AFA Statement on AFGE-TSA Contract and Collective Bargaining Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 7, 2025) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson, representing 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines, released the following statement:
Read more »AFA Statement for House T&I Subcommittee Hearing on ATC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2025) — The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Aviation Subcommittee convened a hearing titled "Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing" at 10:00 am ET on Tuesday, March 5, 2025. AFA submitted a statement for the record.
Read more »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.
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