Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Stand with Striking UAW Workers at GM

September 19, 2019 — Over 50,000 GM workers at nearly 70 facilities in 19 states are on strike right now - standing up against corporate greed, outsourcing and a two-tiered employee system - and for job security and greater share of the profits they help create.

Join the Global Climate Actions on Friday, September 20th

September 19, 2019 — AFA-CWA stands in solidarity with young people all over the world, who on September 20th will take action for climate justice and a sustainable economy that works for everyone.

AFA Honors September 11th Heroes

(September 13, 2019) - From New York to Fort Lauderdale, from San Diego to Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., AFA members around the nation honored our heroes 18 years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 

2019 AFA September 11th Remembrance

Never Forget

September 10, 2019

Aviation security is personal to us. No matter the uniform we wear, the routes we fly, or the years we have worn our wings we will always remember the events of September 11th, lift up heroes and do everything in our power to ensure the events are never repeated.

September 7 NYC Labor Day Parade

(September 7, 2019) – The march was organized by Endeavor AFA Local 45 (EDV AFA) Flight Attendants, but many other AFA Councils were also in attendance along with AFA International Officers. We marched with our CWA sisters and brothers too.

2019 AFA September 11th Events and Honor Guard

September 6, 2019 — Our fourth annual AFA Honor Guard will attend services at our nation’s three national memorials to ensure the public remembers the sacrifice of Flight Attendants. This Honor Guard is comprised of Flight Attendants who have done work to advance our Never Forget priorities:

September 6, 2019 — Last year we successfully achieved 10 Hours minimum rest free from duty under the law. According to the legislation timeline and past practice on implementation of new rules, airlines should have had to comply with the law by the beginning of June 2019. Instead, a few airlines mounted significant opposition to the implementation and argued it would be too costly and difficult to implement. The Government Shutdown and the Boeing 737Max grounding further delayed the implementation of hundreds of provisions of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.