AFA Statement on Teamsters' UPS Deal: Credible Strike Threat Gets the Goods

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2023) — Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson released the following statement on the Teamsters' historic UPS agreement:

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AFA Statement on H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act

Remove Nonsensical Age 67 Pilot Retirement Age Language from a Final House Bill

Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2023) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 50,000 Flight Attendants at 19 airlines, released the following statement after the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act out of committee:

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AFA Statement in Advance of Congressional Markup of FAA Bill

Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2023) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA International President Sara Nelson released the following statement in advance of the House and Senate markup of the FAA Bill:

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AFA Statement on FAA Leadership Changes

Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2023) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO President Sara Nelson released the following statement on FAA leadership changes:

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Merkley, Hoyle Introduce Legislation to Secure Federal Protections for Flight Crews to Pump Aboard Aircraft

Spirit Flight Attendants Ratify New Contract

Washington, D.C. (April 13, 2023) — Spirit Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted to ratify a new contract. The deal increases base wages 10-27% immediately for 6,000 Flight Attendants, with most seeing in excess of a 40% pay increase in under 2 years. The contract is two years and eight months. 

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“This is the anti-merger, merger”: AFA-CWA Statement on DOJ Suit in JetBlue-Spirit Merger

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 7, 2023) — Following the Department of Justice’s suit to block the JetBlue-Spirit merger, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA) President Sara Nelson released the following statement:

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AFA Statement on LAX-BOS United Incident

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2023) — The Department of Justice today charged a passenger for allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door while aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck. AFA President Sara Nelson released the following statement: 

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AFA-CWA Adds Full Support to jetBlue-Spirit Airlines Merger After Securing Immediate Improvements and Protections Post-Merger

Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2023) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), representing 5,600 Spirit Attendants, reached a tentative agreement with Spirit Airlines to increase wages by 10-27 percent immediately, continue raises locked in for the next two years, and other immediate improvements for Flight Attendant schedules and quality of life. The directly elected Flight Attendant AFA-CWA leaders at Spirit voted to approve the tentative agreement for membership ratification and support merger of jetBlue-Spirit.

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FAA Safety Call to Action and Summit

Washington, D.C. — Following the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) safety call to action, Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 50,000 Flight Attendants at 19 airlines, released the following statement:

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