Take Action ALL DAY to #ExtendPSP
September 30, 2020 at 9:20am ET
We have until MIDNIGHT tonight before the Payroll Support Program (PSP) expires. We pushed Congress to talks over a full relief bill, including our PSP Extension. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are set to continue talks on an overall relief deal this morning.
Last night, Treasury endorsed an extension of the Payroll Support Program saying: “We call on Congress to extend the Payroll Support Program so we can continue to support aviation industry workers as our economy reopens and we continue on the path to recovery,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.
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Everyone agrees. Get it done!
Our deadline is driving this deal. Call and tweet ALL DAY today!
MUST WATCH: AFA President Sara Nelson's Update on PSP >
Call Congress
Make at least three calls today. One to your Representative and two to your Senators.
SENATE: 888-848-4824
HOUSE: 888-907-9365
"Hello, I am a constituent calling to tell my (Senator/Representative) that aviation workers need a relief package before October 1 to stop mass job loss and cuts to small airports that also hurts other Americans who count on air service to get their medicines in the mail. Both parties and the White House are on record with overwhelming support for an extension to the Payroll Support Program for essential workers and to keep service in place to small communities. But words of support won’t keep us flying or help us pay our bills. We need action TODAY. Cosponsor H.R. 8345/S.4634 to save our jobs! At midnight, we’re out of work and millions are hurting without this relief! Keep us connected to our jobs, paychecks, & healthcare. We are counting on you. Thank you.”
Tweet Your Representative and Senators (add pictures of you in uniform to each!):
We've made it easy to Tweet at your lawmakers. Click here to get started. Or, you can copy and paste the following Tweets into your Twitter.
- Flight Attendants and aviation workers are facing massive layoffs tomorrow if Congress does not act. [tag your Senators/Representative], pass #ReliefNow to save my job & healthcare! #ExtendPSP
- I’m one of thousands of furloughed Flight Attendants who needs [tag your Senators/Representative] to act to extend the Payroll Support Program TODAY. We need #ReliefNow! #ExtendPSP
- Tell your personal story using the hashtags #ReliefNow and #ExtendPSP
If you do not know your Senators or Representatives' Twitter handles you can find them here! Don't have Twitter, set up an account today to take action. Here's how >
Write Congress
Sign this letter to your Representative and Senators >
#ReliefNow Actions
Flight Attendants have rallied across the country in Washington, D.C., Newark, Chicago, Toledo, Philadelphia, Allentown, Atlanta, Seattle, Charlotte, Salt Lake, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Denver, Orlando, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Los Angeles to demand that Congress extend our Payroll Support Program and pass #ReliefNow.
- WATCH: Seattle Flight Attendants Demand #ReliefNow
- WATCH: #ReliefNow for American Workers: Congress, #ExtendPSP
#ReliefNow Day of Action - Wednesday, September 30
11:00 AM
Offices of Senators Blackburn & Alexander
3322 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
RSVP here >
AFA in the News
- WATCH: Airline Workers Face Massive Furloughs on Oct. 1 if Congress Fails to Act, CNN
- U.S. airlines strap in for bailout suspense a day before furloughs, Reuters
- Pelosi cites 'positive' talk with White House on coronavirus aid, but clock is ticking, The Hill
- Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs, AP News
- OP-ED by APFA President: To prevent mass airline industry layoffs, Congress must extend the Payroll Support Program, The Hill
- WATCH: Furloughed flight attendant's future uncertain as industry fights for aid, ABC News
- Pandemic Convinces Airline Workers It’s Time for New Horizons, New York Times
- Struggling Airline Industry Braces for Looming Layoffs as Congress Remains Deadlocked on Aid, US News & World Report
