11.19.25 – APFA BOS Base Brief – Base NODs Filed

Base NODs Filed

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Hello Boston,

As your Base Leadership, we are committed to advocating for all Boston-based Flight Attendants. Today, we are sharing this base brief to inform you about two APFA BOS Base NODs that have been filed on behalf of all members in our base. We also want to provide a brief introduction to the grievance process for our many new members who may not be familiar with it.

What’s a NOD?

NOD stands for Notice of Dispute. You may also hear it referred to as a grievance. This is how we initiate the Dispute Resolution process, the details of which can be found in CBA Section 30. We can file Individual NODs (on behalf of one Flight Attendant), Group NODs (on behalf of a defined group of Flight Attendants, a crew from one sequence for example), or Base NODs which are filed on behalf of the entire base.

2025-BOS-28

This NOD was filed on 10/25/2025 following a series of occurrences in which management refused to reimburse transportation expenses to the Quincy Parking lot during times that the bus was no longer running between the airport and the lot. Management cites that CBA 6.C.4, which covers uber reimbursement for arrivals after 2300 only applies if the flight was originally scheduled to arrive prior to 2300 and they have no contractual obligation to reimburse these expenses. This is completely dismissive of the fact that Flight Attendants arrived to work, operated their assigned flying, and due to circumstances beyond their control cannot get back to their vehicles in the company provided lot. Essentially, Flight Attendants are told to foot the bill themselves (regularly above $50) or to sleep in the airport. We will not stand for this.

2025-BOS-29

This NOD was filed on 10/29/2025 following several occurrences in which deadheading Flight Attendants were not given the appropriate RID code when standing by for an earlier deadhead. CBA 16.H allows for a Flight Attendant to standby for an earlier deadhead at the same priority as their original deadhead. Up to an hour prior to departure of the flight they would like to take, a Flight Attendant may use the self-book deadhead tool to re-list on the new flight if there is company business travel, A12, inventory available. If there is no company business travel inventory available, or within one hour from departure, the Flight Attendant has the contractual right to be placed on the revenue standby list as an RID which would put them at the top. The company policy itself backs up our position, requiring that deadheaders standing by for an earlier flight be processed as RID. However, they have failed to train the gate agents on the new policy, and as such deadheaders in this situation are being processed as RI or RV, allowing revenue passengers to be given seats first. We have already had one Individual Dispute heard at the base for this issue, with no resolution offered. This NOD was converted to a Contract Dispute upon filing, allowing us to bypass the Base Level Dispute Resolution Conference, and send it straight forward to the System Board of Adjustment. Understand, this is not a dispute with the CWA-IBT represented gate agents, this is a dispute with a management culture that continuously fails to train people at every level to properly adhere to contract language.

As these grievances move through the contractual process for resolution we will provide updates to the base. We appreciate your support and solidarity as we work to continue representing the BOS Base.

In Solidarity,

Luke Williams
APFA BOS Base President
(617) 362-0052
[email protected]

Kea Serikaku
APFA BOS Base Vice President
(617) 362-0052
[email protected]