were all outraged by the vicious murder of George Floyd.
Read more »June 20th Action for Our Jobs, Racial & Economic Justice
June 20th Action for Our Jobs, Racial & Economic Justice
COVID-19 has forced the country into an unprecedented emergency and the murder of George Floyd has propelled our nation into the streets to demand change and declare that Black Lives Matter. The AFA Executive Board unanimously passed our Black Lives matter resolution last week.
Read more »Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Executive Board unanimously adopted the following resolution today, June 5, 2020:
Read more »Our Vote. Our Power. Our Voice.
Our Vote. Our Power. Our Voice.
June 5, 2020 — Across the country, we are seeing the power of action in our democracy. We're out in the streets and we will continue our action at protests to stand up for Black lives.
Read more »June is Pride Month
June is Pride Month
June is Pride Month! AFA-CWA supports all LGBTQ+ Flight Attendants and workers as we fight for protections on the job and in our communities.
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