We Need Relief Now
August 19, 2020 — NEW! Tomorrow, August 20th at 10am ET, join AFA International President Sara Nelson and ALPA President Capt. Joe DePete on Facebook Live on our fight to extend the aviation Payroll Support Program. By taking action together, we can get this done. View Live on AFA's Facebook Page >
The House of Representatives has been called back to Washington, D.C. this weekend and we need the Senate to come back too. Congress cannot wait to pass a clean extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP). The PSP protects our jobs, keeps our airlines intact, ensures we continue serving all of our communities and we have the ability to recover once the virus is contained.
An overwhelming majority of Congress supports an extension to the Payroll Support Program for aviation workers to avoid massive job loss in October. We need a COVID-19 relief package with our payroll support passed TODAY.
SENATE: 888-848-4824
HOUSE: 888-907-9365
Sample Script:
"Hello, I am a constituent calling to ask my Senator/Representative to save my job as an essential worker and airline employee. An overwhelming majority of Congress supports an extension to the Payroll Support Program for aviation workers to avoid massive job loss in October and also to ensure there’s no cancellation of service to small communities. We need a COVID-19 relief package with our payroll support passed TODAY. Our jobs are on the line right now and millions are hurting without this relief! Keep us connected to our jobs, paychecks, & healthcare. We are counting on you. Thank you.”
Does your Representative or Senator support our PSP Extension? Find out below and take action. Tell our supporters that we need them to fight for us and get a relief in place now. If they're not on the list, call your Representative or Senators and urge them to support our jobs.
- A bipartisan majority of 223 Representatives in the House went on record to support a clean extension of our PSP, stating "...passenger demand for air travel will not recover before the PSP expires. And without an extension, hundreds of thousands of airline workers will be furloughed.” Check to see if your Representative supports a PSP extension >
- 16 Republican Senators joined all Senate Democrats to “support a clean extension of payroll support for passenger air carrier employees included in the Cares Act to avoid furloughs and further support those workers.” View the Senate Republican Letter >
- When prompted by a reporter after the 16 Republican Senators signed the letter in support of our PSP extension, the President also endorsed the extension: "If they’re looking at [extending the Payroll Support Program], whether they’re Republican or Democrat, I’d certainly be in favor."
Everyone agrees on PSP! We don't accept inaction. We need Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to negotiate with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and get a deal for all Americans including aviation workers today. We can’t wait. We need #ReliefNow.
