Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

AFA Solidarity Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill for United Mine Workers Pension

May 10, 2019 — The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) provided critical political support that made it possible to get Flight Attendant 10 hours rest in the FAA Reauthorization Bill. They stood with us and now we stand with them. This also builds our power on Capitol Hill as offices see us working together.

You Are AFA: Make Sure You're Counted in the AFA Census!

May 10, 2019 — How important has KCM been for you personally? Have you ever filed a Workers Compensation claim? At what age do you plan on retiring from flying?

Sexual Misconduct on Airlines Gets Its #MeToo Moment—or Does It?

This article was originally published by In These Times on May 7, 2019. 

Aeroflot Flight 1492 Lives Lost and Lives Saved

May 5, 2019 - We are saddened to learn the number killed due to the Aeroflot Flight 1492 engine fire in Moscow has increased to 41, including a Flight Attendant. Passengers from among the 33 survivors are praising the efforts of the four crew members who evacuated the burning plane.

Congress Voted To Give Flight Attendants a Better, Safer Life. It Hasn't Happened.

Flight Attendants say safety is being jeopardized. And now, protests are being organized.

May 4, 2019 at 8:30am ET — Last night, a Miami Air International plane was carrying 136 passengers and seven crew from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when it attempted to land at Naval Air Station Jacksonville around 9:40 p.m. The Boeing 737 slid off a runway and came to a stop in the shallow waters of the nearby St. Johns River.