Hotlines – 2007
12.28.07- (LAA) – NBC and Whtley Penn Accounting Firm Certify Results of STL-D VC Election, Ballots for National Officer Election Mailed
This is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary, with an update from the National Ballot Committee for Friday, December 28, 2007. The National Ballot Committee in conjunction with the Whitley Penn Accounting…
Read More12.22.07 – (LAA) – AA Agrees to Extend Recall Rights for 2 Years to Furloughed Members on Recall List
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, December 22, 2007. Following pressure from Senator McCaskill and other Hill leaders, AA agreed to extend recall…
Read More12.16.07 – (LAA) – Skyword, Resumes Being Accepted for Committee, Division Rep, and Nat Coordinator Positions
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, December 16, 2007. Resumes are now being accepted for all Committee, Division Representative and National Coordinator Positions…
Read More12.13.07 – (LAA) – WTS Apps for IOR VC, Skyword
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with a Special Hotline Update for Thursday, December 13, 2007. Today, we are pleased to announce that AA will be forwarding recall notices to…
Read More11.30.07 – (LAA) – Marcoux/Lindsey/Ford,RPA Lawsuits, Rumor Control
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, November 30, 2007. This week, I will be addressing one rumor control item: Rumors regarding an alleged…
Read More11.24.07 – (LAA) – National Officer Election, Benefits Letter
This is Leatha Harding-Berry, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, November 29, 2007, was the deadline to submit a Willingness-to-Serve Notification for the National Officer Election. The candidates…
Read More11.18.07 – (LAA) – Recalls, Recalled FAs Return to the Line
Today is Sunday, November 18, 2007. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with this week’s Hotline message. One very cold morning 14 years ago today, I arrived at EWR airport…
Read More11.10.07 – (LAA) – AA Flight 587, TWU and AA Commence Formal Bargaining, Retirees Healthfirst
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, November 10, 2007. Monday, November 12, 2007, marks the six-year anniversary of AA Flight 587 where we…
Read More11.06.07 – (LAA) – AA Issues Misleading Message Addressing Decision to Extend Recall Rights, Skyword Express
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, November 6, 2007. As an update to last week’s hotline the company issued a misleading HI6 message…
Read More11.03.07 – (LAA) Clarification of APFA’s Position Regarding 2 Month Extension of Recall Rights to Our Furloughed FAs
Saturday, November 3, 2007 As a follow-up to yesterday’s hotline message regarding a two-month extension of recall rights to our furloughed Flight Attendants scheduled to fall off the seniority list…
Read More10.26.07 – (LAA) – California Wildfires, Health Benefits Selections, Negotiating Team Planning Listening Tour
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 26, 2007. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: For those AA employees who require assistance coping with the Southern California…
Read More10.20.07 – (LAA) – Health Benefits Selection
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, October 20, 2007. October is Health Benefits month at American. APFA members have until October 31st to…
Read More10.14.07 – (LAA) – 143 AA FAs Furloughed Five years Ago were Removed from Seniority List
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, October 14, 2007. Yesterday, October 13, 2007, 143 American Airlines Flight Attendants furloughed by AA five years…
Read More10.07.07 – (LAA) – Negotiators Election Results
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, October 7, 2007. As reported on Thursday, the APFA National Balloting Committee, in conjunction with Whitley Penn,…
Read More10.04.07 – (LAA) NBC Certifies Results of the Negotiating Committee Representative Election
This is Leatha Harding-Berry, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, October 4, 2007, the National Ballot committee in conjunction with the Whitley Penn Accounting Firm, certified the results…
Read More9.28.07 – (LAA) – Results of the Negotiating Committee Representative Election
This is Leatha Harding-Berry, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, October 4, 2007, the National Ballot committee in conjunction with the Whitley Penn Accounting Firm, certified the results…
Read More9.24.07 – (LAA) – AA Releases Base Assignments for First Group of Returning FAs
Today is Monday, September 24, 2007. This is Leslie Mayo with the APFA Hotline. American Airlines released the base assignments for the first group of returning furloughed Flight Attendants. 216…
Read More9.16.07 – (LAA) – Negotiator Positions Ballots Went Out Last Week, Assisting with Boarding, DEL Extended Long-Range Flying
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, September 16, 2007. From the National Ballot Committee: Ballots went out last week to all member addresses…
Read More9.01.07 – (LAA) – Negotiations Process Begins, EC Quarterly Meeting, Hotel Tips, Minimum Layover Rest
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, September 1, 2007. As Labor Day approaches, there are many things to not only be thankful for,…
Read More9.11.07 – (LAA) – Remembering 9/11
Today is September 11, 2007, and this a special Hotline message to honor the memory of our brave colleagues who perished in the line of duty six years ago today.…
Read More9.09.07 – (LAA) – Ballots for Negotiating Team Have Gone Out, Language Drop Proffer, Actioin Alerts
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, September 9, 2007. From the National Balloting Committee: Ballots went out to all members this week for…
Read More8.31.07 – (LAA) – Labor Day
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 31, 2007. As Labor Day approaches, there are many things to not only be thankful for,…
Read More8.24.07 – (LAA) – IVRS Drug Testing Procedures/Changes to AMR Reporting/and Off-Schedule Operations Presidential Grievances Filed, Deadline for Receipt of Recall Acceptances
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 24, 2007. APFA has filed three Presidential Grievances in the last 30 days against various actions…
Read More8.18.07 – (LAA) – Returning Furloughed FAs, NBC Announces Names of Those Who Submitted WTS, Customs
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, August 18, 2007. As we announced earlier this week, AA has issued recall letters to the 460…
Read More8.15.07 – (LAA) – Fourth FA Recall, Candidates for Negotiators
Today is Wednesday, August 15, 2007. This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator with a Hotline update. Just over three months ago, we saw the fourth Flight Attendant recall…
Read More8.10.07 – (LAA) – Customs, Contact Congress about Extension of Recall Rights
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 10, 2007. From the Vice President’s Department: If you are asked by management to provide a…
Read More8.03.07 – (LAA) – Arpey Letter, Contact Congress to Include OSHA Protection for FAs
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 3, 2007. Employees received a “Dear Colleague/Thank you” letter from Gerard Arpey this week re: the…
Read More7.30.07 – (LAA) – Hotline Correction
This is Leslie Mayo with a Hotline correction for July 30, 2007. The dollar amount of OSHA fines against AA was reported on last week’s hotline as nearly $1/4 of…
Read More7.27.07 – (LAA) – X-ray Screening and Hand Searches on Crew Bags, OSHA Fines to AA
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 27, 2007. As we reported earlier this week, crewmembers entering the U.S. should be aware that…
Read More7.25.07 – (LAA) – Welcome Back to Some Furloughed FAs
Today is Wednesday, July 25th. This is Leslie Mayo with a special APFA Hotline. After nearly three years of stagnation, we are very happy to welcome back some of our…
Read More7.20.07 – (LAA) – TWA Flight 800, FAA Reauthorization Bill, Furlough Recall
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 20, 2007. This week I’d like to begin with a follow-up from last week’s rumor control,…
Read More7.13.07 – (LAA) – Rumor Control
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 13, 2007. This week, I will be starting with Rumor Control right off the bat. Q:…
Read More7.08.07 – (LAA) – Status of Active Lawsuits Filed Against Our Union, Non-Reving, Seniority List, Skyword Issue, Chicago Security Badges
You have reached the APFA Hotline for Sunday, July 8, 2007. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Periodically, during the last three years, I have reported out to the APFA…
Read More7.01.07 – (LAA) – FA System Seniority List Complete and DECS will Be Updated 7/2, Skyword Shipping
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, July 1, 2007. The annual Flight Attendant System Seniority list is complete and DECS will be updated…
Read More6.22.07 – (LAA) Solidarity Steering Committee
Today is Friday, June 22, 2007. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with a Hotline message to the APFA membership. This week, the APFA leadership met for three days creating…
Read More6.15.07 – (LAA) – In the Event of a Flight Cancellation, Speaker Reserves Drops, New Long-Layover Hotel in Marina, Smoking in England
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 15, 2007. From the APFA Scheduling Department: In the event of a flight cancellation, one member…
Read More6.09.07 – (LAA) – 2nd Quarter EC Meeting, WTS Notices for Negotiating Committee, Skyword, UnitedHealthcare
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, June 9, 2007. The second quarter APFA Executive Committee meeting took place this week at APFA Headquarters. As…
Read More4.14.07 – (LAA) – Executive Bonuses Picketing
APFA HOTLINE APRIL 14, 2007 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday (Saturday,) April 14, 2007. Hundreds of Flight Attendants from bases all over…
Read More3.08.07 – (LAA) – Base Election Results
National Ballot Committee Results From: Leatha Harding-Berry National Ballot Committee Chairperson March 8, 2007 This is Leatha Harding-Berry, National Ballot Committee Chairperson with Base election results for the two year…
Read More6.02.07 – (LAA) – AA Issues HI6 Message Regarding Passenger with Tuberculosis, FAA Reauthorization Act, Executive Bonuses, Skyword Express, 30th Anniversary of APFA
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, June 2, 2007. AA has issued an HI6 message with information on the health risks associated with…
Read More5.27.07 – (LAA) – Luggage Security, FAA Reauthorization Bill, Virgin America Begins Operating Flights Between NYC and SFO, Bankruptcy Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, May 27, 2007. From the Safety and Hotel Department, this serves as a reminder to all crewmembers…
Read More5.20.07 – (LAA) – 30th Anniversary of APFA, EPT’s, Retirement Seminars
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, May 20, 2007. This week marks the 30th anniversary of APFA as the bargaining representative for the…
Read More5.16.07 – (LAA) – APFA Submits Request for Investigation by the SEC Concerning Actions of AMR Coporate Officials
Today is Wednesday, May 16, 2007. This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with a hotline update. Late this afternoon, APFA submitted a Request for Investigation by the Securities Exchange…
Read More5.15.07 – (LAA) – Proposals Set Forth for AMR’s Shareholder Meeting
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an updated Hotline for Tuesday, May 15, 2007. This message is a follow-up to last Friday’s hotline with more information on how…
Read More5.11.07 – (LAA) – AMR’s Annual Sharholders Meeting
VOTE YES ON PROPOSAL 6 AT AMR’S SHAREHOLDERS MEETING This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 11, 2007. APFA News: On Wednesday, May…
Read More5.07.07 – (LAA) – Recall Notices Being Mailed
Today is Monday, May 7, 2007. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA president, with a Hotline update. APFA is pleased to announce that recall notices will be mailed today to the…
Read More5.04.07 – (LAA) – Boarding Proceedures, OSO, 777 Inoperative Crew Rest Bunks/Seats
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 4, 2007. APFA News: As we mentioned last week, in order to ensure all legality and…
Read More4.28.07 – (LAA) – 30th Anniversary Issue of Skyword, Airlines’ Earnings
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, April 28, 2007. The combined State of the Union and 30th Anniversary issue of Skyword will begin…
Read More4.20.07 – Bonus Campaign 2007, 2007 Proxy Statement
From the picket line at JFK Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Today is Friday, April 20th. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with an update on our Bonus Campaign 2007. This…
Read More4.08.07 – (LAA) – Executive Bonuses APFA Leadership Letter, Adventist Contact Negotiations
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, April 8, 2007. (Please note clarifications below on confirmed vs postential cities we will be picketing in…
Read More4.04.07 – (LAA) – Membership Call to Action Protesting Executive Bonuses
Today is Wednesday, April 4th, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with a message to all APFA members. By now each of you should have received information from your union…
Read More4.02.07 – (LAA) – Executive Bonuses Call to Action
The following recorded message was delivered to all APFA Members’ home or cell phones on Monday, April 2, 2007: Hello, this is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with an urgent call…
Read More3.31.07 – (LAA) – Executive Bonuses, Enough is Enough Campaign, Archives Assistance, Food for Sale, Adventist Contract Negotiations
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, March 31, 2007. APFA ALERT: If you have not yet received your letter from APFA containing several…
Read More3.23.07 – (LAA) – Executive Bonuses, Membership Online Survey
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 23, 2007. APFA ALERT: An important message is on its way to your home address on…
Read More3.16.07 – (LAA) – AA’s Sidetrack Campaign, Max On-Duty Limitations
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 16, 2007. APFA News: American Airlines appears to have ramped up their “sidetrack campaign” to divert…
Read More3.09.07 – (LAA) – Executive Bonuses, 737, 757, or 777 Qualified, On-Duty Contract Guide, Open Skies Agreement
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 9, 2007. Last week on the Hotline, APFA once again addressed the Executive Bonuses set for…
Read More3.02.07 – (LAA) – Performance Share Plan, Lavatory Policy, Joint Security Committee
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 2, 2007. From the APFA Communications Department: For those of you who are unfamiliar with the…
Read More2.22.07 – (LAA) – BOD Convention, Pull Together/Win Together
This is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a Hotline update for Thursday, February 22, 2007. Last week the Annual APFA Board of Directors Convention concluded after six days of solid…
Read More2.16.07 – (LAA) – BOD Meeting Concludes
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator reporting from Chicago with the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 16, 2007. APFA News: The APFA Board of Directors Meeting concluded its business…
Read More2.11.07 – (LAA) – BOD Elects 2 Ad Hocs to Serve on EC
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an update to the APFA Hotline for Sunday, February 11, 2007. The APFA Board of Directors has elected two Ad Hocs to…
Read More2.10.07 – (LAA) – BOD Meeting, Coalition of FA Unions Meet
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator reporting from Chicago with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, February 10, 2007. APFA News: Your APFA leadership is in session in Chicago at…
Read More2.03.07 – (LAA) – Annual BOD Meeting
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator reporting from Chicago with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, February 3, 2007. APFA News: Your APFA leadership is in session in Chicago at…
Read More2.02.07 – (LAA) – BOD Annual Convention, Pay As You Go Benefits System, Taxiing Proceedures
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 2, 2007. APFA News: One final reminder that the APFA Annual Board of Directors Convention will…
Read More1.26.07 – (LAA) – Collective Bargaining Agreement, Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits Settlement, WTS Opened
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 26, 2007. In less than a week – on January 31st – we will lose 209…
Read More1.18.07 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievances, Pay-As-You-Go Administrative Process, Base Elections
Today is Thursday, January 18, 2007. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with an important Hotline announcement. APFA and the Company have been working hard to resolve six Presidential Grievances…
Read More1.12.07 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievances, Bankruptcy Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 12, 2007. Last week, APFA’s Hotline addressed the most recent unilateral changes the Company made to…
Read More1.05.07 – (LAA) – 30th Anniversary of APFA
This is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a 2007 New Year’s message to the APFA membership. This year our Union will celebrate its 30th anniversary as the Union representing the…
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