FACT Rep Hotlines

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, February 7, 2017   As we prepare for Valentines Day picketing events, I can’t help but think back to my days…

  FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Friday, July 15, 2016 Happy Friday to All:   As we were compiling issues of interest to include in this month’s…

Friday, July 1, 2016   July Hours for Live Chat – LAA/LUS Reschedule & Reassignment Q&A – LAA Last Five Days Sequence Protection (L5D) – LAA Vacation Extension (VEX) Requests…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Friday, June 10, 2016   Hi All, As I’m finally settling into the new position here at HDQ, I would like to…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, May 31, 2016 1 On 3 Off Reserve Rotation – LAA Interim Pay Protections – Additional Q & A’s – LAA Last Five…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Sunday, May 15, 2016    FACT Check – LAA/LUS Reserves: How long do I have to return a call to Crew Schedule? – LAA VLOA…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Friday, April 29, 2016    Interim Pay Protections Become Effective May 2nd – LAA On-Duty Contract Guides – LUS Reserves: How long do I…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Thursday, April 14, 2016    FACT Check – LAA LUS ODCG Pushed to FA Tablet & Available for Pick-up – LUS Updated…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, March 29, 2016    FACT Check – LAA Crew Scheduling Feedback Form – LAA/LUS Secondary Vacation – LAA Pay Comp Issues…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, March 15, 2016    FACT Check – LAA Vacation Bidding – LAA VLOA Ballot for April – LAA APFA Contract & Scheduling Desk…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Monday, February 29, 2016    FACT Check – LAA/LUS Vacation Bidding – LAA Last Five Days Sequence Protection (L5D) – LAA Pay Comp…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Monday, February 15, 2016 – Presidents Day   VEBA Prefunding Update – LAA IRS Tax Form 1095-C: Employer-Provided Health Insurance – LAA/LUS…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Saturday, January 30, 2016   Last Five Days Sequence Protection (L5D) – LAA APFA National Officer Run-off Election – LAA/LUS JCBA Training/Roundtable…

  FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Friday, January 15, 2016   VEBA Prefunding Update – LAA Voluntary Leave of Absence Ballot – LAA 2015 Sick Accrual – LAA 2016 Sick…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Wednesday, December 30, 2015   JCBA Training – LAA/LUS Meet #PHA5E – LAA/LUS Uniform Points – LAA Uniform Replacement – LUS Schedule Your New Uniform Fitting…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, December 15, 2015   Telephone Town Hall Meeting – Wednesday, December 16 – LAA/LUS Personal Movement Devices Not Permitted on Board…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, December 1, 2015   Sensitive Security Information – LAA/LUS New Crew ID Badge and the Gold Chip – LAA/LUS Holiday Pay…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Sunday, November 8, 2015   Holiday Pay – LAA/LUS   Telephone Town Hall Meeting – Tuesday, November 17 – LAA/LUS    Notification…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Thursday, October 15, 2015   Reserve Assignments – LAA TSA Policy Regarding LAGs for Crewmembers – LAA/LUS Moving to an Open Customer…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Thursday, October 1, 2015   APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Notice – LAA/LUS TSA Policy Change Now in Effect for Active Crewmembers – LAA/LUS…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team Tuesday, September 15, 2015   Telephone Town Hall Tomorrow Dues Forgiveness Ballot Results Voluntary Duty Day Waiver Language Drop Proffer Highlighted JCBA…

  Sunday, August 30, 2015 FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team          MD-80 Drop Proffer Update Dues Balance Forgiveness Constitutional Referendum  Mexico International Per Diem Reserve 35 hours…

Thursday, August 13, 2015   Telephone Town Hall Conference Next Week APFA National President Laura Glading and members of the Joint Implementation Resolution Committee (JIRC) and Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee…

July 30, 2015 FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team       LUS New Scheduling Consultant The Company and the Union have mutually hired a consultant, Roy Everett, to…

July 23, 2015 FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA Q: What is Duty Free Slide and how do I waive it?  If waived will it…

July 16, 2015 FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA Bid Leaves and Travel Privileges Beginning with the August bid month, if you take a bid leave…

July 7, 2015 FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA Online CQ Training Pay For March and April Reserve FAs As previously announced, an agreement has…

July 2, 2015 FACT Rep Update – July 2, 2015 Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA / LUS Hot Cabin Temperatures – [email protected] APFA has learned that AA…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA / LUS Jumpseat Assignment Ballot – [email protected] APFA would like to remind all Flight Attendants that the Jumpseat Assignment Ballot was…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA Position 9 Returns to 767 IPD Staffing As was announced late last week, the company has announced it…

May 28, 2015       LAA / LUS Cabin Jumpseat Balloting You will soon be receiving a ballot mailed to your address on file with APFA concerning the cabin…

May 21, 2015 FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA Purser Flex Test  In preparation for the implementation of the JCBA Purser/Lead provisions that went…

FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA / LUS 40-Hour Scheduling Obligation – aka “Hard 40” As we stated in Friday’s weekly hotline, during the APFA…

  FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team Friday, May 8, 2015       LAA FACT: Out-of-Network Health Insurance Changes As you know the percentage you pay of the…

April 28, 2015 FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team         LUS APFA Support Desk for LUS Flight Attendants APFA Headquarters is staffed with representatives from LUS…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team         LAA / LUS JCBA Hard copies are now available in the Crew Rooms/Operations area at each base. Don’t…

FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team           Yesterday, a Germanwings Airbus crashed in the French Alps at approximately 11:00 a.m. local time. All 150 people…

  FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team March 18, 2015       Please share the following information with your coworkers LAA / LUS Q: When will I…

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March 3, 2015 FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT LAA As a result of the inclement weather in many parts of the system, it’s…

FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA / LUS FACT: Crew Rest seats for flights between 7 hours and 7:59 was implemented for LAA on February…

  FACT Rep Update – January 7, 2014       Hello FACT Reps, APFA/AFA/Management Meeting On Bargaining Process FACT: APFA and AFA have scheduled a meeting with management next…

  FACT Rep Update – January 14, 2014       Hello FACT Reps, FACT: The APFA On-Duty Contract Guide (ODCG) is now available for the Flight Attendant Tablet. Make sure your tablet is…

  FACT Rep Update – January 21,2014       Over the past several months, the daunting task of launching the Flight Attendant Communications Team (FACT) has been expertly handled…

FACT Rep Update – January 28, 2014       FACT: The next Voluntary Early Out Program (VEOP-2) for pre-merger AA Flight Attendants was announced today in accordance with the Conditional…

  FACT Rep Update – February 11, 2014         FACT: Profit Sharing will be distributed in March. The final numbers have not yet been released. For more…

FACT Rep Update – February 19, 2014       FACT: Profit sharing from 2013 (under the LBFO) will be paid mid-March 2014. FACT: Unless you elect otherwise, your current…

  FACT Rep Update – March 5, 2014       FACT: On February 28th US Airways Flight Attendants represented by the AFA-CWA ratified the Agreement on Bargaining and Representation (ABR)…

APFA Special Negotiations Hotline – Joint Survey For Flight Attendants at the New American       The joint negotiations survey for Flight Attendants at the New American is now…

  FACT Rep Update – April 3, 2014         FACT: The Flight Attendant survey for Joint Contract Negotiations closes next week. Please encourage your coworkers to complete…

  FACT Rep Update – April 10, 2014       FACT:  The final scheduled installment of our Equity Claim has been deposited into all eligible Flight Attendants’ Computershare accounts.…

  FACT Rep Update – JNC Presents Negotiations Openers Thursday       FACT: The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) will meet with the Company tomorrow, April 24th, to provide them…

  FACT Rep Update – May 2, 2014       FACT: Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) base visits continue in Ops: May 5           CLT – Laura Glading, Roger Holmin May 5  …

  FACT Rep Update – May 8, 2014       FACT: (National Secretary’s Department) The following National Coordinator and Division Representative appointments were confirmed by the Executive Committee for…

  FACT Rep Update – May 15, 2014       FACT: The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) met with the Company on Tuesday May 14th to receive the Company’s response…

  FACT Rep Update – Proposed APFA Constitutional Amendments Q&As – May 21, 2014       FACT: Below are Q&As to address questions regarding the Proposed Constitutional Amendments balloting.…

  FACT Rep Update – You Are Invited!       FACT: On Monday, June 9, APFA will host a teleconference with the members of the FACT Rep Team. On…

  FACT Rep Update – Teleconference Call on Monday, June 9th for ALL FACT Reps!       FACT: The Constitutional Amendments Balloting / FACT Rep teleconference call will take…

  FACT Rep Update – June 9, 2014       FACT: All FACT Reps will be called at 4:00 PM Eastern/3:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Pacific on Monday, June 9,…

  FACT Rep Update – June 11, 2014       FACT:  On June 9, 2014 APFA and AFA-CWA jointly petitioned the National Mediation Board for single carrier determination. The…

  FACT Rep Update – June 18, 2014       FACT: Item 1:  Yes votes: 2,540 or 72.51%      No votes: 963 or 27.49% Item 2:  Yes votes: 2,666 or…

  FACT Rep Update – June 18, 2014          A sentence was inadvertently omitted from the balloting results. Here is the FACT in its entirety. FACT: The Membership ratified…

Announcing AA/US Interim Cabin Jumpseat Agreement Effective June 20, 2014       Great news! The interim reciprocal jumpseat agreement with US Airways will begin on Friday, June 20.  Starting…

  FACT Rep Update – June 25, 2014       FACT:  The week of June 30th the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) will meet with the APFA Board of Directors…

  FACT Rep Update – July 2, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team         FACT: This week the APFA BOD and the US Airways MEC were briefed on…

  FACT Rep Update – July 9, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  The Joint Negotiating Team and American Airlines are meeting this week in PHL. Current…

  FACT Rep Update – July 16, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) and American Airlines will resume negotiations next week in…

  FACT Rep Update – July 23, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: American Airlines is expected to announce second quarter profits of well over $1 billion…

  FACT Rep Update – July 30, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  The NMB has determined that American Airlines and US Airways constitute a single carrier…

  FACT Rep Update – August 6, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: APFA and AFA will post the integrated seniority list this week for review. As a…

  FACT Rep Update – August 13, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: APFA and AFA Reps will be in their respective Operations on August 18-19 to…

  FACT Rep Update – August 15, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       On August 18-19 APFA and AFA Representatives will be in operations areas around the system…

  FACT Rep Update – August 20, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  Since negotiations opened on April 24th a facilitator from the National Mediation Board has…

  FACT Rep Update – September 3, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: A FACT Rep telephone town hall meeting with Laura Glading and members of the…

  FACT Rep Update – September 7, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team         The FACT Rep/Mobilizer Telephone Town Hall meeting with APFA President Laura Glading and members of the Joint…

  FACT Rep Update – September 9, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT Rep/Mobilizer Telephone Town Hall meeting: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:30 Eastern – 12:30 Central…

  FACT Rep Update – September 10, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       The FACT Rep/Mobilizer Telephone Town Hall meeting with APFA President Laura Glading and members of…

  FACT Rep Update – September 11, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       On the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11, there isn’t a single airline employee who doesn’t remember…

  FACT Rep Update – September 15, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       As the September 19, 2014, closing date of negotiations rapidly approaches, the JNC has great…

  FACT Rep Update – September 17,2014  Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: As of September 17th, there are approximately 2 days remaining in the 150 days of…

  FACT Rep Update – September 22, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       A FACT Rep/Mobilizer Telephone Town Hall meeting with APFA President Laura Glading and members of…

  FACT Rep Update – September 24, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       Today in Washington, D.C., the APFA Executive Committee voted unanimously, and the entire APFA Board…

  FACT Rep Update – September 25, 2014  Flight Attendant Communications Team       The FACT Rep/Mobilizer Telephone Town Hall meeting with APFA President Laura Glading along with members…

  FACT Rep Update – October 1, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT or fiction? Q:  The Negotiations Protocol Agreement says that if the T/A is not…

  FACT Rep Update – October 2, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       The FACT Rep/Mobilizer Telephone Town Hall meeting with APFA President Laura Glading along with members…

  FACT Rep Update – 40-Hour Scheduling Minimum Q&As Flight Attendant Communications Team       Q: Is the 40-hour monthly minimum a threshold to maintain employment? A: No, we…

  FACT Rep Update – October 9, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center number: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F       FACT:…

  FACT Rep Update – October 14, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday – Friday      …

  FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center number: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F       The next FACT Rep/Mobilizer…

  FACT Rep Update Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F       October 19, 2014 APFA is pleased…

  FACT Rep Update – October 23, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center number: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F       FACT:…

  FACT Rep Update – October 30, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center number: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F       FACTS…

  FACT Rep Update – November 5, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center number: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F *Saturday 9:00 am –…

  FACT Rep Update – November 20, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: The APFA Board of Directors met Wednesday in DFW to discuss the remaining step…

  FACT Rep Update – December 4, 2015 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  Arbitration began Wednesday, December 3rd in Washington, D.C .  APFA communications has been live…

  FACT Rep Update – December 10, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: On Monday, APFA President Laura Glading sent a letter to AA CEO Doug Parker…

  FACT Rep Update – December 18, 2014  Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  At the request of APFA National President Laura Glading and the Joint Negotiating Committee,…

  FACT Rep Update – December 26, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team HAPPY HOLIDAYS!       FACT:  The Executive Committee unanimously endorsed the wage increase American management announced on…

  FACT Rep Update – December 29, 2014 Flight Attendant Communications Team HAPPY NEW YEAR!       FACT: Due to the significant amount of training that will continue to…

  FACT Rep Update – January 6, 2015 Flight Attendant Communications Team T/A Call Center number: (682) 292-0244 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time M-F       FACT:…

  FACT Rep Update – January 13, 2015 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  APFA is pleased to announce that the cost of applying for Global Entry will…

  FACT Rep Update – January 20, 2015 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT:  Between January 22, 2015 and January 30, 2015 LAA Flight Attendants will be able…

  FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team       LAA / LUS AA Reports Record Profits This morning, American reported earnings of $597 million for Q4 2014…

  FACT Rep Update – February 3, 2015 Flight Attendant Communications Team       FACT: Combined seniority lists for the LAA Domestic and International operations have been posted to…

FACT Rep Update – Flight Attendant Communications Team       Dear APFA Fact Rep, Flight Attendants across the system are expressing their frustration with the pace of our contract’s…

FACT Rep Update – November 5, 2013   Hello FACT Reps, FACT: BREAKING NEWS!! Effective today November 5, 2013, the company has announced that ALL non-revenue (D1, D2, D2P and…

  FACT Rep Update – October 29, 2013       Hello FACT Reps,   This week APFA visited the base of RDU-I on October 28th. The next stop will…

  FACT Rep Update – October 29, 2013       Hello FACT Reps,   This week APFA visited the base of RDU-I on October 28th. The next stop will…

  FACT Rep Update – October 23, 2013        Hello FACT Reps,   The first of a series of APFA roadshow base visits for 2013 kicked off yesterday…

  FACT Rep Update – October 16, 2013       Hello FACT REPS, Today, I am sending you this FACT update from the annual APFA Fall Board of Directors…

  FACT Rep Update – October 11, 2013       Hello FACT Reps, Next week, your APFA Leadership will be meeting in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for its Annual…

  FACT Rep Update – October 5, 2013       Hello FACT Reps,   Your APFA leadership will begin visiting bases in October. Topics will include AA’s bankruptcy, the DOJ lawsuit, merger status,…

  FACT Rep  – September 28, 2013   FACT Rep Introduction—September 28, 2013 Dear FACT Members, I would like to begin this week’s team update by introducing myself. My name…

Introducing the APFA F.A.C.T. Rep Team       Dear APFA Member,   You have been identified as an ideal candidate for a new program being launched by the APFA…