Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

The 2019 AFA Census Key Findings

• Nearly three-quarters of AFA members are women

THIS WEEK: AFA Leaders Gather at the 77th CWA Convention

(July 27, 2019) - AFA-CWA local presidents and other officers will be in Las Vegas this coming week (July 29-31, 2019) for the 77th Annual Convention of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The full convention gavels in Monday morning. Pre-Convention meetings start today, Friday, in Las Vegas.

AFA Supports Aviation Workers at Hong Kong Airport Protest

(July 27, 2019) - On Friday, July 26, Flight Attendants and aviation workers protested at Hong Kong International Airport, Terminal One, to demand: Complete withdrawal of the Extradition Bill; retraction of the 'Riot' characterization of the June 12 protest; release and exoneration of the arrested protestors; formation of an independent Commission of Inquiry, and; immediate implementation of universal suffrage.

AFA-CWA Joins the Texas AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention

(July 27, 2019) - Local Texas AFA-CWA leaders gathered in San Antonio this week for the Texas AFL-CIO 60th Constitutional Convention. 

Emotional Support Animal Bites Flight Attendant, AFA Again Calls on DOT to Act Now 

(July 27, 2019) - This Monday, on American Airlines Flight 3506 flying from Dallas-Fort Worth to Piedmont Triad International Airport an Envoy Air Flight Attendant and AFA member was bitten by an emotional support dog. We issued a statement saying:

Flight Attendants Picket and Rally with Airline Food Workers

(July 27, 2019) - We joined UNITE HERE airline food workers on Tuesday at DCA to picket and rally for a living wage and decent health insurance. 

Hawaiian Flight Attendants Take Contract Fight to LAX

(July 26, 2019) - On Thursday, nearly 100 AFA Hawaiian Flight Attendants joined by United and Alaska Flight Attendants and labor allies picketed at LAX.