Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Walking the Picket Line with Striking GM Workers

September 27, 2019 — Flight Attendants are standing with our 50,000 UAW sisters and brothers who are striking at General Motors. AFA International President Sara Nelson, AFA Envoy President Robert Barrow and more Flight Attendants joined UAW Local 276 on the picket line in Arlington, Texas on Monday. 

AFA Human Rights Activists Build Power in Las Vegas

September 27, 2019 — This week, AFA Human Rights activists met in Las Vegas for a training that will help build power for our union and allow us to make the most out of the affiliations we have with other unions in the Labor Movement.

AFA Testifies on Implementation of 2018 FAA Reauthorization Bill

September 27, 2019 — Yesterday, September 26th, AFA President Sara Nelson testified before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation during a hearing on the Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.

Save the Date for Flight Attendant Actions in October

September 27, 2019 - Get out on the picket line! 

AFA Presents at the Aircraft Cabin Air International Conference

September 20, 2019 — AFA Industrial Hygienist Judith Anderson gave a presentation titled "Oil Fume Events - How Often?" at the Aircraft Cabin Air International Conference this week in London. 

Federal Workers to Protest White House Assault on Employees’ Collective Bargaining Rights

September 20, 2019 — The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other federal worker unions will protest against the administration’s efforts to undermine federal employee unions and prevent workers from blowing the whistle on mismanagement and other workplace abuses. The White House is looking to fast-track implementation of three anti-worker executive orders that would prevent the union from representing employees at the worksite, filing employee grievances against wrongful terminations and other adverse actions, and bargaining over a range of issues that benefit workers and the public.

AFA Talks #MeToo Onboard at DISPAX Unruly Passenger Conference

September 20, 2019 — AFA Vice President Debora Sutor spoke at the DISPAX Conference leading a session on Sexually Deviant Behaviour Inflight: Reaching Epidemic Proportions. Deb talked about the industry’s sexist past and how it often continues to define the atmosphere in the aircraft cabin; how today's cabin environment plays a big role in the rise of incidents on planes; and the communication issues around the reporting chain when an incident occurs in flight – and how to mitigate broken links in the chain.