Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Plane too hot? Too cold? Time for DOT to regulate, attendants say

Originally posted by USA TODAY on August 1, 2018. 

One of the scariest examples of an overheated airliner came in June 2017, when a woman and her beet-red, 4-month-old baby needed ice bags and then an ambulance because of the heat of a flight in Denver. The child revived with treatment.

Maintaining Federal Security Screening at All Airports

August 2, 2018 — CNN is reporting that the TSA is considering eliminating passenger screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports, serving aircraft with 60 seats or fewer, across the US. According to the report, the proposal states "passengers and luggage arriving from these smaller airports would be screened when they arrive at major airports for connecting flights instead of the current practice of joining the already screened population at the larger airport."

CWA Opposes the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court 

Originally posted by the Communications Workers of America on July 9, 2018

CWA opposes the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and calls on members of the U.S. Senate to reject this nomination.

AFA Participates in Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability and Mitigation Program Exercise

The Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability and Mitigation Program (CAVM) was established in 1990 in response to the directives of the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism and the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The CAVM program was reiterated after September 11, 2001 in the Aviation Security and Transportation Act of 2001.

Why are you tuning out preflight safety announcements? Because you can tune in to your devices.

Originally posted by The Washington Post on June 27, 2018

Admit it, you don’t pay attention to those preflight safety announcements anymore. I don’t, either. “Now, we request your full attention as the flight attendants demonstrate the safety features of this aircraft” goes in one ear and out the other.

Flight Attendants Have Higher Rates of Many Cancers, Study Says

Originally posted by TIME Magazine on June 25, 2018

Flight attendants are exposed to a number of known cancer-causing risks, but few studies have rigorously quantified that risk, and researchers say they are an understudied occupational group.

Separated Families Intersecting with Aviation

June 20, 2018

Flight Attendants are first responders. We take pride in the job we do to connect people, bring families together, and serve as ambassadors of freedom as we fly to every corner of the earth. When we see someone in distress, we want to help. AFA condemns any action to purposefully separate children from their parents.