Hotlines – 2004

12.31.04 – (LAA) – Trigger Training, Buy on Board, System Board of Adjustment, Presidential Base Visits, APFA Leadership Summit,Pension and Retirement Rumors

Hello this APFA Vice President Brett Durkin with the APFA Hotline for December 31, 2004. There are several items on my agenda this week. Although this has been a short…

12.24.04 – (LAA) – Sick List, Skyword, 2005 Member Opinion Survey, Furlough Rumors

Good morning, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, it is Christmas morning and this is an update to this week’s APFA Hotline. This morning I have spoken to both Heidi…

12.17.04 – (LAA) – AFA-CWA Candelight Vigil, Headquarters Becomes Smoke Free, Legislative Action Task Force, US Airways Reaches Tentatve Agreement

This is Cathy Lukensmeyer, APFA Treasurer. Today is Friday, December 17, and you’ve reached the APFA hotline. This week’s highlight was the AFA-CWA Candelight Vigil and Rally in Washington, D.C.,…

12.10.04 – (LAA) – AFA-CWA Candle Light Vigil, Flight Attendant Fatigue, Leadership Summit, Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging AA/APFA 2001 Seniority Integration Agreement

This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Today is Friday, December 10th, and you have reached the APFA Weekly Hotline. On Tuesday, December 14th, your APFA officers along with other APFA…

12.03.04 – (LAA) – TWA Seniority Lawsuit Dismissed, Leadership Summit, AFA-CWA Candlelight Vigil, Election Procedures TAsk Force

This is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary, with the APFA Hotline. Today is Friday, December 3, 2004. Today marks the 100th day that Tommie, Brett, Cathy and I have been working…

11.30.04 – (LAA) – Judge Nina Gershon’s Ruling to Dismiss the TWA Seniority Lawsuit

This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with an update to this week’s hotline. Today is November 30, 2004 and on today’s date in the United States District Court in the…

11.26.04 – (LAA) – TWA Seniority Lawsuit, AFA-CWA Candlelight Vigil, Executive Committee Meeting, US Airways Files Section 1113 Motion in Bankruptcy Court, United Airlines Pilots Offered Pay Cut

This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with an update to this week’s hotline. Today is November 30, 2004 and on today’s date in the United States District Court in the…

11.19.04 – (LAA) – VP’s Office Responsibilities Overview, 737 Staffing Presidential Grievance, Returning Furloughees to LGA, DCA, and STL

Hello, this is APFA Vice President Brett Durkin with this week’s Hotline for the week ending November 19, 2004. I would like to begin by giving you a quick overview…

11.12.04 – (LAA) – AA Flight 587 Crash Anniversary, American Airlines’ Attendance Control Policy, Delta Pilots Ratify Concession Agreement, US Airways File Application to Regject the Bargaining Agreements Between CWA, the IAM, and FAs Represented by AFA

This is Michelle Nasca, JFK Base Chair, with a special Hotline message for Friday November 12, 2004. Today marks the third anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587…

11.05.04 – (LAA) – Presidential Base Visits, NTSB Sunshine Hearings for Flight 587, More Recalls, Retirement Seminars

Hello, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake and this is the APFA Hotline for Friday, November 05, 2004. This week I will be discussing moving beyond the national elections and refocusing on…

10.29.04 – (LAA) – Skyword, Election Day, Duty Free Commissions, Four-month Leave of Absence Proffer, FA FAA Certification, Health Benefits

Hello, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, and this is the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 29. This week I will be discussing APFA’s most recent publication – Skyword, and…

10.22.04 – AA’s 3rd Quarter Losses, Reasons for FA Recalls, Communicatioin Among Unions, Stepped up FAA Actions, Base Visits

Hello, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, and this is the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 22nd. This week I will be discussing AA’s 3rd Quarter losses, the reasons behind…

10.16.04 – (LAA) – Joint Labor Management Test, Register to Vote, Understaffed Flights, JFK Base VC Ballot Count, Buy on Board Test Flight, Unpaid Leave

Good Morning – it is Saturday, October 16 @ 9am CST – this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, and this is a Special Update to this week’s APFA Hotline. Today…

10.08.04 – (LAA) – Recall of More FAs, Buy on Board Task Force Meetings, Skyword, Chicago to Shanghai Route

Hello, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, president of APFA, and this is the APFA hotline for Friday, October 8th. Before I begin to share the APFA week’s events I would like…

10.01.04 – (LAA) – Recall Notices, Hurricane Jeanne, New APFA Website, Chicago to Shanghai Route, Annual Health Benefits Enrollment

Hello, This is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a HotLine update for Friday, October 1st. The big news this week is the recall of 610 of our furloughed flight attendants.…

9.28.04 – (LAA) – Recall Notices in the Mail, SAN Satellite Base Test

Today is Tuesday, September 28, 2004 and this is an important update for APFA members. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, President of APFA. AA and APFA are officially announcing on today’s…

9.24.04 – (LAA) – AA Announces Application for Chicago to Shanghai Route, 777 Arbitration Award Payout on Schedule, TWA Seniority Integration Agreement

Hello, this is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a hotline update for Friday, Sept. 24. Today is day 30 of my first 100 days in office and I am pleased…

9.17.04 – (LAA) – EC Meeting, John Kerry Endorsement, Bird Strike, Unite Here Hotel Workers, USAir Declares Bankruptcy

Good Evening. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President with the APFA HotLine for Friday, September 17, 2004. The APFA Executive Committee met and convened a three-day session beginning Tuesday of…

9.16.04 – (LAA) – National Coordinator Confirmations

This is Leslie Mayo in APFA Communications. We would like to welcome the following Flight Attendants who were confirmed by the APFA Executive Committee as National Coordinators to serve the…

9.10.04 – (LAA) – National Coordinator Confirmations, Remembering 9/11, Coordinator Summits, Short-Term Manning Problem, TWA Seniority Integration

This is Leslie Mayo in APFA Communications. We would like to welcome the following Flight Attendants who were confirmed by the APFA Executive Committee as National Coordinators to serve the…

9.03.04 – (LAA) – Hurricane Frances, LOA Allowing for Temporary Use of Volunteer International Flight Attendants for Domestic Flying, MIC Procedures, TWA-LLC Certificate

Good evening, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President with the APFA HotLine for Friday, September 3, 2004. First off – our thoughts today are with those of you on the…

9.01.04 – (LAA) – Long Layover Location in Paris Downtown, Open Time Coverage

This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President with a Hotline update. Today is Wednesday, September 1, 2004. APFA is pleased to announce that due to the actions of you, the membership…

8.27.04 – (LAA) – NBC Retrieved WTS Notifications, Terry Drew Karanen Elected VC at NY LGA, Catt Napper Elected VC at MIA, Elections for VC at JFK

This is Leatha Harding-Berry with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today is August 27th, 2004. The APFA National Ballot Committee retrieved Willingness-to-Serve Notifications on Wednesday, August 25th, for the position…

8.25.04 – (LAA) – Tommie Hutton-Blake Installed as APFA President

This is Liz Geiss, national communications coordinator with a special hotline update for August 25, 2004. Today the APFA Board of Directors acted on a recommendation by the US Department…

8.20.04 – (LAA) – DOL Expresses Position that Tommie Hutto-Blake Should be Installed as President of APFA, WTS Notifications for APFA VC at JFK, LGA, MIA, and SFO Due Date, FA Fatigue, Safety Audit by Dept of Homeland Security, Retirement Made Easy

Hello everyone, this is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain with the APFA Hotline for Friday August 20, 2004. As was previously reported on this Hotline, the Department of Labor recently…

8.18.04

This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with a Special Hotline update for Wednesday, August 18, 2004. The Department of Labor recently counted 16 additional ballots for the position of…

8.18.04 – (LAA) – DOL Counts 16 Additional Ballots for APFA President

This is Liz Geiss, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a Special Hotline update for Wednesday, August 18, 2004. The Department of Labor recently counted 16 additional ballots for the position…

8.13.04

This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with a Special Hotline update for Wednesday, August 13, 2004. The Department of Labor recently counted 16 additional ballots for the position of…

8.13.04 – (LAA) – DOL Will Count an Additional 16 Uncounted Ballots in APFA Presidential Election, FA Fatigue, Retirement Made Easy, APFA Voluntary Optional Insurance, AA Agrees to pay $3 Million in Fines to Settle Antitrust Charges

Hello everyone, This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain with the APFA Hotline for Friday August 13, 2004. Due to the current weather situation in Florida, American Airlines has had…

8.12.04 – (LAA) – DOL Will Count Additional 16 Ballots Cast but not Counted in the Presidential Election

This is APFA National Communications Coordinator Liz Geiss with a special APFA hotline update for Thursday, August 12, 2004. As was previously reported on this hotline, the Department of Labor…

8.11.04 – (LAA) – NBC Certifies Results of Proposed Constitutional Changes Referendum

This is Leatha-Harding-Berry, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee, with a Special APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, August 11, 2004. The APFA National Ballot Committee in conjunction with Whitely…

8.10.04 – (LAA) – DOL will Open and Count 16 Cast but not Counted Presidents Election Ballots

Special Hotline Update August 10, 2004 Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a Special Hotline update for Tuesday, August 10th, 2004. APFA received notification late…

8.08.04 – (LAA) – BOD Holds Special Meeting Regarding Communications Policy, Ballots for Constitutional Changes, John Kerry Endorsement, Up-to-Date Manuals, APFA Voluntary Optional Insurance, Skyword

This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, August 8 2004. The APFA Board of Directors held a special meeting in Dallas, Ft. Worth beginning…

7.30.04 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievance Filed on FMLA, System Boards, Up-to-Date Manuals

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 30th, 2004. A Presidential Grievance has been filed on the recent unilateral changes made…

7.23.04 – (LAA) – 9/11 Commission Issues Final Report, WTS Notifications for Base VC Postitions at JFK, LGA, MIA, and SFO, Special Meeting of APFA BOD, Proposed Constitutional Changes, Optional Exchange Drop/Trade Programming

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 23rd, 2004. This past week was eventful on security issues. The 9/11 Commission issued…

7.16.04 – (LAA) – Vote for Proposed Constitutional Changes, FA Fatigue, In-Cabin Mobile Phone Use, Rescheduling Issues, Seniority List, Smith Barney Downgrades AMR Stock

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 16th, 2004. Have you voted yet? APFA members were recently mailed copies of the…

7.09.04 – (LAA) – BOD Passes Resolution that NBC Will Expiditiously Prepare Balloting Materials and Ballot Membership of Proposed Changes to the APFA Constitution

Hello everyone. This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 9th, 2004. The APFA Board of Directors passed Resolution #2 at a Special Board…

7.02.04 – (LAA) – Recall of Furloughed FAs, Quarterly Executive Committee Meeting, FA Fatigue, APFA Optional Insurance Benefits, Southwest FAs Strike Deal

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 2, 2004. We would like to begin this week by welcoming back to the…

7.01.04 – (LAA) – Update Your Contact Information, Overage Leave of Absence

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with a Special Hotline update for Thursday, July 1st, 2004. The APFA would like to welcome back to the line 184…

6.25.04 – (LAA) – BOD Passes Resolution that Dues Will be 38 Dollars per Month, FA Fatigue, Quarterly EC Meeting, Supplimental Medical and Disability Plans, Domestic Mutual Transfers, OE Flexibility

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 25, 2004. You asked for it, you got it! The APFA Board of Directors…

6.18.04

Hi everyone, This Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the InfoRep Hotline for Friday June 18, 2004. Complaints regarding the recently conducted APFA National Officer elections were filed by Ted…

6.18.04 – (LAA) – Recall Packets Mailed, EC Meeting, Skyword

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 18th, 2004. Recall packets were mailed on June 9th, 2004, to 233 Flight Attendants…

6.11.04 – (LAA) – AA Announces Recall of 233 FAs, FA Fatigue, Layover Safety, FAA Safety Inspections, Turbulence

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 11th, 2004. As was reported on this hotline on Wednesday, the company has announced the…

6.09.04 – (LAA) – AA Will Announce Recall of 233 FAs, BOS to Port au Prince Round Trip Cancelled, FA Fatigue, Turbulence, FAA Conducting On-Board Observances, Information Picketing, FAA Fines AMR 2.5 Million Dollars

This is APFA President John Ward with a special hotline update. Today is Wednesday, June 9. APFA is pleased to announce some very good news report today and at a…

6.07.04

Hello everyone, This Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the InfoRep Hotline for Monday June 7, 2004 With your continued help, our efforts in Washington are certainly paying off. To…

5.28.04 – (LAA) – 25th Anniversary of AA Flight 191 Crash, Turbulence, Paris and Rome Long Layovers, 420 Look-back Threshold

Hello everyone. This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 28th, 2004. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic crash of American…

5.21.04 – (LAA) – AMR Annual Stockholders Meeting, Fatgue Survey Team, 420 Look-Back, SSI Website, Informational Picketing

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 21st, 2004. The AMR Annual Stockholder’s meeting was held May 19th at the…

5.14.04 – (LAA) – Changes to Master Bidsheet, Lobbying in DC, FA Fatigue, Southwest FAs Conduct Informational Picketing

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, May 19th, 2004. APFA has been notified of changes to the master bid…

5.10.04

Hello everyone. This is Michael Truan, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA InfoRep Hotline for Monday, May 10, 2004. The APFA Board of Directors met in special session the week…

5.07.04 – (LAA) – BOD Conclude Special Meeting and Pass Resolutions, Lobbying in DC, FA Fatgue, Special Meeting of EC, AMR American Eagle FAs Conduct Informational Picketing

Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 7, 2004. The APFA Board of Directors concluded a special meeting in the…

4.30.04 – (LAA) – Restructuring Agreement, Lobbying in DC

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 30, 2004. In accordance with Attachment A of the Restructuring Agreement, all Flight Attendants…

4.23.04

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an InfoRep hotline for Friday, April 23rd, 2004. On Wednesday, April 21st, 2004, APFA representatives and members gathered on Capitol Hill…

4.23.04 – (LAA) – FA Fatigue, Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Furloughed FAs, Lobbying in DC, Fatigue Survey

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 23, 2004. On Wednesday, many APFA members joined the APFA National Officers and various…

4.16.04 – (LAA) – May Bids Closing, Posting New International Reserve Lines for all International Bases

This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special APFA Hotline Update for Monday, April 19, 2004. APFA has been informed by crew manning that it will be…

4.08.04 – (LAA) – Grievances Scheduled to be Presented at the Quarterly System Boards, Test Flights on 737 Between Dallas and Los Angeles, Role of the Treasurer with Regards to Office Staff

This is APFA Treasurer Cathy Lukensmeyer with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, April 8, 2004. As your newly elected Treasurer I would like to give you a brief overview of…

4.02.04 – (LAA) – Transition of National Officers

Hello. This is Friday, April 2nd, 2004, and this is APFA Secretary, Greg Hildreth, with a special hotline to my fellow APFA members. I, along with fellow National Officers Brett…

3.31.04 – (LAA) – Message from John Word about Beginning of Second Term

This is John Ward, President of APFA with an update for Wednesday, March 31. Tomorrow marks the beginning of my second term as APFA President. Representing such an outstanding group…

3.26.04 – (LAA) – Reduced Layover Rest

This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 26, 2004. The response to the APFA National Mailer that was sent out last week…

3.25.04

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW Inforep Captain, with the InfoRep Hotline for Thursday, March 25th, 2004. Reduced Layover Rest continues to be an issue of great concern. The APFA…

3.19.04 – (LAA) – Primary Vacation Bid Awards Posted, Reduced Layover Rest

This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 19, 2004. Primary vacation bid awards have been posted in Flight Attendant HI10s. As a…

3.12.04

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the InfoRep Hotline for Friday, March 12th, 2004. The APFA National Ballot Committee in conjunction with the accounting firm of Whitely…

3.12.04 – (LAA) – NBC and Whitely Penn and Ass Certify Results of the APFA National Officer Runoff Election

This is Linda Herod-Rivas, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee, with a special APFA Hotline Update for Friday, March 12, 2004. The APFA National Ballot Committee in conjunction with…

3.11.04 – (LAA) – National Officer Run-Off Ballots Counted

Hotline for National Officer Run-off Election This is Linda Herod-Rivas, chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. The National Ballot Committee in conjunction with Whitley, Penn & Associates have counted…

3.10.04 – (LAA) – APFA National Officer Runoff Election Results

This is APFA National Communications Coordinator George Price with an APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, March 10, 2004. The results of the APFA National Officer Runoff Election will be recorded…

3.05.04 – (LAA) – Ballots for APFA National Officer Runoff Election Due, BOD Convention, Crew Scheduling

Hello. Today is Friday, March 5, 2004. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. Ballots for the APFA National Officer runoff election are due by…

3.04.04

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an InfoRep hotline for Thursday, March 4, 2004. Last week, the APFA filed a Presidential Grievance on the issue of Vacation…

2.27.04 – (LAA) – Haiti Cancellations, National Runoff Election, Vacation Accrual Presidential Grievance, Furloughed FAs, BOD Convention

Hello. Today is Friday, February 27, 2004. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. In this week’s Hotline, we will discuss: Haiti cancellations The APFA…

2.20.04 – (LAA) – Haiti Cancellations, Vacation Accruals

This is APFA Communications Coordinator George Price with an APFA Hotline Update for Friday, February 27, 2004. The APFA, APA, SOC and Corporate Security have been working together to monitor…

2.13.04 – (LAA) – Self Defense Training, Primary Vacation Bidding, Bidding for Personal Leave of Absence

Hello. Today is Friday, February 13th, 2004. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline. You may remember World Black Belt, the organization that offered their services…

2.06.04 – (LAA) – Terminations for Calling in Sick

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 6th, 2004. Many Flight Attendants have contacted the APFA regarding a rumor that approximately 400…

2.05.04

Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain with the InfoRep Hotline for Thursday, February 5th, 2004. Many Flight Attendants have contacted the APFA regarding a rumor that approximately 400…

1.30.04 – (LAA) – Ballots for APFA National Officer Runnoff Election Mailed, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, Cyber Alerts from US Homeland Security Department

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 30, 2004. Ballots for the APFA National Officer runoff election will be mailed to…

1.29.04 – (LAA) – NBC and Whitley, Penn and Associated have Certified Results of National Officer Primary Election

This is Linda Herod-Rivas, chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. The National Ballot Committee in conjunction with Whitley, Penn & Associates have certified the results of the National Officer…

1.23.04 – (LAA) – Ballots for APFA National Officers Due, AMR Announces 4th Quarter and year End Financial Results, Chicago Congestion, Survey on Workplace Fatigue

Hello. Today is Friday, January 23, 2004. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. Ballots for APFA National Officers are due by 0900 Central Time…

1.02.04 – (LAA) – Option II Open at Most Bases, Restructuring Agreement, Ballots for APFA National Officer Elections Mailed, FMLA Applicaitons, Restructuring Agreement

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 2, 2004. The APFA officers, representatives, and staff would like to wish all APFA…