Support our TWU Australia Flight Attendant Sisters and Brothers
Support our TWU Australia Flight Attendant Sisters and Brothers
February 6, 2022 - Members of the Transport Workers Union & Flight Attendants’ Association of Australia are fighting for their livelihoods as Qantas Airways is threatening to terminate their contracts - effectively slashing their hourly wages by an average of 40% and cutting their rest periods in half. Some crew stand to have their hourly rate cut by as much as 65%.
Read more »Union Coffee Tastes Better: Support Organizing Starbucks Workers
Union Coffee Tastes Better: Support Organizing Starbucks Workers
February 6, 2022 - Starbucks workers are brewing up unions across the country.
Read more »AFA is Proud to Celebrate Black History Month!
AFA is Proud to Celebrate Black History Month!
February 6, 2022 - AFA is proud to celebrate Black History Month in February, an annual national observance that highlights the power and impact of the Black community.
Read more »AFA Celebrates Black History Month
Celebrating Black History Month
February 1, 2022 — AFA is proud to celebrate Black History Month in February, an annual national observance that highlights the power and impact of the Black community.
Read more »5G Disruptions Due to Safety Concerns
5G Disruptions Due to Safety Concerns
January 18, 2022
You’ve likely heard about the potential of disruptions to air travel in late December as AT&T and Verizon were cleared by FCC to turn on their 5G spectrum networks on January 5th. The problem is potential interference with aircraft instrumentation that is used for navigation, especially in low visibility situations.
Read more »Federal Guidance on Coverage of Over-the-Counter COVID Tests
Federal Guidance on Coverage of Over-the-Counter COVID Tests
Read more »St. Vincent's Nurses Strike Ends in Victory
St. Vincent’s Nurses Strike Ends in Victory
January 8, 2022 - It took 10 months on the picket line but the nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts will return to work after ending the longest nurses strike in Massachusetts history, with the ratification of a new contract that improves staffing and patient care conditions.
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