Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2024 – According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, in 2024, an estimated 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S., as well as 56,500 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer. There are currently over 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. A study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that Flight Attendants in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of every cancer they studied, especially breast cancer, melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer.

Flight Attendants Stand with Boeing Workers

September 27, 2024 — Our union siblings at Boeing are on strike. AFA members from Alaska and Horizon walked alongside IAM members on the picket line in Washington and Oregon with President Sara Nelson.

Deadlines Approaching: Check Your Voter Registration Today  

September 27, 2024 — Twenty-one states and D.C. offer same-day voter registration for the Nov. 5 general election. Other states require registration before Election Day, with some deadlines as early as Oct. 6.

AFA Holds Leadership Training in Philadelphia

September 27, 2024 — AFA Leaders gathered in Philadelphia earlier this week to attend our union’s Advanced Leadership Training. Union Leaders learned a ton during two full days of sessions, from building power with other labor organizations to Local Executive Council best practices. Leaders are excited to bring back what they learned to their locals and put the training into action.

AFA Regional Airline Leaders Come Together to End Tiers in Aviation

September 27, 2024 — AFA Leaders from regional airlines gathered for two days of strategizing and Solidarity earlier this week in Washington, D.C. Regional Flight Attendants fly the same routes and do the same work as all Flight Attendants. But their pay is closing in on half as much and their work has been moved from smaller town airport to major hubs.

Hurricane Helene: Flight Attendants Stay Safe

September 27, 2024 - 9am Update: More than 3 million customers were without power across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas on Friday morning after Helene made landfall late Thursday as a monster Category 4 storm.