Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

AFA HAL Flight Attendants Turn Out Huge Numbers for the Picket Line

October 11, 2019 - AFA Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants picketed at HNL airport on Wednesday to keep pressure on management. This is the fourth consecutive month that HAL Flight Attendants have taken to the picket line to fight for a fair contract. 

AFA Celebrates National Coming Out Day

October 11, 2019 - Today is National Coming Out Day.

October 11, 2019 - This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard three cases that will decide if LGBTQ working people are protected from discrimination by the Civil Rights Act of 1964's prohibition on sex discrimination.

Support the Chicago Teachers Union

October 4, 2019 - The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), school support staff and Park District workers will all go on strike together on Oct. 17 if they can’t reach contract deals by then. Chicago educators are striking for student learning conditions like classroom size, access to nurses as counselors, and wraparound services for vulnerable students.

Tell Your Member of Congress to Support the PRO Act

October 4, 2019 – When workers stand together to organize, mobilize, and strike we can build power and win the wages, benefits, and working conditions we need and deserve. But that can be extremely difficult when our current laws keep the balance of power tilted in favor of CEOs and the super rich. We need big change.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2019 – Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, increases attention and support for awareness, early detection and treatment.

Celebrating AFA-CWA Founder's Day - Oct 1, 2019

September 30, 2019 – The 2013 AFA-CWA Board of Directors moved to recognize our Flight Attendant and Union history by establishing AFA-CWA Founders' Day. Founders’ Day was established to honor our Union's founding members and to recognize the important role of our active retirees. This Tuesday, October 1, 2019, we celebrate our annual AFA-CWA Founder's Day. October 1st was chosen because it was the birthdate of our last surviving founding member, Edith Lauterbach, who passed away in February 2013. She flew for United Airlines for over 40 years and witnessed the evolution of our profession from "sky girl" to Safety Professional and First Responder.