Hotlines – 2003
12.12.03 – (LAA) – New Commuter Policy, Attachment K of Restructuring Agreement, Presidential Primaries
Hello. This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 12, 2003. The Company began testing a new Commuter Policy for flight attendants, effective December 10, 2003. Under this policy, commuters who are unable to make it to base in time for their designated trip due to a flight cancellation…
Read More12.10.03 – (LAA) – National Officer WTS Notificaitons
This is Gay Floyd with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, December 10, 2003, the APFA National Ballot Committee retrieved the National Officer Willingness-to-Serve Notifications. The candidates for President are: Margaret “Peggy” Anthony, William “Bobby” Bulham, Steve Ellis, Tommie Hutto-Blake, Rock Salomon, and John Ward. The candidates for Vice President are: Ted Bedwell, Jr., Dixie…
Read More12.05.03 – (LAA) – FAs Recalled from Furlough, Part-time FAs, WTS APFA National Office are Due
Hello. Today is Friday, December 5, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. We would like to begin this week’s hotline by welcoming back the 352 Flight Attendants recalled from furlough December 2nd. The APFA Membership Department reminds all recalled Flight Attendants to update your contact information with the…
Read More12.02.03 – (LAA) – APFA Welcomes Formerly Furloughed FAs
Today is Tuesday, December 2, 2003. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an APFA Hotline Update. The APFA would like to welcome back to the line 352 formerly furloughed Flight Attendants. Flight Attendants included in this recall return to active status today! The APFA Membership Department reminds returning Flight Attendants to update their…
Read More11.26.03 – (LAA) – Holiday Season, Letter of Agreement on New Commuter Policy, Federal Grant Request by State of Missouri
Hello. This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, November 26, 2003. The holiday season is upon us once again. Projections are that loads will be very heavy during the next few days. Although this is good news from a financial standpoint, it also means our jobs as Flight Attendants…
Read More11.21.03 – (LAA) – 737-800 Staffing Change, Presidential Grievances Regarding the AA Attendance Policy
APFA Hotline Hello. Today is Friday, November 21, 2003. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline. American formally notified APFA on Wednesday that in accordance with Article 9.B.2 of the contract they will implement a change to the 737-800 staffing effective January 2004. Anticipating the 737 staffing change, APFA put together…
Read More11.18.03 – (LAA) – 10 Year Anniversary of APFA membership Strike Against AA
This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Tuesday, November 18, 2003. It seems hard to believe, but today marks the ten year anniversary of the day the APFA membership went on strike against American Airlines. If you were here at that time, I’m certain that, like me, memories of that November morning come flooding…
Read More11.14.03 – (LAA) – Settlement Reached Presidential Grievances Filed Regarding AA Attendance Policy, Joint Scheduling Committee Reached Agreement on Scheduling Flexibilities, FAA Reauthorization Bill
Hello. Today is Friday, November 14, 2003. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline. APFA Vice President Jeff Bott and American Airlines have reached a settlement on three Presidential Grievances filed regarding the American Airlines Attendance Policy. The Settlement and an overview of the agreement can be found on the opening…
Read More11.13.03 – (LAA) – Flight 587 2nd Anniversary
This is Jeff Bott, APFA Vice President, with an APFA Hotline Update for Thursday, November 13, 2003. Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the loss of our colleagues from Flight 587. Our thoughts are with their families today. To Barbara, Joe, Carol, William, Debbie, Michelle, Wilmer, Ed and Sten, we miss you terribly. On another…
Read More11.07.03 – (LAA) – Flight 587, Stock Options
Hello. This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, November 7, 2003. The APFA would like to remember the crew and passengers who died on American Airlines Flight 587 on November 12, 2001. Please take a moment on Wednesday, to remember those lost in this tragic event. Flight Attendants eligible…
Read More10.31.03 – (LAA) – Benefits Enrollment Extended, Benefits Enrollment Extended, FAA Reauthorization Bill, Adecco Filed Office at AMR Headquarters will Close
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 31, 2003. American Airlines has informed the APFA that the 2004 Benefits Enrollment has been extended until Monday, November 3rd at 2359 Central Time, due to computer problems experienced with the enrollment system. A report published in the Dallas…
Read More10.30.03 – (LAA) – AA Announces that 2004 Benefits Enrollment Extended
Hello, this is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update for Thursday, October 30, 2003. American Airlines has informed the APFA that the 2004 Benefits Enrollment has been extended through November 2nd due to problems with the enrollment system. If problems persist, an additional extension to the enrollment period may be…
Read More10.27.03 – (LAA) – Hotel Key Card Safety
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with a special hotline update for Monday, October 27th, 2003. It has been confirmed by, law enforcement reports, that card style hotel keys have been linked to identity theft. Therefore, effective immediately the APFA suggests that crewmembers checking out of their layover hotel should not return the…
Read More10.24.03 – (LAA) – AMR Reports 3rd Quarter Operating Earnings, 757 International Staffing, 2004 Benefits Enrollment
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 24, 2003. On Wednesday, AMR reported third-quarter operating earnings of $165 million and net earnings of $1 million. Excluding special items related to the company’s restructuring, AMR reported operating earnings of $141 million and a net loss of $23 million.…
Read More10.17.03 – (LAA) – Recall Packets Mailed, Senate Bill S.1708, 777 Staffing Presidential Grievance Award, Benefits Enrollment
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 17, 2003. Recall packets were mailed on October 9th to 390 Flight Attendants eligible for recall to active status on December 2, 2003. Responses must be received by American by October 21, 2003. Failure to respond by that date…
Read More10.10.03 – (LAA) – AA Fall Management Converence, Letter of Agreement Resulting in Recall of 390 Flight Attendants, Refunds for Pre-Funding of Retiree Health
This is John Ward, APFA President, with a hotline message for Friday, October 10. American Airlines Managers were in Dallas this week for their Fall Management Conference. The Company announced via Jet Net and Jetwire that it had invited representatives from APFA, TWU and APA to attend. I declined the invitation due to the fact…
Read More10.09.03 – (LAA) – Letter of Agreement Signed Confirming that the Company will Recall 390 Flight Attendants, Overage Leaves, Letter of Agreement Signed Between the APFA and AA for 390 Furloughed FAs
This is John Ward, President of APFA, with a hotline message for Thursday, October 09. The APFA and the Company have signed off on a Letter of Agreement confirming that the Company will recall 390 flight attendants, effective December 2. This recall is made possible due to the projected increase in flying the Company expects…
Read More10.03.03 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Reach an Agreement on Administrative Criteria Associated with FML Presidential Grievance Award
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 3, 2003. The APFA and the Company have reached an agreement on the administrative criteria associated with the Family Medical Leave (FML) Presidential Grievance Award. This resolves one part of the award. The parties are still working on the…
Read More09.26.03 – (LAA) – Company Not Hiring Foreign National FAs, Foreign National Agreement, Overage Leaves of Absence Presidential Grievance, 2004 Benefits Enrollment, 777 Award Options
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, September 26th, 2003. Despite rumors to the contrary, the Company is not currently hiring Foreign National Flight Attendants. In addition, per the Foreign National Agreement, there is a cap on the total number of Foreign Nationals the Company may employ. In…
Read More09.24.03 – (LAA) – Foreign National Agreement, Rumors about AA Hiring Foreign National FAs
This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, September 24, 2003. Despite rumors to the contrary, the Company is not currently hiring foreign national Flight Attendants. In addition, per the Foreign National Agreement, there is a cap on the total number of Foreign Nationals the Company may employ. In…
Read More09.19.03 – (LAA) – Reduced Layover Rest, Finalization of 777-Award Options, Changes to Language of the FAA Reauthorization Bill, Reissuance of Mandated ID Badges
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, September 19th, 2003. The Safety, Health and Scheduling Departments need to hear from you on the issue of reduced layover rest. In order to better address our members’ concerns, we need to collect additional information. The APFA has posted a reduced…
Read More09.18.03 – (LAA) – Hurriane Isabel
Special Hotline Update. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with a special hotline update for Thursday, September 18th, 2003. If you have a cancellation due to Hurricane Isabel, please follow the MIC (misconnect, illegality, cancellation) provisions outlined in Article 9.P and I.9.P of the contract. In the event you lose the balance of your…
Read More9.12.03 – (LAA) – APFA, IBT, TWU Send Joint Statement Stating Opposition to Last Minute Changes to Language in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, Finalization of 777 Award Options
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, September 12th, 2003. On Wednesday September 10th, the APFA, along with AFA, IBT-Airline Division, and TWU, Local 556, sent out a joint statement to the press stating our opposition to the last minute changes to the language in the FAA Reauthorization…
Read More09.11.03 – (LAA) – 9/11 2 Year Anniversary
This is John Ward, APFA President, with a Special Hotline Message for Thursday, September 11, 2003. Today marks the two year annniversay of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. For us, September 11, 2001 will always be remembered as the day we lost thirteen of our finest aboard American flights 11…
Read More9.05.03 – (LAA) – Manning Issues, Transfers to STL, FAA Reauthorization Bill
This is John Ward, APFA President. Today is Friday, September 5. I’d like to bring you up-to-date on the manning situation on Domestic as well as my meetings earlier this week with Management relating to that subject. First, the manning situation. According to the Company, September manning is much better than August. We take this…
Read More8.29.03 – (LAA) – Labor Day, Manning Situation in Domestic Operation, Calling in Sick, 777 Presidential Grievance Award, Restructuring Agreement
This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Friday, August 29. As you know, Monday is Labor Day. Labor Day is a time for the nation to pay tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country. It seems, then, like a perfect opportunity to take a moment…
Read More8.22.03 – (LAA) – Manning, Defining Layover Rest Period, HI3s
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 22, 2003. The APFA Scheduling Department has received continuous updates from crew schedule on the status of manning around the system. As of this recording, we are no longer at step 9 in the order of open time at…
Read More8.14.03 – (LAA) – Power Outage in Northeastern US
This is Joann Matley National Safety Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update for Thursday, August 14, 2003 The Northeastern United States has been affected by a power outage. All major airports in the New York area including LGA, JFK, EWR, Islip, and White Plains, as well as Detroit, Cleveland, and Toronto are either closed or…
Read More8.11.03 – (LAA) – AA Announces No Additional Furloughs in Fall, STL FAs Return to Crew Bases They Were Assigned, Order of Open time in STL, LAX, MIA, TWA-LLC Injunction Ruling
Today is Monday, August 11, 2003. This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator with an APFA Hotline Update. The Company has notified the APFA that there will be no additional furloughs in the fall. The Company said that due to “attrition and some other factors,” the Company’s forecast did not suggest furloughs would be…
Read More8.08.03 – (LAA) – High Sick List, Minimum Crew Rest Provisions of Restructuring Agreement, TWA-LLC Injunction Ruling
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 8, 2003. The APFA Scheduling Department has been notified by crew schedule that the sick list continues to be high and few Flight Attendants are accepting make-up and Option II flying. In most bases, we are at step 6…
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