Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 9, 2024) — Today, Flight Attendants at Breeze Airways announced their campaign to form a union with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA), joining more than 50,000 cabin crew at 19 airlines. Nearly 600 Flight Attendants at seven bases make up the workgroup. 

Washington, D.C. (January 6, 2024) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) President Sara Nelson released the following statement after the FAA temporary grounding of certain 737 MAX 9 fleet that do not meet the inspection cycles specified in the Emergency Airworthiness Directive:

SEATTLE (December 19, 2023) — Alaska Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), will take a strike vote after mounting frustrations in mediated negotiations. This is the first time since the historic 1993 CHAOS Strike that Alaska Flight Attendants will vote on strike authorization. The vote announcement coincides with demonstrations at eight major airports nationwide as holiday travel takes off. 

Days after the union filed for federal mediation in the heated contract negotiations, United Airlines demonstrated across the nation to demand a fair share of United’s multi-billion dollar profits.

CHICAGO - On Thursday, December 14, United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), staged a nationwide day of action at 19 airports to demand United Airlines executives get serious about negotiating a fair contract with the airline’s largest, most-passenger facing workgroup. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 3, 2023) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) representing over 6,800 Flight Attendants at Alaska Airlines and 2,200 Flight Attendants at Hawaiian Airlines, released the following statement on the proposed merger:

Washington, D.C. (October 24, 2023) — Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson, representing 50,000 Flight Attendants at 19 airlines, released the following statement on the Senate's confirmation of Mike Whitaker for FAA Administrator:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 13, 2023) — Following calls from lawmakers to resume flights to Tel Aviv "as quickly as possible," the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA released the following statement:

SALT LAKE CITY (October 11, 2023) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) today filed a federal lawsuit against SkyWest Airlines, the regional airline operating flights for Delta, Alaska, United, and American, for violations of the Railway Labor Act including illegal termination of union activists and unlawfully standing up a company union.

Washington, D.C. (September 21, 2023) — After SkyWest Airlines fired two flight attendant union organizers, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) sent a demand letter to the regional airline operating flights for Delta, Alaska, United, and American. The letter calls on the airline to immediately rehire the flight attendants and follow the Railway Labor Act worker organizing protections.