World’s Largest Flight Attendant and Pilot Unions March Together in Chicago to Take Stand for Fair Contract at United Airlines
Chicago, IL (July 16, 2015) – As Flight Attendants protest around the world today, the United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) will march together at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, United’s world headquarters.
Read more »Labor Leaders Join Flight Attendants in Calls for Fair Contract at United Airlines
Labor Leaders Join Flight Attendants in Calls for
Fair Contract at United Airlines
Income Inequality Soars, Perpetuated by United Airlines Management
Washington D.C. (July 15, 2015) – In an atmosphere of record company profits, smiling shareholders and eye-popping executive salaries, United Airlines Flight Attendants will march tomorrow at airports around the world in support of negotiations for a fair contract.
United’s 24,000 flight attendants are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) -- the world’s largest Flight Attendant union.
Read more »United Airlines Flight Attendants to Conduct System-Wide Day of Action July 16th
Flight Attendants Call for Fair Contract and Completion of Merger
Washington, DC (July 10, 2015) – The world’s largest Flight Attendant union, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), is conducting a system-wide Day of Action on July 16th to support negotiations for a fair contract as United Airlines reports record profits.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant Union Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Support of Marriage Equality
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) applauds today's Supreme Court’s historic ruling. AFA’s International President Sara Nelson issued a statement:
"Today is a monumental day for women and men across the country who have entered into the institution of marriage but struggled for equal treatment under the law. The Supreme Court agrees with a majority of Americans that we must put an end to this shameful discrimination.
Read more »Flight Attendant Union Fights for Cabin Air Quality
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) president at Alaska Airlines, Jeffrey Peterson, released a statement today following news of a cabin air quality lawsuit filed by Alaska Flight Attendants:
Read more »Flight Attendant March in System-Wide Day of Action for Equal Compensation
Flight Attendants from throughout the U.S. aviation industry are picketing today as the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) conducts a system-wide day of action to Bridge the Gap – a concerted effort to end regional and mainline compensation disparity and lift standards for all Flight Attendants.
Flight Attendants and Lawmakers Call Attention to DOT/DHS Initiative to End Human Trafficking
Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of the Blue Lightning Initiative launched by the Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security and managed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Blue Lightning Initiative enlists workers in all modes of transportation to take part in a national effort to uncover modern day slavery, bring victims to safety, and apprehend offenders.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant Union Leads Charge against Human Trafficking on Airplanes
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) calls on the aviation industry to join forces to abolish human trafficking on our planes. The union is raising awareness and calling for mandatory training for all Flight Attendants to recognize and report human trafficking.
Read more »World’s Largest Flight Attendant Union Calls on American Airlines CEO to Treat All Employees Equally
Flight Attendant leaders from 18 airlines, representatives of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA), unanimously adopted a resolution in support of Envoy Air Flight Attendants. Envoy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group (AAG). The AFA Flight Attendant leaders from across the aviation industry called on American CEO Doug Parker and Envoy Air President Pedro Fabregas to work with AFA to mitigate the impact of several Flight Attendant base closures on the hard-working Envoy Flight Attendants.
Read more »Flight Attendants Call on Senate to Deny Trading Status to Nations Involved in Trafficking
Washington, D.C. Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, today sent this letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid calling for “bipartisan leadership in support of stamping out modern day slavery around the world.” Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced an amendment to deny expedited consideration of any trade agreement with a country on the State Department’s list of Tier III human trafficking to the Senate “Fast Track” bill; his amendment was adopted by a strong bipartisan vote.
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