Representing the Flight Attendants
of American Airlines
Representing the Flight Attendants of American Airlines
Hotlines – 2000
12.29.00 – (LAA) – No Contract, Labor Day Membership Action, Request to Release from Mediation to NMB, Skyword, Union Printer Milt Highfill’s Wife Passes Away
Hello, this is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, and this is the Negotiations HotLine for Friday, December 29. The Year 2000 will, unfortunately, end just as it began – without a contract for our Flight Attendants. Here is a recap of some of the significant developments that have occurred this year in…
Read More12.22.00 – (LAA) – AA Opposes Release Request to NMB, Skyword, SFO/SFO-I Base Meeting Cancelled, FAA Certificate Management Office
Hello this is Laura Glading and this is the negotiations portion of the Hotline. Thanks to all of you who took time out of your holiday preparations to participate in the Santa leafleting at the airports today. Needless to say, it was a tremendous success. Flight Attendants have excellent communication skills and infinite charm. We’re…
Read More12.15.00 – (LAA) – NMB, Santa Leafleting, January 19th Nationwide Membership Action, New SFO Chair and Vice Chair
Hello this is Alexis Boilini, member of the APFA Negotiating Team and Fellow Flight Attendant, and this is the negotiations portion of the Hotline for Friday December 15th, 2000. The APFA negotiating team worked internally this week evaluating proposals and cost outs in addition to helping plan the membership activities related to negotiations. To recap…
Read More12.07.00 – (LAA) – Letter to NMB Requesting Release from Mediation, “Santa Leafleting”, AIRBUSS A300 Accident, Cabin Pressurization, Skyword Magazine, Hit and Run Picketing
This is Alexis Boilini, member of your APFA Negotiating Team and IOR Flight Attendant with a special HotLine for Thursday, December 7, 2000. Following a lengthy conference call with the APFA Board of Directors, President John Ward, late yesterday, sent a letter to the National Mediation Board requesting official release from mediation with American Airlines.…
Read More12.01.00 – (LAA) – Letter to NMB Requesting Release from Mediation, AIRBUSS A-300 Accident in MIA, Santa Leafleting, “Hit and Run Picket”, “Announced Desk Ride”, United Airlines Flight Cancellations
This is Alexis Boilini, member of your APFA Negotiating Team and IOR Flight Attendant with a special HotLine for Thursday, December 7, 2000. Following a lengthy conference call with the APFA Board of Directors, President John Ward, late yesterday, sent a letter to the National Mediation Board requesting official release from mediation with American Airlines.…
Read More11.22.00 – (LAA) – AIRBUSS A300 Accident in Miami, Cabin Door Safety, JFK Based FA Jose Chiu Lost Life in Line of Duty, Negotiations
This is Jeff Bott, APFA Vice President, with a Special APFA Hotline Update for Tuesday, November 28, 2000. In light of the recent AIRBUS A300 accident in Miami, the APFA has heard Flight Attendants’ concerns about the safety of the A300 cabin doors. The aircraft experienced a pressurization abnormality that is being investigated by the…
Read More11.17.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, Information Picketing, Comprehensive Counterproposal
This is APFA President John Ward with a special hotline message for Saturday, November 18th. From Los Angeles to New York and from Boston to Miami, APFA was out in force today taking our message to the public. We’ve been in contract negotiations for two years, and two years is too long! “It’s about time”……
Read More11.10.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, November 18th Picketing, Ghost Ride, United Pilots Get Raises, DFW FA Pam McIntosh Participating in San Diego Triathlon Challenge
Negotiations Hotline November 11, 2000 Hello, this is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with a negotiations update for Friday, November 10th. No formal negotiations took place this week, however, APFA and Company negotiators did meet to view a mock-up of the new proposed crew rest area on the Boeing 767 aircraft.…
Read More11.03.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, National Presidential Elections, Informatioinal Picketing, Delta Pilots Refusing to Fly Extra Trips, United FA’s Demonstrations
This is APFA President John Ward , with a negotiations update for Friday, November 3rd. This week, the APFA and American Airlines Negotiating Teams traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Federal Mediator Linda Puchala and members and staff of the National Mediation Board. The two teams met separately with the NMB on Tuesday. During…
Read More10.27.00 – (LAA) – Mediated Talks, Negotiations, DFW FA Pam McIntosh Participate in San Diego Triathlon Challenge
Hello, this is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Team with the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, October 27th. Mediated talks continued this week between the two parties and the discussions involved Article 7, Hours of Service, Crew Rest and Reserve. Overall, the talks were productive and positive in nature. The Company finally seems committed…
Read More10.20.00 – (LAA) – Furloughs, Overage Leave
This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Today is Saturday, October 20, 2001. After the awarding of overage leaves of absence and partnership flying, the projected flight attendant surplus of 3,176 was reduced to 401. These 401 furloughs will occur as follows: 200, effective November 1, with an additional 201, effective December 2. The…
Read More10.13.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, 1993 Strike Anniversary, National Presidential Election, Hotel Department, Flight 1420, US Airways/United Merger, AirTran’s Mechanics, Teamsters
Hello, This is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with a negotiation update for Friday, October 13th. Negotiating sessions between the APFA and the Company did not occur this week due to previous commitments on the part of the Federal Mediator. Formal mediated negotiations will begin again the week of October 23rd in…
Read More10.06.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, National Presidential Election, APA, United Pilot’s Contract,Delta’s Rampers, TWU, Delta Airlines
This is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee , with the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, October 6th. Negotiations took place in Chicago this week, with three full days of talks between the APFA and the Company under the guidance of Federal Mediator Linda Puchala. The main focus this week was on Article 10,…
Read More9.29.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations,United FA’s Demanding Raises, American Eagle Orders More Jets, Taipei, Paris, EEOC
This is Laura Glading, Northeast Division Representative and member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, and this is the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, September 29th. American Airlines presented APFA with a counter-proposal on Tuesday of this week, in response to our comprehensive proposal of September 14th. APFA responded with another proposal to the Company on Wednesday.…
Read More9.22.00 – (LAA) – APFA Website, Las Vegas Hotel, APFA, United FA’s Union, SFO Base Meeting
This is Robin Madison, Negotiating Committee member, and this is the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, September 22nd. On Tuesday, September 29th, the Negotiating Committee will meet in Dallas-Fort Worth for its next scheduled mediated session with American Airlines. The Company is expected to present a comprehensive counter-proposal to APFA. Members of the Negotiating Committee,…
Read More9.15.00 – (LAA) – Special Delegate Willingness-to-Serve Notifications, Manual, Officer on Duty
Special Delegate Willingness-to-Serve Notifications were retrieved from the designated post office box on Friday, September 15, 2000. The following persons have been duly elected by virtue of running unopposed. The Washington DC Domestic Vice Chair is Timothy M. Weston, the Los Angeles Domestic Vice Chair is John C. Nikides, the JFK Vice Chair is Kathleen…
Read More9.08.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, APFA Website, SkyWord, Base meetings, United Airlines FAs
Hello, This is Peter Day, JFK Flight Attendant and member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, September 8, 2000. Preparations for the first face-to-face talks under the direction of Federal mediator Linda Puchala continued this week. APFA Negotiators have been working with our attorneys to fine-tune our proposals. Our first…
Read More9.01.00 – (LAA) – Federal Mediator Appointed, Labor Day Event, Reserve Survey, New Bag Tag, APFA Website
This is John Ward, APFA President with the Negotiations HotLine for Friday, September 1st, with four items; Item#1 Appointment of Federal Mediator As you know, American Airlines filed for mediation in our contract talks. We recently received word from the National Mediation Board that Mediator Linda Puchala has been assigned to the case. It is…
Read More8.25.00 – (LAA) – Leafleting, APFA Website, Officer on Duty, Juanita Carmichael, Second Hand Smoke, Southwest Airlines, Hockey
This is Leslie Mayo APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 25, 2000. We want to begin this week’s HotLine by welcoming our newest APFA members to the line. They are the members of Flight Attendant class 2000-21. APFA is conducting informational leafleting at all base cities on Labor Day, September…
Read More8.18.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Ghost Rides, Second Hand Smoke, Info Reps, APFA Website, American Eagle Pilots
This is APFA President John Ward with a Negotiations Update for Friday, August 18th. Yesterday, the Company informed me that they were requesting the assistance of a Federal Mediator in contract talks with APFA. They formally filed their request for mediation today with the National Mediation Board. As you will recall from last week’s hotline…
Read More8.11.00 – (LAA) – Wage Improvements, Pins and Wings Campaign, Ghost Rides, UOR List, Department of Labor
Contract negotiations with American Airlines took a disappointing turn this week. After reaching agreement on nearly two thirds of our contract, we entered the month of August optimistic that we could now turn to the major issues and make real progress. Unfortunately, the Company informed APFA that is not willing to make the major improvements…
Read More8.04.00 – (LAA) – APFA Website, UOR List, Ghost Rides, Airplane Orders, Delta, AFA
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with APFA HotLine News for the week ending August 4th, 2000. The new enhanced APFA web site is up and running. We hope that you will take the time to visit the site and become familiar with all it has to offer. In order to log on, you…
Read More7.21.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, AMR Earnings, Ghost Rides, Alitalia
Hello, this is Peter Day and this is the negotiations portion of the HotLine for the week ending Friday, July 21, 2000. During negotiations this week, the following Articles were discussed: Article 7 Hours of Service Article 9 Scheduling Article 10 Reserve Article 11 Language Article 26 Sick Leave Article 30K Crew Meals Article 32…
Read More7.14.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Domestic Coach Travel
July 14, 2000 Hello, This is Peter Day, International negotiator for APFA’s Team 2000 with Negotiations News for the week ending July 14, 2000. Team 2000 is pleased to announce that after more than a month of discussions, the APFA and American have reached an agreement on future contractual language for Article 1 of our…
Read More7.07.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Air Rage Press Release
July 07, 2000 Hello, this is Patrick Hancock, InfoRep Division Coordinator with Negotiations news for the week of July 7, 2000. Negotiations with American’s management took a holiday break this week, but it’s not like anyone noticed the change in the overall pace. Now that the soft issues have been signed off, the Company has…
Read More6.24.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, USAir, United Airlines, Merger Hearing
June 24, 2000 Hello. This is John Ward, President of APFA, with the negotiations portion of the APFA Hotline. Today is Saturday, June 24, 2000. Negotiations continued last week in White Plains, NY. Most of our discussions were over APFA’s proposed Merger and Acquisition Protection. Unfortunately, this issue is still not settled. What we have…
Read More6.16.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, OSHA, Alcohol, Alaska Airlines, Aircraft Rage
June 16, 2000 Hello, this is John Ward, President of APFA, with the Negotiations portion of the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 16, 2000. Negotiations continued this past week in NY. The majority of our time this week was spent discussing APFA’s proposal on Merger and Acquisition Protection in Article 1 of the contract. In…
Read More6.09.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Annual Convention, Mergers, AeroMexico
June 9, 2000 Hello, this is Laura Glading, North Eastern Division Rep and Negotiating Committee member and this is the negotiations portion of the hotline. This week we signed off on Articles 18 – Moving Expenses, 19 – Leaves of Absence and 25 – Exchange of Trips. We had extensive discussions regarding a wide variety…
Read More6.02.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Annual Convention, Merger News
June 2, 2000 Hello, today is Friday, June 2nd, 2000 and this is Arthur Cline, APFA Negotiator with a Negotiations update for this week. There were no formal negotiating sessions this week between the two parties. Instead, Management continues to contemplate APFA s most recent counter proposal on Merger and Acquisition language, under Article 1.…
Read More5.26.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, AA Ratings, Merger News
May 26, 2000 Hello, this is Thelma Dodson, APFA negotiator with a negotiations Update for Friday, May 26, 2000. In negotiations this week, talks continued in White Plains, New York. During the last few weeks, the two sides have come to an agreement on several non-economic issues and have signed off on the following articles:…
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