Hotlines – 2014
12.31.14 – (LAA/LUS) Happy New Year
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Happy New Year! Wishing you a safe, healthy and peaceful new year. Thank you all for your hard work and contributions in achieving an industry-leading contract. Here’s to a prosperous 2015!…
Read More12.29.14 – (LAA) Implementation of Training Pay
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 29, 2014 LAA Implementation of Training Pay from the JCBA for LAA Flight Attendants, originally scheduled for February 1, 2015, is being delayed. This provision provides for $75.00 on each day…
Read More12.26.14 – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Docs, Transition Payment, APA Nego Update, Uniform Points, HICLAIM, Retirees/Medicare, Autopay w/ COBRA/Retiree Medical, Dental Enroll, New Benefits Admin
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 26, 2014 LAA and LUS Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement Documents The JCBA language containing the 12.23.14 updated pay scale has been published to APFA’s website. The APFA Executive Committee unanimously ratified a resolution incorporating the new…
Read More12.23.14 – (LAA/LUS) AA Announces Wage Increases For All Employees w/ JCBA Below Director Level
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 23, 2014 In an unprecedented move, American management has announced a wage increase today for all employees with Joint Collective Bargaining Agreements in place as well as all…
Read More12.22.14 – (LAA) Equity Stock Awards Tax Deferral
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 22, 2014 Equity Stock Awards Tax Deferral – retirement@apfa.org Last Thursday, President Obama signed into law (H.R.2591/S.2614) a change to the rules governing the ability of airline employees to defer a…
Read More12.19.14 – (LAA/LUS) Implementation For Dec, Jan and Feb, Integrated Seniority, Bid Leaves, Mixed Equipment and Language Speakers, Dental Enrollment, Direct Bill, Makeup Refresher
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 19, 2014 LAA and LUS Implementation – negotiate@apfa.org Now that we have a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement for all 24,500 Flight Attendants at the new American, there are several aspects…
Read More12.18.14 (LAA/LUS) Management Agrees to Restore Full T/A Wages to Arbitrated JCBA
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 18, 2014 At the request of APFA National President Laura Glading and the Joint Negotiating Committee, American Airlines management met with APFA leadership in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area today to discuss…
Read More12.16.14b – (LAA/LUS) Deadhead to Training Presidential, Art 30 Deadline, NBC PHX Base President Update, KCM Rule Change
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 16, 2014 LAA and LUS Deadheading Presidential Grievance – legal@apfa.org APFA has converted a base grievance filed by the APFA LAX-I Base President into a Presidential Grievance regarding preferential deadheading treatment for…
Read More12.16.14 – (LAA/LUS) Implementation Schedule/JCBA Uploaded, Q&As
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 16, 2014 LAA and LUS APFA has uploaded the updated Implementation Letter along with the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement language. Below are some Q&As that address a few of the most frequently asked questions from Flight…
Read More12.15.14 – (LAA/LUS) Parker Responds to APFA Request for Meeting
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 15, 2014 Yesterday, Doug Parker responded to APFA President Laura Glading’s December 8th letter requesting a meeting to discuss the possibility of restoring wages beyond the arbitrated award. APFA is pleased…
Read More12.13.14 – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Arbitration Award, Transcript Uploaded
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release APFA Special JCBA Hotline – Arbitration Award and Transcripts December 13, 2014 This afternoon, the seven member Arbitration Panel, established in accordance with the Negotiations Protocol Agreement, issued its decision on the terms of…
Read More12.12.14 – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Arb Update, FML Policy Change, MIC Reminder, Voice Calls on A/C, Cromnibus
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 12, 2014 LAA and LUS JCBA Update As mentioned in Monday’s Hotline, the arbitration panel is in the process of reviewing the exhibits and testimony of the union and company’s witnesses.…
Read More12.11.14 – (LAA/LUS) WTS for Base Reps CORRECTED
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Special Hotline – (CORRECTION) – Willingness to Serves for Base Representatives December 11, 2014 Listed below are the corrected Willingness-to-Serve (WTS) results for base elections, followed by additional information. There are five…
Read More12.10.14b – (LAA/LUS) WTS For Base Elections
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 10, 2014 APFA’s National Ballot Committee (NBC) is conducting elections for the positions of Base President, Vice President, and Operation Council Representatives/Base Council Representative (OCR/BCR) at all LAA and LUS Bases. LAA Bases The…
Read More12.10.14 – (LAA) Overwater Training Ballot, Dental Insurance Update
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 10, 2014 LAA January 2015 Overwater Training Draft Ballot Deadline LAA Flight Attendants who have received an HI6 notification regarding being subject to drafting for Overwater Training in January please…
Read More12.08.14 – (LAA/LUS) APFA President Requests Meeting W/Parker to Restore Full Value of T/A, JCBA Arbitration Update, Prefunding Presidential Update
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 8, 2014 LAA and LUS Today, APFA President Laura Glading sent a letter to AA CEO Doug Parker on behalf of the Joint Negotiating Committee requesting a meeting as soon as possible following the…
Read More12.05.14b – (LAA) FML Changes, Prefunding Presidential, Overwater Ballot, December Training Classes, Tablets for FAs on LOA, Ice Cream Service, AVBL Release Requests, VOL Benefits
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 5, 2014 LAA Domestic Partner/Family Leave Changes – contract@apfa.org / health@apfa.org The company recently announced changes to AA’s Family Leave policy system wide effective January 1, 2015. The changes…
Read More12.05.14 – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Arbitration Recap, LUS Transition Payment
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 5, 2014 The interest arbitration between APFA and AA continued Thursday in Washington, D.C. The company called three witnesses to testify: Dr. Darrin Lee, Airline Economist; Patrick Guiltinan, Principle on AA’s…
Read More12.04.14b – (LAA/LUS) WTS Base Representative Q&As
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Willingness-To-Serve Reminder for Base Representatives December 4, 2014 The APFA National Ballot Committee would like to remind all members that Willingness-To-Serves (WTS) are posted on the APFA website for the positions…
Read More12.04.14 – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Arbitration Recap
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 4, 2014 Yesterday, December 3rd, was the first day of the Flight Attendant interest arbitration before three neutral arbitrators, two union and two company panel members. APFA started off the hearing…
Read More12.02.14 – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Arbitration Prep, Q&As
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release December 2, 2014 APFA leadership, members of the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) and APFA’s arbitration attorneys met in Washington, D.C., today for final preparations ahead of tomorrow’s interest arbitration. APFA is prepared…
Read More11.26.14 – (LAA/LUS) Arbitration Proposal, Mediation Update, LAA Dental Insurance Disparity Resolved, Q&As
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release JCBA Hotline Update – Arbitration Proposal, Mediation Update, LAA Dental Insurance Disparity Resolved, Q&As November 26, 2014 LAA/LUS The APFA leadership has heard from many members over the past several months and…
Read More11.21.14 – (LAA/LUS) FML Changes, Overwater Training, LAA Retiree Medical and ERRP Checks
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release APFA Hotline – November 21, 2014 LAA / LUS Family Medical Leave Changes – vp@apfa.org The company has announced system-wide Family Medical Leave policy changes effective January 1, 2015. APFA is in…
Read More11.20.14b – (LAA) Overwater Qualified Training Update
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Special APFA Hotline – Overwater Qualified Training November 20, 2014 As previously announced, preparations are underway to fully combine the Domestic and International Operations in May 2015. Training for the remaining…
Read More11.20.14 – (LAA/LUS) Press Release “Flight Attendant Union Renews Opposition to Norwegian Air Application”
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Media Contact: Julie Frederick legislation@apfa.org Flight Attendant Union Renews Opposition to Norwegian Air Application NAI Plan is a “Sham,” says APFA Pres. Laura Glading November 20, 2014 (FORT WORTH,…
Read More11.19.14 – (LAA/LUS) BOD Meeting Update, Q&As re: CLA, NPA
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Special APFA Hotline – Board of Directors Update – November 19, 2014 The APFA Board of Directors met today in DFW to discuss the remaining step in the process to achieve…
Read More11.18.14b (LAA/LUS) APFA and AA Meet with NMB pre-Arbitration
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) Update – November 18, 2014 APFA President Laura Glading and LUS Contract Enforcement Committee (CEC) Chair Roger Holmin met with AA management and members of the NMB…
Read More11.18.14 – (LAA/LUS) VOL Benefits Enrollment
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release Enrollment in Voluntary Benefits Coverage for LAA Flight Attendants Extended November 18, 2014 LAA Voluntary Benefits Enrollment LAA Flight Attendants who were not able to speak with a Benefits Enrollment counselor before…
Read More11.17.14 – (LUS) Base Rep WTS Date Correction
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release LUS Base Representative Willingness-To-Serve Date Correction November 17, 2014 The APFA National Ballot Committee posted Willingness-To-Serves for local base representatives at all LAA and LUS bases on November 10, 2014. Please note…
Read More11.14.14c – (LAA/LUS) JCBA Update, BOD Meeting, Int’l Training, Reducing Home Based Rest
APFA Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Non-Members Subscribe to the APFA Hotline Press Subscribe to APFA’s Press Release APFA Hotline – Friday, November 14, 2014 LAA / LUS JCBA Update – negotiate@apfa.org As stated in Tuesday’s hotline, APFA and the company will be meeting next week to discuss the next…
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