AFA President Sara Nelson & United AFA Flight Attendant to Attend Presidential Joint Address to Congress
Nelson will accompany Congresswoman Jayapal & United AFA Flight Attendant Lily Meyer will join Senator Schumer to represent aviation’s first responders as aviation safety is top of mind
WASHINGTON – Today, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson – representing 55,000 Flight Attendants across 20 airlines – and United AFA Member and United Airlines Flight Attendant Lily Meyer will represent aviation’s first responders as they join Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA 7th District) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), respectively, as their guests to President Trump’s joint address to Congress.
Read more »Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify Industry-Leading Contract
Flight Attendants overwhelmingly approve contract with immediate, double-digit wage increases, boarding pay, and retroactive pay
SEATTLE (February 28, 2025) – Today, Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), voted to ratify a new contract. The industry-leading three-year agreement provides an immediate, double digit wage increase for the 7,000 Flight Attendants, boarding pay, and retroactive pay.
Read more »AFA Statement on American Eagle Flight 5342
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2025) — Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson, representing 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines including PSA, released the following statement:
Read more »Horizon Air Flight Attendants File for Federal Mediation, Push Forward in Fight for Fair Contract
SEATTLE (January 21, 2025) — Flight Attendants at Horizon Air, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), are ramping up their fight for a fair contract by filing for federal mediation.
Read more »Sanders and 24 Democratic Senators Stand in Solidarity with 28,000 Flight Attendants Picketing for a Fair Contract After 4 Years of Neglect by United Airlines
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 2024 – In solidarity with the 28,000 flight attendants who have been working for nearly four years without a much-needed pay raise or quality-of-life improvements, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 24 Democratic senators today called on United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby to return to the bargaining table and deliver a fair contract.
Read more »AFA Statement on Senate NLRB Vote
Durbin, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employees When Businesses File For Bankruptcy
The protecting Employees and Retirees In Business Act would ensure rank-and-file employees retain more of their earned wages, benefits, and retirement savings when their employer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Read more »United Express Carrier Mesa Air Flight Attendants Begin Federally Mediated Negotiations, Work to End Tiers in Aviation
PHOENIX (October 22, 2024) — Flight Attendants at United Express carrier Mesa Air, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), are ramping up their fight for a fair contract as they enter the first session of federally mediated negotiations, under the supervision of the National Mediation Board (NMB). AFA filed for federal mediation in September to press forward on a new contract for 560 Flight Attendants.
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