Hotline Archives
2.05.10 – (LAA) – APFA Responds to AA’s Threat to Hire Scabs, NMB Extends Lockdown Bargaining Period, TRaining for Strike Captains and Base Leaders Scheduled, All Red Day, AA’s Vendors Get an Update on Talks from APFA, Travel Separation Program
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, February 5, 2010. QUICK ALERTS APFA responds to AA’s threat to hire scabs NMB extends…
Read More2.03.10 – (LAA) – Message from APFA President
This is APFA President Laura Glading and today is February 3, 2010. Late on Monday, February 1, the nation’s business press reported that American Airlines has made inquiries to the…
Read More1.29.10 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Strike Captains Need Volunteers at all Bases, Virtual Picket Line, Travel Seperation Program for Furloughed FAs to Close, Uniformed Crewmember Liquid Exemption, Administrative and Committee Positions at APFA Acceptin
This is Brenda McKenzie, DFW Flight Attendant, with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, January 29, 2010. QUICK ALERTS Negotiations update – lockdown sessions resume next month Strike Captains…
Read More1.22.10 – (LAA) – Bargaining Round Ends with No Agreement, Strike Captains Need Volunteers, Red Around the System, Voluntary Options Open, Support the APFA Virtual Picket Line, Quarterly Earnings Announced
This is Brenda McKenzie, DFW Flight Attendant, with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, January 22, 2010. QUICK ALERTS Bargaining round ends with no agreement Strike Captains need volunteers…
Read More1.21.10 – (LAA) – Still No Agreement Reached with Company
This is APFA President Laura Glading with a special HotLine for Thursday, January 21, 2010. After 11 consecutive days of bargaining overseen by the Federal Mediator, we have not reached…
Read More1.15.09 – (LAA) – Lockdown Bargaining Ongoing, FAs Will Be Seeing Red, APFA Virtual Picket Line, Let’s Talk Newsletter from AA, Voluntary Options Open
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, January 15, 2010. QUICK ALERTS “Lockdown” bargaining ongoing; President Glading’s Negotiations Update on YouTube Flight Attendants will be “Seeing Red” in one-day event on…
Read More1.07.10 – (LAA)- NBC Tallied Votes of the Constitutional Referendum
HotLine updates for Thursday, January 7, 2010 On January 7, the National Balloting Committee tallied the votes of the Constitutional Referendum. Following are the reported results: Item number one: 5,011…
Read More1.08.10 – (LAA) – NBC Has Tallied the Results of the Constitutional Referendum
APFA weekly HotLine update for January 8, 2010. A message from President Glading. This is APFA President Laura Glading and today is January 8. I address in this week’s HotLine…
Read More12.31.09 – (LAA) – Last Few Days to Return Your Constitutional Referendum Ballot, AA 331 MIA-KIN Investigation Wrapping Up, APFA Supports UA FAs in their Day of Action, WTS for BOSI and DCA, Ad Hoc WTS Reminder
APFA weekly HotLine update for Thursday, December 31, 2009 QUICK ALERTS Last few days to return your Constitutional Referendum ballot AA 331 MIA-KIN, investigation wrapping up APFA supports United Airlines…
Read More12.23.09 – (LAA) – AA 331 MIA-KIN Update, Return Your Consitutional Referendum Ballot Today, APFA BOD Recommends a YES Vote on All Proposed Constitutional Amendments, FML Corrections Act Signed, COBRA Benefits Subsidies Extended, National Strike Administr
APFA weekly HotLine update for Wednesday, December 23, 2009 QUICK ALERTS AA 331 MIA-KIN update Return your Constitutional Referendum ballot today! APFA Board recommends a YES vote on all proposed…
Read More12.18.09 – (LAA) – Constitutional Referendum, APFA BOD Supports Ammendments to APFA Constitution, Congress Considering Extensions to Cobra Subsidies, Countdown to Lockdown, WTS Notices Posted for Ad Hoc Places on EC, Final Days to Use your 2009 Uniform Po
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, December 18, 2009 QUICK ALERTS Constitutional Referendum: ballots mailed to members; due January 7 APFA Board supports five amendments to APFA constitution Congress considering…
Read More12.11.09 – (LAA) – Constitutional Referendum, Focus on Constitution, Keep the Our Turn Around Momentum Going, January Bid Leaves Offered, 2009 Uniform Points, BOSI and DCA Vice Chairperson Election, LHR Crew Clearance Hints
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, December 11, 2009 QUICK ALERTS Constitutional Referendum: ballot and informational booklet mailed Focus on the Constitution: dues obligation in unpaid status Keep the OUR…
Read More12.04.09 – (LAA) – Constitutional Referendum, Focus on the Constitution, Lockdown Bargaining, Press Conference on YouTube, Got Union Pin Disks, Welcome Back Involuntary Leave of Absence FAs
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, December 4, 2009 QUICK ALERTS Constitutional Referendum – information pamphlet mailed; 30-day ballot mailing Dec 8 Focus on the Constitution – membership status for…
Read More11.25.09 – (LAA) – Leave of Absence Proffer Open, Last Five Days of Contractual Month Approaching, Future Negotiating Committees, WINGS, Airline Ambassadors, UNICEF
APFA weekly HotLine update for Wednesday, November 25, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Leave of Absence proffer open now for Jan-Mar 2010. Proffer closes soon. Last Five Days of contractual month approaching.…
Read More11.20.09 – (LAA) – OUR TURN Around, Plans for Future Action, Voting Methods, Union Global Conference, PLOA
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, November 20, 2009. QUICK ALERTS OUR TURN Around – November 18 event puts our solidarity on display Plans and preparation continue for future action…
Read More11.13.09 – (LAA) – OUR TURN Around, Future of US Aviation Forum, FMLA Corrections Bill Passes, PLOA Proffer Opens, Dues Increase Proposal Explained, AA 587
** REMINDER **OUR TURN Around Picketing Event **REMINDER ** Picketing events are scheduled around the system on Wednesday, November 18. REMINDER – The only Flight Attendants to turn their disk…
Read More11.6.09 – (LAA) – BOD Proposes Constitutional Changes, Member Balloting, OUR TURN Begins, 10-Day Bargaining Lockdown, NMB Introduces Balloting Fairness in New Proposal
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, November 6, 2009. QUICK ALERTS APFA Board of Directors proposes Constitutional changes, member balloting OUR TURN Around begins November 18 with picketing/leafleting 10-day bargaining…
Read More10.30.09 – (LAA) – APFA Backs AA’s Filing for Anti-Trust Immunity with BA/IB, Resumption of Negotiation Talks, COBRA Benifit Subsidy Update, 2010 Benefits Enrollment Closes, Fall 2009 BOD Meeting
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, October 30, 2009. QUICK ALERTS APFA backs AA’s filing for anti-trust immunity with BA/IB, oneworld Negotiating Team prepares for resumption of talks COBRA benefit…
Read More10.23.09 – (LAA) Airline Earnings, Negotiators Focus on Cost Issues, STL Vice Chair Election Complete, 2010 Benefits Enrollment in Final Days, Retirement
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, October 23, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Airline earnings reporting season wraps up Negotiators focus on cost issues STL Vice Chair Election complete 2010 Benefits Enrollment…
Read More10.16.09 – (LAA) – 2010 Benefits Enrollment Underway, Supplemental Medical Changes, COBRA Benefits for Those on Furlough, Leaves of Absence, H1N1 Flu Vaccines
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, October 16, 2009. QUICK ALERTS 2010 Benefits Enrollment underway Supplemental Medical changes COBRA benefits for those on furlough, leaves of absence H1N1 (Swine) flu…
Read More10.09.09 – (LAA) – OUR TURN Bag Inserts, Mobilization, H1N1, STL VC Ballots Due, Retirment Seminars, IDF Base Meeting
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, October 9, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Get your bag tags here. New OUR TURN bag tag inserts available. Negotiating Team prepares to mobilize the membership.…
Read More10.02.09 – (LAA) – OUR TURN Bag Tag Inserts, GOT UNION Yellow Discs, Virtual Picket Line, STL VC Ballots Due, Retirement Seminars, IDF Base Meeting
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, October 2, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Get your bag tags here. New OUR TURN bag tag inserts available. Let’s see a GOT UNION yellow disk…
Read More10.01.09 – (LAA) – Special Message from APFA President Laura Glading
Special HotLine message from APFA President Laura Glading for October 1, 2009. Dear APFA Member, Today, six months to the day following the furlough by American of over 300…
Read More9.25.09 – (LAA) – APFA Meets with DC Officials, GOT UNION Yellow Discs, Virtual Picket Line, OUR TURN Bag Tag Inserts, SLT VC Election, Retirement Seminars
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, September 25, 2009. QUICK ALERTS APFA meets with Washington officials over the state of our talks. GOT UNION yellow disk on every uniform! Show…
Read More9.21.09 – (LAA) – Appeal Over the Restructruing Participation Agreement
Special APFA HotLine from APFA President Laura Glading for Monday, September 21, 2009. Dear APFA Member, Today, September 21, we have been advised by our legal counsel that the appeal…
Read More9.18.09 – (LAA) – AA Announces a Major Network Restructuring, Mediated Talks with AA, STL VC Ballots Due, Retirement Seminars, OUR TURN Bag Inserts
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, September 18, 2009. QUICK ALERTS American announces a major network restructuring. Mediated talks with AA held this week in Dallas. Click here to view…
Read More9.17.09 – (LAA) – AA Announces New Financing Initiatives and Network Restructuring
AMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW FINANCING INITIATIVES AND NETWORK RESTRUCTURING American today, September 17, 2009, announced what was termed a “series of actions that will better position it to meet the…
Read More9.11.09 – (LAA) – 9/11 Eight Years Later, OUR TURN Yellow Disc, SLT VC Ballots to be Mailed, Starting a Leave of Absence
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, September 11, 2009. QUICK ALERTS 9-11 eight years later: We will never forget. (click here) APFA pin? Check! Yellow disk? Check! OUR TURN Around…
Read More9.04.09 – (LAA) – Furlough Mitigation Results for the Oct RIF Announced, APFA Virtual Picket Line, GOT UNION Yellow Disc
Go to Elections and Ballot page for results of STL Vice Chair Willingness-to-Serve (click here) APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, September 4, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Furlough mitigation results for…
Read More9.01.09 – (LAA) – Mitigating AA’s Potential Furlough
This is APFA President Laura Glading with a special HotLine update for September 1. Today we have the results of what has been a tremendously complex process of mitigating American’s…
Read More8.28.09 – (LAA) – Skyword Online Available, Virtual Picket Line, GOT UNION Disc
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, August 28, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Skyword Online for Summer 2009 is now available. Go to: index.php?&view=category&id=35 Are you “marching” on the picket line yet?…
Read More8.21.09 – (LAA) – Furlough Mitigation Proffers ReOpen, Virtual Picket Line, OUR TURN Around Campaign, Email Your Senators
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, August 21, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Furlough Mitigation Proffers reopen for one week. New COBRA Medical Benefit features. APFA Virtual Picket Line now up and…
Read More8.18.09 – (LAA) – Overage Leave Reopening and Modified Partnership Flying Proffers
This is APFA President Laura Glading with a special HotLine update. Today, August 18, American announced the reopening of the Overage Leave and Modified Partnership Flying proffers for a period…
Read More8.14.09 – (LAA) – OUR TURN Around Campaign, Presidential Grievance Filed Over Cash Collection Procedures, Email Your Senators
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, August 14, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Watch your mail: OUR TURN Around Campaign is starting. Presidential Grievance filed over cash collection procedures. Send us your…
Read More8.07.09 – (LAA) – Show Our Unity, STL Base VC Elections, Email Your Senators, Membership Outreach Meetings
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, August 7. QUICK ALERTS The time to Show our Unity is now! Wear only your…
Read More8.01.09 – (LAA) – Mediated Bargaining with AA Ends
An August 1 HotLine update from APFA President Laura Glading On Friday, July 31, in Washington, DC, your APFA Negotiating Team ended the second of two full weeks of mediated…
Read More7.31.09 – (LAA) – Show Our Unity, APFA and Company Meet in 2nd Week-Long Mediated Bargaining Session, Legislation Action Alerts, Retriement Seminar, Onboard Retail Sales Poll
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, July 31, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Show our Unity! Wear only your APFA Pin and Wings! APFA and company meet in second week-long mediated bargaining…
Read More7.28.09 – (LAA) – Travel Seperation Program, Overage Leaves of Absence, Modified Partnership Flying
Special HotLine Update for July 28, 2009 – Reminder of deadlines for furlough mitigation options The deadlines for submission of ballots or election forms for the various furlough mitigation options…
Read More7.24.09 – (LAA) – Show OUR UNITY, Furlough Mitigation Options, Email Your Senators Today, Retirement Seminar at DFW
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, July 24, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Show our Unity! Wear only your APFA Pin and Wings! One week remains for Furlough Mitigation options. Get the…
Read More7.17.09 – (LAA) – Show OUR UNITY, Manual Up-to-Date, Proffers of Furlough Mitigation Option, Email Your Senators, Retirement Seminars at DFW
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, July 17, 2009. QUICK ALERTS Show our Unity! Wear only your Pins and Wings! Manual up-to-date? FAA expected in NYC area (LGA, EWR, JFK)…
Read More7.10.09 – (LAA) – Pins and Wings Campaign, Proffers for Furlough Mitigation, Airline Deregulation, Retirement Seminars at DFW
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, July 10. QUICK ALERTS Pins and Wings campaign is in full swing! Management is watching. Are you in compliance? Proffers for Furlough Mitigation options…
Read More7.03.09 – (LAA) – Pins and Wings Campaign, Proffers for Overage Leaves, Modified Partnership Flying, New Membership Quick Poll, Retirement Seminars in DFW, Unfounded Rumors
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, July 3. QUICK ALERTS Pins and Wings campaign is in full swing! Participate and spread…
Read More6.25.09 – (LAA) – Proffers for Overage Leaves and Modified Partnership Flying, Pins and Wings Campaign, STL Membership Outreach Meeting, Onboard Retail Sales, Retirement Seminars
APFA weekly HotLine update for Thursday, June 25, 2009. QUICK ALERTS — Proffers for Overage Leaves and Modified Partnership Flying (Part Time) opens June 25. Many new Overage Leave options…
Read More6.19.09 – (LAA) STL Membership Outreach Meeting Place Change, Pins and Wings Campaign, NEGOTIATE IT Onboard Sales, American Increases Order for 737 Aircraft
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, June 19 QUICK ALERTS STL Membership Outreach Meeting place has changed. Read below for new location. Pins and Wings campaign is in full swing!…
Read More6.15.09 – (LAA) – APFA Issues Statement Regarding Onboard Sales Programs
APFA issues statement regarding Onboard Sales programs Dear APFA member, On Friday, American issued a special briefing on the “Order Onboard with SkyMall” program. Under the program, Flight Attendants may…
Read More6.12.09 – (LAA) – Onboard Retail Sales Without a Contract, Onboard Sales Membership Poll
Untitled DocumentThis is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Weekly HotLine update for Friday, June 12, 2009. Onboard Retail Sales without a contract! How many do YOU…
Read More6.11.09 – (LAA) – AA Outlines Further Capacity Cuts
This is APFA President Laura Glading with a Special HotLine update for June 11, 2009. In an address to Wall Street financiers today, June 11, AMR Chairman and CEO Gerard…
Read More6.05.09 – Membership Outreach Meetings Begin, Onboard Sales, Quarterly Executive Committee Meeting, Southwest Pilots Reject Tentative Agreement, Air France 447, Memorial Plaque,
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Weekly HotLine update for Friday, June 5, 2009. The Leave of Absence (PLOA) proffer for July/August/September closes June 10 (10:00…
Read More5.29.09 – (LAA) – Mediation Concluded, Membership Outreach Meetings, Negotiations Update, Travel Safety, FAA Alert, FAA Certficiation Card, Mexico Service Reductions Update, International Crew Clearance
This is APFA President Laura Glading with a Special Update for Saturday, May 30. Mediation concluded in Washington D.C. last night and, although we were able to sign off on…
Read More5.22.09 – (LAA) – Southwest Airlines FAs Vote in Favor of Contract, Membership Outreach Meetings, Negotiations Update, Annual AMR Shareholders Meeting, Mexico Service Reductions Update, International Crew Clearance, WINGS Golf Tournament
APFA WEEKLY HOTLINE UPDATE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009 INDUSTRY NEWS Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants voted 89% in favor of the contract which provides annual pay raises of up to…
Read More5.15.09 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Save the Date, Federal Mediation Means, Reps in Ops at JFK, Mexico Service Reductions Update, International Crew Clearance, Baggage Fees Adding Up, Golf Tournament Benefiting the WINGS Foundation
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, May 15, 2009. NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Earlier this week, on Tuesday, May 12, your APFA Negotiating Team resumed talks with the company in Dallas under…
Read More5.08.09 – (LAA) – Mexico Schedule Reduction, Negotiations Update, Negotiating Team on the Road, Reconfigured 757, Phone Tree Updates, NY Retirement Seminars, WINGS Golf Tournament
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, May 8, 2009. Watch our new YouTube video: “The Ins and Outs of Airline Federal Mediation” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZoL5LQAQMI MEXICO SCHEDULE REDUCTION Responding to reduced passenger…
Read More5.01.09 – (LAA) – Swine Flu Outbreak, Phone Tree Updates, Negotiations Update, NY Retirement Seminars, Domestic Mutual Training Reminder, APFA Members Speak Out in APFA’s YouTube Videos, WINGS Golf Tournament
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM APFA PRESIDENT LAURA GLADING This is APFA President Laura Glading and today is May 1, 2009. One year has passed since we began bargaining with American Airlines…
Read More4.28.09 – (LAA) – Swine Flu Outbreaks
An important HotLine update for April 28, 2009, from the APFA Health, Safety/Security and Hotel Coordinators: As you know, news headlines continue to be dominated by reports on the outbreak…
Read More4.24.09 – (LAA) – Airlines Quarterly Earnings, Negotiations Update, Domestic Mutual Transfer Reminder, Safety Manual Alert from the Safety and Security Department, APFA Membes Speak Out on YouTube
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, April 24, 2009. Please note that APFA InfoReps are actively making phone calls to all members to update the APFA Phone Tree data and…
Read More4.17.09 – (LAA) – Airline Quarterly Earnings, Executive Bonuses,
APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, April 17, 2009. See our new YouTube video! Share it with your coworkers, friends and family. Add your comments and ask them to add…
Read More4.09.09 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, FA Union Coalition, Executive Bonuses, WINGS Golf Tournament, Spring 2009 Skyword, ORD Retirment Seminar
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Thursday, April 9, 2009. NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Your APFA Negotiating Team continues its drive to make May…
Read More4.03.09 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Furloughs, Executive Bonuses, LHR Crew Clearance, Silent Observer Agreement, ORD Retirement Seminar, WINGS Golf Tournament, Phone Tree Information, PVD Overpayment Adjustments, American Eagle Employment, Scheduling Q
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, April 3, 2009. NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Your APFA Team and the Company’s negotiators met under mediation…
Read More4.01.09 – (LAA) – Special Announcement from the APFA National Officers
A special announcement from the APFA National Officers Today, April 1, marks a day of some significant changes in our Organization. First, our list of furloughed APFA members increases by…
Read More3.27.09 – (LAA) Negotiators Take Their Message to the Membership, 2008 PVD Overpayment Adjustments, Voluntary Travel Seperation Program Deadline, WINGS Golf Tournament, Phone Tree Information, American Eagle Employment, Scheduling Quick Quizzes, Dues Whil
This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, March 27, 2009. APFA NEGOTIATORS TAKE THEIR MESSAGE TO THE MEMBERSHIP Members of APFA’s Negotiating…
Read More3.12.09 – (LAA) – SABRE Personal Mode Activity
Special APFA Alert on SABRE Personal Mode Activity Over the past few months the company has received a number of complaints from Flight Attendants that indicated there may be…
Read More3.20.09 – (LAA) – Negotiators Visit Base Ops Areas, Negotiations Update, APFA Leadership Meets with British Airways Union Counterparts, Phone Tree Information, National Mediation Board Member Appointee, News for Furloughed or Soon-to-be Furloughed Members
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, March 20, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. APFA NEGOTIATORS VISIT BASE OPS AREAS Members of APFA’s Negotiating…
Read More3.13.09 – (LAA) – Furlough, Company Announcements, Annual BOD Convention, Phone Tree Information, Negotiations Update, Scheduling Quick Quizzes, Secondary Round Vacation Bidding, Care Management Rollout, Note to Reserves with Volunteer to Fly (VTF) Assign
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, March 13, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. APRIL 1, 2009 FURLOUGH Topping APFA news this week was…
Read More3.10.09 – (LAA) – Special Message from Laura Glading
This is APFA President Laura Glading with a Special APFA HotLine update for Tuesday, March 10. Today the company announced the results of the Overage Leave, Partnership Flying and Travel…
Read More3.06.09 – (LAA) – Annual BOD Convention, Negotiations Update, Furlough Mitigation Options Update, Daylight Savings Time, Proffer Preference Purge Reminder, Primary Round Vacation Bidding Ends Soon, Scheduling Quick Quizzes, Care Managment Rollout, Note to
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. APFA ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONVENTION The…
Read More2.27.09 – (LAA) – Deadlines Approach on Options for Mitigating Possible Furloughs, Negotiations Update, Scheduling Quick Quizzes, Elections for Base Representation, Care Management Rollout, Note to Reserves with Volunteer to Fly Assignments, Vacation Bidd
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, February 27, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. DEADLINES APPROACH ON OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING POSSIBLE FURLOUGHS On Wednesday,…
Read More2.25.09 – (LAA) – Company Unable to Sufficiently Absorb the Expected Additioinal FA Headcount
This is a special APFA HotLine update for Wednesday, February 25. This afternoon, Lauri Curtis, American’s Vice President of Flight Service, advised in an email and HI6 message that, despite…
Read More2.20.09 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Negotiating Opinion Survey, Scheduling Quick Quizzes, Balloting for Base Representation, Care Management Rollout, FA Fatigue Study Moves Forward, Note to Reserves with Volunteer to Fly Assignments, APFA Awards and Re
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, February 20, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE Members from the APFA Negotiating Team met last…
Read More2.13.08 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Volunteer to Fly Test Ongoing, Open Replacement Lines, US 1549 Crew Speaks Out, CO 3407 Crash Near Buffalo, Vacation Bidding, APFA Annual Convention and Banquet, Balloting for Base Representation, Benefits Deductions
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, February 13, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE On Tuesday, February 3, members of the APFA…
Read More2.06.09 – (LAA) – Negotiations Survey, VTF Test Program Continues, Base Ballot and Duplicate Ballot Requests, Convention Reminder, Corrections to Family Medical Leave Act, Due Status for Voting, Dues While on Leave
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, February 6, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. NEGOTIATIONS SURVEY Your APFA Negotiating Team has released a short…
Read More7.23.08 – (LAA) – Special APFA News Update
Special APFA News Update for July 23, 2008 VBR results have been announced and there has been a long-awaited decision regarding the remaining lawsuits filed over the Restructuring Participation Agreement.…
Read More7.29.08 – (LAA) – Special APFA News Update
Special APFA News Update for July 29, 2008. APFA is pleased to announce that, based on the Overage Leave proffer results, none of our members will be furloughed effective August…
Read More1.30.09 – (LAA) – Voluntary FA Options Results, Airlines Earnings Reports, APFA Press Release, Negotiations Survey, Sharing Negotiations Knowledge, Boston Retirement Seminars, Base Elections
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, January 30, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. VOLUNTARY FLIGHT ATTENDANT OPTIONS RESULTS Flight Service has made available…
Read More1.28.09 – (LAA) – AA Flight Service Announces that There Are Sufficient FAs Proffering One of the Voluntary Offers
Special APFA HotLine update for January 28, 2009 Today, January 28, 2009, AA Flight Service announced that there were sufficient Flight Attendants proffering one of the voluntary offers that, as…
Read More1.23.09 – (LAA) – Airline Earnings Report, Capacity Cuts and Voluntary FA Options, Negotiatioins, Update Your Information, APFA Convention, Cabin ASAP, Dues
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, January 23, 2009. This is DFW based Flight Attendant Brenda McKenzie from the APFA Communications Department. AIRLINE EARINGS REPORTS It’s…
Read More1.16.09 – (LAA) – Leave Awards and Voluntary FA Options, US Airways Incident, Cabin ASAP, Payflex and Leave Benefits Billing, Sick/Vacation Accrual, De-Icing Pay
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, January 16, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. LEAVE AWARDS AND VOLUNTARY FLIGHT ATTENDANT OPTIONS Last week, the…
Read More1.14.09 – (LAA) – Travel Seperation Program, Overage Leaves, Partnership Flying
Today, January 14, the Company announced a one-time proffer of additional voluntary options to Flight Attendants not on furlough to offset an expected manning overage. First will be a voluntary…
Read More1.09.09 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team Prepares for Mediated Talks, VTF Test Program to Gather Data, Base Representational Elections, TSA Challenges, Turbulence Injury Procedures, Dues Status for Voting, De-Icing Pay, Bio Info on Mediator Ernie Dubester
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for January 9, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. NEGOTIATING TEAM PREPARES FOR MEDIATED TALKS APFA’s Negotiating Team met this…
Read More1.02.09 – (LAA) – APFA Begins 2009 in Mediation, Leave of Absence Proffer, Member Information Update, Base Representation Elections, A300 Qualification Drop, Missing Hotel Amenitites, Personal Leave of Absence Info
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for January 2, 2009. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. APFA BEGINS 2009 IN MEDIATION The end of 2008 was a…
Read More12.26.08 – (LAA) – Uniform, Leave of Absence Proffer,Base Representation Elections, A300 Qualification Drop, Last Five Days of the Month, Hotel Emenities, Personal Leaves of Absence, Family Leave, VTF, De-Icing Pay
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for December 26, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. As we near the end of the year 2008, a few…
Read More12.19.08 – (LAA) – APFA and AA File Jointly for Federal Mediation, VTF Test, De-icing Pay, Madrid, Fatigue Survey, Remember November, Base Elections
This is APFA President Laura Glading and today is December 19. While progress has been made on minor issues toward a contract, APFA and American Airlines filed jointly today for…
Read More12.12.08 – (LAA) – Contract Talks with American Resume, UAL Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreement, Fatigue Survey, Base Elections
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, December 12, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. CHANGES IN WASHINGTON APFA President Laura Glading was present in…
Read More12.05.08 – (LAA) – Base Elections, Fuel Prices, Fatigue Survey, LHR Customs Clearance
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Friday, December 5, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. BASE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION PROCESS BEGINS The current terms of service…
Read More11.26.08 – (LAA) – Last 5 Days of the Month, EC Meeting, Wings Foundation
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Wednesday, November 26, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. LAST FIVE DAYS OF THE MONTH Thanksgiving Day, November 27,…
Read More11.21.08 – (LAA) – 1993 Strike Anniversary, JetBlue Pilots Moving Towards Unionization, Health Benefits
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for November 21, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. APFA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE NEWS APFA Flight Attendants captured the…
Read More11.18.08 – (LAA) – 1993 Strike Anniversary
Special APFA HotLine Remember November alert – 11.18.08 In honor of the 15th anniversary of the strike of November 18, 1993, there is a special video and slide show on…
Read More11.14.08 – (LAA) – 1993 Strike Anniversary, Neogtiations Continue, Fatigue Study, Customs Searches
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for November 14, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. REMEMBRANCES We begin this week’s HotLine update with a moment of…
Read More11.07.08 – (LAA) – National Elections, Negotiations Progress, Customs Searches
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for November 7, 2008. This is DFW based Flight Attendant Brenda McKenzie. ELECTION RESULTS News this week was dominated by the U.S.…
Read More10.31.08 – (LAA) – Preseident’s Message, Negotiations, Justice Dpt Approves Delta and Northwest Merger, National Election Day, 1993 Strike Anniversary
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for October 31, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. PRESIDENTíS MESSAGE In a special message recorded on Thursday, October 30,…
Read More10.30.08 – (LAA) – President Laura Glading Asks Membership for Support of Union Leaders, Negotiators, and Fellow FAs
Special Address to the Membership – 10.30.08 This is APFA President Laura Glading. Last week, October 21st through the 23rd, the APFA Board of Directors met at the Fall 2008…
Read More10.25.08 – (LAA) – 2008 Fall BOD Convention, 2009 Health Benefits Enrollment, Contract Negotiations, EC Endorses Barack Obama for President
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for October 25, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. The Fall 2008 APFA Board Convention, the first under our new…
Read More10.17.08 – (LAA) – AA Earnings, Continental and Southwest Report Losses, AMR Plans to Purchase 787 Dreamliner Aircrafts
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for October 17, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. We have come to that time yet again when airlines report…
Read More10.15.08 – (LAA) – LGA Vice Chairperson Election Results
Special HotLine Update for October 15, 2008 LGA Vice Chairperson election results This is Linda Herod-Rivas, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. The National Ballot Committee, in conjunction with…
Read More10.10.08 – (LAA) – PAX for PAX Campaign, BOD Meeting, Wings Foundation, MOU signed for the Cabin ASAP Program
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for October 10, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. If you happened to pass through DFW, LAX, LGA or MIA…
Read More10.08.08 – (LAA) – InfoReps Partcipating in Targeted Campaign at DFW, MIA, LGA, and LAX (Pax for Pax)
On Friday, October 10, beginning at 11 A.M. local time, APFA InfoReps will be participating in a targeted campaign at DFW, MIA, LGA and LAX. As stated during the Mobilize…
Read More10.03.08 – (LAA) – APFA Leadership Met with APFA and TWU, Negotiations Continue, 2009 Benefits Enrollment, WINGS
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for October 3, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. On Wednesday, October 1, your APFA leadership met with officials of…
Read More9.26.08 – (LAA) – 2009 Benefits Enrollment, APFA Endorses Barack Obama, Last Five Days of the Month, LGA Vice Chair Election, Retirment Seminars at LGA and JFK, Scheduling and Reserve Survey, Tax Payer Bailout of US Financial Industry, Wings
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for September 26, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. The talk in Washington and around the nation this week centered…
Read More9.19.08 – (LAA) – APFA Endorses Barack Obama, Scheduling and Reserve Survey, APA Claims Breach in Scope Clause, WINGS, Gulf Coast Storms, Vacation Accrual, Language Drop Proffer Open
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for September 19, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. In a resolution passed September 15 during the second quarterly meeting…
Read More9.12.08 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team Trades Openers with Management, Scheduling and Reserve Survey is Available, 9/11 Rememberances, IAM Call Strike Against Boeing, Excessive Cabin Heat, Lav Odor, Presidential Grievance about 757, National Elections Approac
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for September 12, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Your APFA Negotiating Team traded openers with management on Tuesday, September…
Read More9.05.08 – (LAA) – Scheduling and Reserve Survey Available, APFA/APA/TWU Issue Press Release Affirming Commitment to Pressure AA to Restore Lost Wagers, Debbie Maitland Roland to Lay Wreat at 9/11 Pentago Memorial Dedication, AA Seeks Permission from Fed R
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for September 5, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. The APFA Negotiating Team’s Scheduling and Reserve Survey has been available…
Read More8.29.08 – (LAA) – Mobilize to Maximize, Scheduling and Reserve Survey, FA’s Depart who Elected the Voluntary Bridge to Retirement, Benefits Enrollment Opens, OL Begins Aug 31
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for August 29, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. As explained in the Mobilize to Maximize meetings in July, the…
Read More8.22.08 – (LAA) – Scheduling and Reserve Hotline in Production, Negotiations Page Updated, United Airlines will Reduce Staffing,Spanair Crash
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for August 22, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. The Negotiations page of the APFA website is updated with a…
Read More8.15.08 – (LAA) – Flight 31 Returning to LAX, Negotiations Continue, Mobilize to Maximize,AA Accelerates Fleet Renewal Plan, AA Unvails 757 with Pink Ribbon
This is the APFA weekly HotLine update for August 15, 2008. In a press release on August 13, American Airlines announced that it had “determined that oil residue heated by…
Read More8.11.08 – (LAA) – Ballot results for ORD and JFK Vice Chair Elections
Ballot count results for ORD and JFK Vice Chair elections Today, August 11, 2008, the APFA National Ballot Committee, in conjunction with the Whitley Penn Accounting Firm, certified the results…
Read More8.07.08 – (LAA) – Flight 31 Out of LAX Evacuation, Mobilize to Maximize, APA Submits Proposal to American Managment on Ways to Deal with Expected Jobs Overages
APFA weekly HotLine update for August 7, 2008. Flight Attendants have once again proved their mettle as safety professionals when five of our members, based at LAX-I, evacuated American Airlines…
Read More8.05.08 – (LAA) – WTS mailed to LGA, SFO-I, Ballots for ORD and JFK Due by 8.11.08
Special notice for members in LGA, SFO-I, ORD and JFK from the APFA National Ballot Committee This is a special notice from the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today is August…
Read More8.01.08 – (LAA) – 753 Overage Leaves Awarded, Mobilize to Maximize, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act
APFA weekly HotLine update for August 1, 2008 As announced in a Special News Update on July 29, the recent Overage Leave proffer, along with the VBRs awarded the previous…
Read More7.29.08 – (LAA) – Overage Leave Proffer Results with be Posted, Base Breakdown of Awarded Overage Leaves
Special APFA News Update for July 29, 2008. APFA is pleased to announce that, based on the Overage Leave proffer results, none of our members will be furloughed effective August…
Read More7.25.08 – (LAA) – AA Announces Results of Voluntary Bridge to Retirement, Judge Decides in Favor of APFA with Regard to the Restructuring Participation Agreement, ORD-D and JFK Elections, WINGS
This is the APFA weekly HotLine update for July 25, 2008. On July 23, the Company announced the results of the Voluntary Bridge to Retirement. A total of 307 active…
Read More7.23.08 – (LAA) – VBR Results Announced, Restructuring Participation Agreement Decision
Special APFA News Update for July 23, 2008 VBR results have been announced and there has been a long-awaited decision regarding the remaining lawsuits filed over the Restructuring Participation Agreement.…
Read More7.18.08 – (LAA) – Deadlines for Volunatry Options Approaching, AMR Announced Earnings, WINGS
Following is the APFA weekly HotLine update for July 18, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. As of the date of this HotLine, the deadlines for participation in…
Read More7.10.08 – (LAA) – Voluntary Options Available to Mitigate Potential Furloughs, APFA Dues Q&A’s
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Thursday, July 10. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Questions are pouring in regarding the voluntary options currently available to…
Read More7.02.08 – (LAA) – AA Delivers WARN Letter to Most Junior Flight Attendants, Reduction in Force
This is an APFA HotLine update for Wednesday, July 2. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Due to the reduction in our fleet and flights previously announced by the…
Read More6.27.08 – (LAA) – Glading Announces Immediate Relief Talks with American, AA Details Further Capacity Cuts, 2008 System Seniority Shuffle Complete, Last Five Days of the Month Reminder, Presidential Grievance over Docking Guidance System
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for June 27, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. President Laura Glading recorded a special HotLine update Thursday evening to…
Read More6.26.08 – Relief Talks Conclude without Agreement, Mobilize to Maximize
This is President Laura Glading with a special HotLine update for Thursday, June 26. This evening at approximately 8:00 p.m. CDT, after three weeks of intense negotiations, the immediate relief…
Read More6.23.08 – (LAA) – WTS Notifications Picked up for ORD-D, JFK, LAX-I, MIA-I, and SFO-I, Heidi Sakacs Elected VC for LAX-I
Vice Chair Election This is Linda Herod-Rivas with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, June 23, 2008, the National Ballot Committee picked up the Willingness-to-Serve Notifications for the Vice Chair…
Read More6.19.08 – (LAA) – Upcoming Road Shows, FMLA, National Defense Authorization Act, Docking Guidance System, Benefits, When do I Go Illegal?
You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update. Today is June 19, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Watch your mail in the next few days for an…
Read More6.13.08 – (LAA) – When do I Go Illegal?, Intensive Bargaining with AA, New Attendance Policy, Liquid Restriction Policy at Heathrow
You have reached the APFA HotLine for June 13, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. As announced earlier by APFA President Laura Glading, on June 10 your APFA…
Read More6.06.08 – (LAA) – Negotiations Continue, AA New $15 Bag Check Fee, Liquid Restriction Policy in Heathrow, Stowing of Blankets
You have reached the APFA HotLine for June 6, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. On June 4, President Laura Glading recorded a special negotiations update to all…
Read More6.04.08 – Negotiations Update
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE for June 4, 2008 from APFA President Laura Glading Yesterday, June 3, the Negotiating Team met with the APFA Board of Directors to provide a briefing on the…
Read More5.30.08 – AA Announces Route Cancellations, Heathrow Liquid Restriction Policy, Docking Guidance System
You have reached the APFA HotLine for May 30, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Earlier this week, the company announced several planned route cancellations in what it…
Read More5.21.08 – (LAA) – APFA Members Demand Resignation of AMR’s Top Executives, FMLA
This is the APFA HotLine for May 21, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. This morning, APFA members were out in force to demand the resignation of AMR’s…
Read More5.20.08 – (LAA) – Call to Action
Decline/Resign – CALL TO ACTION! This is an important reminder to all APFA members who will be in the DFW area on Wednesday, May 21. Continuing with our efforts launched…
Read More5.15.08 – (LAA) – Picketing AMR Shareholders Meeting, Increase in Calls about OE Trips, Stowing of Blankets, Docking Guidance System, On-Board Retail Sales, WINGS Foundation
This is the APFA HotLine for May 15, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 21 for APFA’s picketing and protest at the…
Read More5.08.08 – (LAA) – Tell Your Neotiators What you Want, 3% Wage Increase
You’ve reached the APFA HotLine for May 8, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Our collective bargaining process moves steadily along as your APFA Negotiating Team continues…
Read More5.02.08 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team Prepares for Meetings with AA, Eos Ceases Operations, AA Charges Passengers $25 to Check Second Bag, AA Loses SkyCaps Lawsuit at BOS, Pay Protections
You’ve reached the APFA HotLine for Friday, May 2. This is Frank Bastien, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Your APFA Negotiating team met with the Company on Wednesday to plan a…
Read More4.23.08 – (LAA) Arpey’s “Dear Fellow Employee” Letter
This is Jeff Pharr, member of the contract negotiating team, with a special hotline update for April 23, 2008 AMR’s top executives continue to show their profound lack of management…
Read More4.19.08 – (LAA) – AA Announces that it will Test the Sale of Retail Items on Transcon and Hawaii Flights
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, April 19, 2008. AA announced this week that it will test the sale of retail items on…
Read More4.16.08 – (LAA) – Call to Action to “Decline and Resign”, AMR Reports Loss
Today is April 16 and this is APFA President Laura Glading with a call to action. In a campaign begun two weeks ago we demanded that the top five executives…
Read More4.15.08 – (LAA) National Coordinators and Division Rep Appointees Confirmed
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, April 15, 2008. On April 1, 2008, APFA President Laura Glading called for AA’s top five senior…
Read More4.10.08 – (LAA) – AA Agrees to Pay Protection for FAs
This is APFA President Laura Glading with an important Hotline message for Thursday, April 10, 2008. I am pleased to advise our members that, following discussions with AA regarding the…
Read More4.09.08 – (LAA) – APFA Filing Presidential Grievance on Decision to Ground MD-80 Fleet
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an updated hotline for Wednesday, April 9, 2008. In light of yesterday’s decision to ground the entire MD-80 fleet for the second…
Read More4.04.08 – (LAA) – More Recalled Members Recalled, Furloughs
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 4, 2008. As was previously announced, despite APFA’s efforts to encourage management to do the right…
Read More4.01.08 – (LAA) – Laura Glading and Other NO’s Assume Office, “Decline or Resign” Campaign
This is Laura Glading, APFA President, with a Special Hotline, for April 1, 2008. As Brett, Denise, Juan and I assume office today, I would first like to acknowledge the…
Read More3.28.08 – (LAA) – Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreements with US Airways and Northwest Airlines
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 28, 2008. March 28, 2008APFA is pleased to announce reciprocal cabin seat agreements with US Airways…
Read More3.25.08 – (LAA) – Reciprocal Agreements, InFlight Manuals
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline update for Friday, March 25, 2008. APFA is pleased to announce reciprocal cabin seat agreements with US Airways and…
Read More3.16.08 – (LAA) – National Officer Transitioning Into Office, FAA at LAX for Safety Manual Checks, Primary Vaction Awards
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, March 16, 2008. The newly-elected National Officers – Laura Glading, Denise Pointer and Juan Barrera, have spent…
Read More3.07.08 – (LAA) – Tommie Hutto-Blake Turns Over Chairperson of the Negotiating Team to Laura Glading, AA and APFA Exchange Section 6 Notices
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 7, 2008. Yesterday, APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake turned over the position of Chairperson of the APFA…
Read More2.29.08 – (LAA) – Tommie Hutto-Blake Congratulates Laura Glading and Team on Elections
Today is Friday, February 29, 2008, this is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake. I want to foremost offer my congratulations to the Glading team who will assume APFA National Office on…
Read More2.26.08 – (LAA) – APFA Presidential Election Results
This is Leatha Harding-Berry, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, February 26, 2008 the National Ballot Committee in conjunction with the Whitley Penn Accounting Firm certified the results…
Read More2.22.08 – (LAA) – APFA Addresses Merger Rumors, Pilot Retirement Cancellations
This is Leslie Mayo with an updated Hotline for Friday evening, February 22, 2008. In response to media reports that AA met with the three unions on the property this…
Read More2.20.08 – (LAA) – Ballots for National Officer Election Picked Up, Vacation Bidding Is Open
This is the APFA Hotline for Wednesday February 20, 2008. Ballots for the National Officer run off election will be picked up from the designated APFA post office box in…
Read More2.17.08 – (LAA) – National Officer Run-Off Election, Denise Hedges
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, February 17, 2008. Ballots for the National Officer Run-Off Election are due in the designated PO Box…
Read More2.09.08 – (LAA) – British Customs, Ballot for National Officer Election, Presidential Grievances, Annual BOD Convention, Negotiating Team
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, February 9, 2008. British Customs is conducting frequent bag searches upon arrival in the U.K. Be sure…
Read More2.08.08 – (LAA) – Results of Chicago International VC Election
This is Leatha Harding-Berry with the a hotline update for Friday, February 8, 2008. The National Ballot Committee in conjunction with the Whitley Penn Accounting firm has certified the results…
Read More1.30.08 – (LAA) – Negotiations Online Survey, APFA Presidential Candidate Debate
INTRO LINE: Today is Wednesday, January 30, 2008. To listen to details of the Negotiations Online Survey extension, Press 3. To listen to details of the APFA Presidential candidate debate…
Read More1.23.08 – (LAA) National Officer Ballot Count Leads to Run Off Election
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, January 23, 2008. As the APFA Ballot Committee announced, the National Officer ballot count took place last…
Read More1.17.08 – (LAA) NBC Certifies Results of National Officer Election
This is Leatha Harding-Berry, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, January 17, 2008, the National Ballot Committee certified the results of the National Officer election. The results are…
Read More1.16.08 – (LAA) – AMR Reports 4th Quarter Loss
Today is January 16, 2008. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President with a special APFA Hotline. This morning AMR reported a fourth quarter loss of $69 million bringing the AMR…
Read More1.13.08 – (LAA) – Flight Attendant Strategic Bargaining Summit, National Officer Election Ballots Due, WTS for Ad Hoc Places 1 and 2, BOD Convention
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, January 13, 2008. Negotiations: The APFA Negotiating Team and National Officers spent three days this past week…
Read More1.06.08 – (LAA) – BOD Meets in DC
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, January 6, 2008. On Friday, the APFA Board of Directors met in Washington, D.C., to address a…
Read More12.28.07- (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…
Read More12.29.06 – (LAA) – MIC, WTS, Skyword, Reserve Trip Trading Poll
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 29, 2006. APFA News: From the Scheduling Department – Flight Attendants may be subject to assignment…
Read More12.21.06 – (LAA) – AA Offering Reinstatement to 6 Most Senior Displaced FAs, Bankruptcy Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, December 21, 2006. APFA News: The Company is offering reinstatement to the six most senior FAs who…
Read More12.15.06 – (LAA) – NOD on Family Leave, Skyword, WINGS, Luggage Safety
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 15, 2006. APFA News: The System Board Department would like to inform those FAs who filed…
Read More12.07.06 – (LAA) – Skyword, Presidential Grievance Awards
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, December 7, 2006. APFA News: The winter ’06 edition of Skyword will be shipped to your homes…
Read More12.01.06 – (LAA) – Trip Cancellation on Origination, Bankruptcy Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 1, 2006. APFA News: In the event of a trip cancellation on origination, one member of…
Read More11.22.06 – (LAA) – Holiday Staffing Tests, Cabin Jumpseats, US Airways Issues Hotle Bid for Delta Airlines
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with an APFA Hotline update for Wednesday, November 22, 2006. November has become synonymous with the AA Flight Attendants’ struggle for respect and equality…
Read More11.18.06 – (LAA) – Cabin Jumpseat
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with a Hotline update for Saturday, November 18, 2006. This hotline update will be a simple fact-based message to all AA Flight Attendants regarding…
Read More11.15.06 – (LAA) – Holdiay Staffing Tests, Scheduling Letters of Agreement, Delta Announces Recall of FAs
This is Lori Bassani, APFA Public Affairs, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, November 15, 2006. APFA News: The following are some important reminders from the Scheduling Department: When bidding…
Read More11.09.06 – (LAA) – Flight 587, Family Medical Leave Presidential Arbitration Awards, Manual Checks, Liquid Carry-on Restrictions, Northwest Mechanics Strike
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, November 9, 2006. APFA would like to pay tribute to the seven flight attendants who died five…
Read More11.02.06 – (LAA) – FML I and FML II Presidential Grievances, Pensions
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, November 2, 2006. APFA News: In the past five years, APFA has filed two Presidential Grievances (FML…
Read More10.26.06 – (LAA) – Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreement with jetBlue Airways, Joint Business Teams of MIA and SFO, Attendance Control Policy, Vacatioin and Sick Accrual, UNICEF, National Elections
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, October 26, 2006. APFA News: APFA and AA announced on Monday a reciprocal cabin seat agreement with…
Read More10.23.06 – (LAA) – Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreemtn with jetBlue Airways
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with a Hotline update for Monday, October 23, 2006. APFA and AA are pleased to announce a reciprocal cabin seat agreement with JetBlue…
Read More10.18.06 – (LAA) – 420-Hour Threshold, Health Benefits Enrollment, Skyword, AMR Earnings, Bankruptcy Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, October 18, 2006. APFA News: Each year, a number of Flight Attendants do not accrue vacation or…
Read More10.12.06 – (LAA) – Health Benefits Enrollment, Skyword, On-Duty Contract Guide, FA Contract Comarison, HNL, Northwest Mechanics Strike
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, October 12, 2006. APFA News: From the Health Department: Health Benefits enrollment began October 1st and…
Read More10.05.06 – (LAA) – Option II Test, Skyword, Wright Amendment
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, October 5, 2006. As we stated in last week’s hotline, APFA lost 867 American Airlines Flight Attendants…
Read More9.28.06 – (LAA) – FAs Removed from System Seniority List, Skyword, 2000 Series will be Discontinued, Bankruptcy
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, September 28, 2006. APFA is extremely disappointed to announce that on Sunday, October 1st, 867 American Airlines…
Read More9.20.06 – (LAA) – 2nd Family Leave Presidential Grievance Award, Benefits Enrollment, Beijing Route
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, September 20, 2006. APFA News: The second Family Leave Presidential Grievance Award has been issued by the…
Read More9.14.06 – (LAA) – Duty of Fair Representation, Restructuring Agreement
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with a Hotline Update for Thursday, September 14, 2006. As the only independent Flight Attendant union in the nation – representing 18,071 active and…
Read More9.07.06 – (LAA) – 9/11, Layover Hotels, Resignation Proffer, DOT Secretary Appointment
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, September 7, 2006. September 11th: Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World…
Read More9.01.06 – (LAA) – Labor Day
Hello, this is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a special Labor Day Message to our members. Many Americans probably think of Labor Day as a long weekend, a holiday, or…
Read More8.31.06 – (LAA) – 9/11, Language Resignation Proffer
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, August 31, 2006. The fifth anniversary of 9/11 is upon us and we will each remember and…
Read More8.23.06 – (LAA) – DFW to Beijing Route
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, August 23, 2006. APFA News: APFA would like to thank those of you who took time to…
Read More8.22.06 – (LAA) – Pension Reform Legislation
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with a special Hotline update for Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Late last week, President Bush signed into law the massive 900+ page pension…
Read More8.16.06 – (LAA) – Liquid Ban, Leave of Absence Rules and Instructions Letter
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, August 16, 2006. APFA News: Things have somewhat settled down after last Thursday’s carry-on procedures changed to…
Read More8.09.06 – (LAA) – Leave of Absence for More than 30 Days, Hotel Reviews, Pension Reform Bill
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, August 9, 2006. APFA News: The Contract Department would like to remind you that if you take…
Read More8.02.06 – (LAA) – Buyout of PacifiCare by United Healthcare, Reserve Utilization, Personal Leaves of Absence, Pension Bill
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, August 2, 2006. APFA News: From the Health Department: APFA met with the Company on July 27th…
Read More7.27.06 – (LAA) – AMR Profit Report, Executive Bonuses, Inoperative 777 Crew Bunks, FA Fatigue Study, Pension Bill, Foreign Control of US Carriers, Wright Amendment Agreement
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, July 27, 2006. It was a busy week at American Airlines and here are some of the…
Read More7.24.06 – (LAA) – AA Notifies APFA that Management Wished to Commence Collective Bargaining, Pension Reform
Today is Monday, July 24th. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with a special Hotline briefing. On Friday, July 21st, American Airlines noticed the Allied Pilots Association (APA) that management…
Read More7.06.06 – (LAA) – NBC Certifies Results of the BOS-I and LGA VChairperson Ballot Count, FAMS Responsible for the Crewmember Self Defense Training (CMSDT) Program
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, July 6, 2006. Today the APFA National Ballot Committee, in conjunction with our independent auditors Whitley-Penn, certified…
Read More7.13.06 – (LAA) – NASA Research on FA Fatigue Released by the FAA, Pension Reform Bill, Wright Amendment, HMO Changes
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, July 13, 2006. As APFA President Hutto-Blake announced Tuesday, the results of the NASA research on Flight…
Read More7.11.06 – (LAA) – APFA Receives the CAMI Findings on FA Fatigue, Prepared by NASA
Today is Tuesday, July 11, 2006, with a Special APFA Hotline update. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Yesterday, APFA received the 77-page FAA-Civil Aerospace Medical Institute’s (CAMI) findings on…
Read More6.27.06 – (LAA) – Reserve and Option II Enhancements, Last Day of the Month, Reserve Preferences
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, June 27, 2006. In APFA News: The APFA Scheduling Department has been working with AA to…
Read More6.22.06 – (LAA) – Pension Reform, Flight 1740, Annual Seniority Adjustment, Wright Amendment
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, June 22, 2006. In APFA News: We would like to commend the three Flight Attendants and two…
Read More6.20.06 – (LAA) – Pension Reform Bill
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with a Hotline Update for Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Attention MIA-Domestic Flight Attendants All Miami Domestic-based Flight Attendants should be aware that bid closing…
Read More6.07.06 – (LAA/LUS) – Pension Reform Bill, Reinstatements
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, June 7, 2006. We have 3,949 members on furlough and 10 members serving full time in the…
Read More6.01.06 – (LAA/LUS) – Pension Reform, Northwest FA Right to Choose Representation, Inoperative Crew Bunks
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, June 1, 2006. We have 3,949 members on furlough and 10 members serving full time in the…
Read More5.24.06 – (LAA/LUS) – Pension Reform Legislation, APFA EC Notices Company to Cease and Desist
Today is Memorial Day, 2006. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA president, with a hotline update for Monday, May 29th. This is an urgent call for membership action. In June 2005, APFA…
Read More5.17.06 – (LAA/LUS) – WTS for VC at BOSI and LGA, Cleaning Procedures, Bid Sheets, International Mutual Transfers
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an update to the APFA Hotline. The National Ballot Committee (NBC) has notified APFA of the following: Today, May 18, 2006, the…
Read More5.10.06 – (LAA/LUS) – APFA Hotline, Donating AA Items to Charity
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, May 10, 2006. We have 3,949 members on furlough and 10 members serving full time in the…
Read More5.05.06 – (LAA) – Q&A’s About Upcoming Changes to Open Replacement, IAM Files Petition with the NMB to Hold Representation Election on Behalf of Baggage Handlers
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 5, 2006. We have 3,949 members on furlough and 10 members serving full time in the…
Read More4.28.06 – (LAA) – AA Informs APFA that in July 2006 757 and 752 Equipment Will Be Mixed on the Bid Sheet
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 28, 2006. We have 3,975 members on furlough and 10 members serving full time in the…
Read More4.26.06 – (LAA) – Open Replacement Series 2000
This is Jaimie McNeice, National Scheduling Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, April 26th, 2006. A few months ago, we were informed by AA that they intended to…
Read More07.03.03 – (LAA) – AA Furloughs Additional FAs
This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Thursday, July 3. Yesterday, the Company proceeded to furlough an additional 3,123 flight attendants. This brings the total number of American Airlines…
Read More06.30.03 – (LAA) – Federal District Court Denies Motion of Former TWA FAs for an Injuntion to Stop their July 2nd Furloughs
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with a hotline update for Monday, June 30th, 2003. The Federal District Court in New York this morning denied the motion of…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 27, 2003. As previously reported a hearing took place this week in Federal District…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with an APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, June 25, 2003. The Federal Court in New York will be conducting a further…
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Today is Saturday, June 21. Late yesterday afternoon, a hearing took place in Federal District Court in New York involving the seniority integration lawsuit filed by former TWA flight attendants…
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Hello. Today is Friday, June 20, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. Ballots were mailed to all APFA members on June 12, 2003,…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 13, 2003. The APFA Executive Committee authorized the National Ballot Committee to ballot the…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 6, 2003. On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, the APFA Executive Committee met via teleconference…
Read More4.21.06 – (LAA) – Eleminating Open Replacement
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 21, 2006. There are 3,975 American Airlines Flight Attendants on furlough and 10 members serving our…
Read More4.13.06 – (LAA) – Open Replacement, SFO Domestic Reserve Coverage for San Jose Flying, Retirement Seminars
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, April 13, 2006. There are 3,975 American Airlines Flight Attendants still on furlough and 10 members serving…
Read More4.07.06 – (LAA) – Family Leave Presidential Arbitration Status, Pension Reform, Open Replacement Schedules, Executive Committee
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 7, 2006. To date, we have 4,005 flight attendants furloughed from American, and ten members serving…
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This is an APFA Hotline Update regarding one item. Today is Tuesday, April 4rd, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Late yesterday Arbitrator Robert O. Harris released his ruling in…
Read More3.17.06 – (LAA) – Pension Reform Bill
Today is Wednesday, March 22nd and this is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an update for the APFA Hotline. Congress is in recess this week and will reconvene on…
Read More3.10.06 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievance Arbitration, Vacation Bidding, 100/107, Retirement Seminars, AA ID Badges
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 10, 2006. We have 4,005 flight attendants currently furloughed from American, and ten members serving full…
Read More3.07.06 – (LAA) – APFA Members in Good Standing are Welcome to Attend Arbitration
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline update for Tuesday, March 7, 2006. The arbitrator decided this evening, after hearing arguments for and against an open…
Read More3.03.06 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievance Arbitration, Time Accrued Reserve System (TARS), Leave All Blades Behind Bill
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 3, 2006. We have 4,037 flight attendants currently furloughed from American, and ten members serving full…
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APFA Hotline Friday, May 30, 2003. This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Friday, May 30. The APFA Board of Directors met yesterday in special session in the DFW…
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APFA Hotline Update May 29, 2003. This is APFA National Communications Coordinator George Price with an APFA Hotline Update. American Airlines notified the APFA today that Jane Allen has resigned…
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This is APFA Vice President Jeff Bott with a special APFA HotLine update for Tuesday, May 20, 2003. The following is additional information about the 777-Atlantic Presidential Staffing Award. As…
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Hello. Today is Friday, May 16, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. APFA met with the Company today to review the results of…
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This is George Price APFA National Communications Coordinator with an APFA Hotline update for Thursday, May 15, 2003. The meeting between the APFA and American to discuss the STL transfer…
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This is APFA President John Ward with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, May 14. The APFA and the Company met today to discuss the results of the Overage Leave of…
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This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update for Monday, May 12, 2003. The Overage Leave and Partnership Flying proffer closed at 0800 CDT today. The…
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Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an APFA Hotline update for Friday, May 9th, 2003. American Airlines Outplacement Department has organized a Furlough Information Event for the…
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Hello, this is George Price APFA National Communications Coordinator with an APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, May 7, 2003. The company has notified the APFA that an overage in the…
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Hello. Today is Friday, May 2, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. On April 29, 2003, APFA received formal notice from American via…
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Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an APFA Hotline update for Tuesday, April 29, 2003. Today the APFA was formally notified by American Airlines via the WARN…
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Hello. This is APFA President John Ward with an APFA HotLine Update. Today is Friday, April 25th. The APFA Board of Directors has voted to accept an improved proposal from…
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Hello. Today is Friday, February 7, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA Hotline. Today, the three union groups again met with the company, this…
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This is APFA President John Ward with a Special HotLine Message for Tuesday, February the 4th. Earlier today, the APFA National Officers, along with our counterparts from the Allied Pilots…
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Hello. This is APFA Communications Coordinator George Price with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 31st, 2003. On Thursday, January 30th, 2003, Richard Reid, a self-described member of al-Quaeda, was…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with an APFA Hotline Update for Tuesday, January 21, 2003. Late last week, American Airlines delivered a letter to APFA, APA,…
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Hello. This is APFA Communications Coordinator George Price with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 10, 2003. On Thursday, American Airlines provided the APFA with the results of the Overage…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special APFA Hotline Update for Thursday, January 9, 2003. American Airlines today provided the APFA with the results of…
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This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, January 4, 2002. There is not a lot to report this week, a welcome change compared to…
Read More2.17.06 – (LAA) – AMRs CFO Resigns, Northeast Storm Letter of Understanding
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 17, 2006. We have 4,037 flight attendants currently furloughed from American, and ten members serving full…
Read More2.10.06 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievance Filed Against AMR’s Bonuses Update, Language Requirements
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 10, 2006. We have 4,037 flight attendants currently furloughed from American, and ten members serving full…
Read More2.09.06 – (LAA) – Speaker Test, Language Staffing Requirements
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with a Hotline update for Thursday, February 9, 2006. Last June, APFA and the Company agreed to test the modifications of language requirements…
Read More2.03.06 – (LAA) – Presidential Griveance Regarding the Management Cash Bonuses Update, FAs at Continental Reatify Concessionary Agreement
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 3, 2006. We have 4,037 furloughed flight attendants and ten members serving full time in the…
Read More1.27.06 – (LAA) – APFA, APFA, and TWU File Seperate Presidential Grievances on the Cash Bonuses to be Distributed to Managers, Recall of Furloughed Members, BOD Convention
Today is Friday, January 27th. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with two items for today’s APFA Hotline. The first item I will address is an update on the current…
Read More1.25.06 – (LAA) – Press Release – AA Unions File Grievances Against Cash Bonuses
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with a Hotline update for Wednesday, January 25, 2006. The following press release was issued last night: AA UNIONS FILE GRIEVANCES AGAINST CASH…
Read More1.20.06 – (LAA) – APFA Seeking More Information About Executive Bonuses, Changes to TSA’s List of Allowable Items on Board, Weapons in the Cabin
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 20, 2006. We have 4,070 furloughed flight attendants and 10 members serving full time in the…
Read More1.13.06 – (LAA) – Officers of APFA, APFA, and TWU Meet with AA to Get Answers Regarding 973 Management Cash Bonuses, International Proffer Preferences
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with the Hotline message for Friday, January 13, 2006. Last evening, officers of APFA, APA, and TWU met with senior management in an effort…
Read More1.10.06 – (LAA) – Press Release – Labor Unions at AA Voice Concern Over Executive Bonuses
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with a Special Hotline Update for Wednesday, January 10, 2006. The following statement was released to the media on January 9, 2006: …
Read More1.06.06 – (LAA) – AA Announces Executive Bonuses
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 06, 2006. Today it was announced that many of AA’s management – about 1,000 employees from mid-level…
Read More12.30.05 – (LAA) – Banned-Item List, Furloughs, Available Days, Survey, Rumor Control, Fuel Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 30, 2005. Don’t forget our 13 APFA members serving full time in the military, and our…
Read More12.22.05 – (LAA) – Banned-Items List, Furloughs, Bankruptcy List, Industry Watch, Fuel Watch
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, December 22, 2005. Please keep our 13 members serving full time in the armed forces and our…
Read More12.21.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with the InfoRep Hotline for Wednesday, December 21, 2005. HR 2830, the Pension Protection Act, passed the House of Representatives last week with a vote…
Read More12.16.05 – (LAA) – Pension Bill Passes in the House, PLI, Industry and Fuel Watch
Pension Bill Passes In The House You have reached the APFA Hotline for December 16, 2005. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Yesterday, a giant step was taken in the…
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This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 9, 2005. Please keep our 13 members serving full time in the armed forces and our…
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Hello, this is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep, with an InfoRep Hotline message for Thursday, December 8, 2005. Last week, Rick Musica and I completed our system wide recruiting trip. We…
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This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 2, 2005. Please keep our 13 members serving full time in the armed forces and our…
Read More11.23.05
This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, November 23, 2005. We have 13 APFA members serving in the military full time and 4,094…
Read More11.22.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep hotline message for Tuesday, November 22, 2005. Twelve years ago on November 18th, the APFA Flight Attendants joined together to fight for…
Read More11.18.05
Hello, this is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a special “Remember November” hotline for Friday, November 18, 2005. It’s hard to believe that 12 years have passed since our strike…
Read More11.15.05
Today is Tuesday, November 15. This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an updated Hotline. After several weeks of inactivity, Senate leadership has come to resolution on moving the…
Read More11.11.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, November 11, 2005. APFA would like to honor our seven fellow crewmembers who died in the crash…
Read More11.08.05
This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a Hotline update for Tuesday, November 8, 2005. APFA’s Legislative Representative Rick Musica, IMA, along with Jena Olson, IOR and Carol…
Read More11.04.05
Today is Friday, November 4th. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline. As we mentioned last month, since late spring of this year APFA, APA, TWU and AA management…
Read More11.02.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, November 2, 2005. For all of you who have ridden out another hurricane in Florida, our thoughts are…
Read More11.01.05
This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with Hotline update for Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Today, APFA and AA along with TWU Local 556 and Southwest Airlines are pleased…
Read More10.28.05
This is Leslie Mayo with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 28, 2005. Please remember our 4,106 furloughed flight attendants and our 13 members serving full time in the military.…
Read More10.21.05
Today is Friday, October 21, 2005. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline. From the day Brett, Cathy, Greg and I took office, we have made the AA Flight…
Read More10.19.05
This is Leslie Mayo with a hotline update for Wednesday, October 19, 2005. We would like to advise IDF based Flight Attendants that a change to the master bidsheet has…
Read More10.14.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday. October 14, 2005. We have 4,106 F/As on furlough, and 12 F/As serving in the armed forces…
Read More10.07.05
Hello, this is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with a hotline update for Friday, October 7, 2005. This week your APFA leadership including the Executive Committee, Base Chairs, Vice Chairs and…
Read More10.05.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline for Wednesday, October 5, 2005. For months, we have been communicating the importance of everyone contacting their representatives in Washington D.C.…
Read More09.30.05
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, with the hotline for Friday, September 30, 2005. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday introduced its version of pension reform legislation entitled the Pension Security…
Read More09.23.05
Today is Friday, September 23, and this is Jill Frank, Retirement Specialist, with the APFA Hotline. For the third week in a row, APFA leaders joined American Airlines executives, members…
Read More9.21.05
Hello. This is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, September 21, 2005. For the last 3 weeks leadership representing APFA, TWU, APA and AA have…
Read More09.16.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, September 16, 2005. Please continue to keep our 4,126 members who are on furlough and our 12…
Read More09.14.05
Good evening, APFA Members. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with a special hotline for Wednesday, September 14th. Today has proven to be an eventful day for our industry as two more…
Read More09.09.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, September 9, 2005. We have 4,138 furloughed Flight Attendants and 12 members serving full time in the…
Read More9.07.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, September 7, 2005. With the horrific events of the past week consuming our country, it is very hard…
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Today is Friday, September 2, 2005. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline. As we embark on Labor Day weekend, the entire United States is watching with horror the…
Read More08.31.05
This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with a special Hotline for Wednesday, August 31. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to our members and all employees of American Airlines who have been affected…
Read More08.26.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 26, 2005. Keep our 4,138 furloughed Flight attendants and 12 members serving in the armed forces…
Read More08.20.05
This is Leslie Mayo with a Hotline update for Saturday, August 20, 2005. AMFA , the union representing 4,500 mechanics at Northwest Airlines is on Strike against the airline effective…
Read More8.17.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline for Wednesday August 17, 2005. Thank you to all of you who have renewed your commitment to the InfoRep Program. This…
Read More08.12.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA hotline for Friday, August 12, 2005. As of July 31, 2005, there are 4,138 APFA Flight Attendants on the furlough…
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This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 5. Please remember our 4,185 members who remain on furlough and our 12 co-workers who are…
Read More8.03.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep with a hotline message for Wednesday, August 3, 2005. American has announced nonstop service between JFK and Newcastle, U.K. Daily flights…
Read More07.29.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 29. Please keep our 4,185 furloughed members and our 12 F/As serving full time in the…
Read More07.22.05
This is APFA President Tommie Hutto-Blake with an important hotline message for Friday, July 22nd. This first portion of tonight’s hotline will be devoted to one subject, an important subject…
Read More7.20.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, July 20, 2005. Thanks to all the InfoReps who have renewed their commitment to the InfoRep Program. Your…
Read More07.15.05
This is Leslie Mayo with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 15, 2005. Please remember our 4,185 furloughed flight attendants and our 12 members serving full time in the military.…
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This is Leslie Mayo with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 8, 2005. Please remember our 4,185 furloughed flight attendants and our 12 members serving full time in the military.…
Read More7.07.05
This is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep, with an InfoRep Hotline for Thursday, July 7, 2005. The disturbing events this morning in London have forced us to temporarily relocate our…
Read More07.01.05
Hello, this is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary, with the APFA hotline for Friday, July 1st. From the Vice President’s Department: APFA is proud to announce a settlement between APFA and…
Read More06.24.05
Hello. This is Brett Durkin with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 24, 2005. On Wednesday, June 22, over 300 American Airlines employees met in Washington to ask members of…
Read More06.17.05
Today is Friday, June 17th – this is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline. This week your APFA national officers met with the officers of TWU and APA – as…
Read More6.15.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, June 15, 2005. Next Wednesday, over 300 of your fellow AA employees will meet in Washington, D.C., to…
Read More06.10.05
This is Jaimie McNeice, National Scheduling Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 10, 2005. In an effort to avoid the typical holiday-mania that can wreak havoc on our…
Read More06.03.05
This is Cathy Lukensmeyer with the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 3, 2005. The U. S. General Accounting Office released a report yesterday on the funding of defined benefit pension…
Read More6.02.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep with a hotline message for Wednesday, June 2, 2005. The response to the current membership survey online at www.www.apfa.org has been tremendous. The…
Read More06.01.05
This is Brett Durkin, APFA Vice President, with an APFA hotline update for Wednesday, June 1, 2005. Speaker Test Letter 0f Agreement Bid denials caused by the need for specific…
Read More05.27.05
This is Brett Durkin, APFA Vice President, with the APFA hotline for Friday, May 27, 2005. The entire country is currently talking pensions – as they should. Rights of workers…
Read More05.20.05
This is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary and this is the APFA hotline for Friday May 20, 2005. As I’m sure most of you have heard, the Bankruptcy Judge’s decision to…
Read More5.14.05
Hello. This is Denise Pointer, with an InfoRep Hotline for Saturday May 14, 2005. Wednesday, May 11, 2005, approximately 140 Flight Attendants attended the Lobby Day on Capitol Hill. It…
Read More05.13.05
This is Rick Musica, APFA Legislative Affairs Task Force, and this is the APFA Hotline for Friday, May 13th, 2005. On Wednesday, May 11th, approximately 140 flight attendants descended on…
Read More05.06.05
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with a Hotline update for Monday, May 9, 2005. The company has acknowledged that the reduction in vacation time during the summer and…
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Hello, this is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep, with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, May 4th, 2005. On May 5, 2005, APFA will begin the second of four Membership Opinion…
Read More04.29.05
Hello. This is APFA Vice President Brett Durkin with the APFA Hotline for the week ending April 29, 2005. As the stream of bad news for most airlines and employees…
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This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 22, 2005. Please keep our 4,240 furloughed flight attendants and 12 members serving full time in…
Read More4.20.05
Hello, this is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline message for April 20, 2005. This week, over 2000 packets were mailed to our InfoReps system wide. Inside this mailing was…
Read More04.15.05
Today is Friday April 15th, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake – APFA President, with this week’s APFA Hotline. If you are one of the over 2,000 APFA InfoReps you will shortly…
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This is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary, with the hotline for Friday, April 8, 2005. We’ve now seen the initial system wide impact for the F/A group from the simplification process…
Read More4.06.05
Hello. This is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep, with a Hotline message for Wednesday, April 6, 2005. The “We’re Restless” campaign is in full swing. Don’t forget to go to APFA’s…
Read More04.01.05
Hello, this is Cathy Lukensmeyer, APFA Treasurer, and this is Friday, April 1. Today marks our administration’s one-year anniversary and it’s certainly been an eventful year for APFA. Results are…
Read More02.25.05
Today is Friday, February 25, 2005 and you have reached the APFA Weekly Hotline. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake. Today marks the six-month anniversary of my installation as APFA President. I…
Read More03.24.05
Hello, this is APFA Vice President Brett Durkin with the Hotline for March 24, 2005. There are several items on the agenda this week.. We know you are “restless,” as…
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This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 18, 2005. I have two very important items to address today at the close of our APFA Board of…
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This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, March 16, 2005. Today, all three of the unions on this property, along with American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey, issued…
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This is Tommie Hutto-Blake with the APFA Hotline for Wednesday, March 16, 2005. Today, all three of the unions on this property, along with American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey, issued…
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Good evening, today is Friday, March 4th, and this is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary, with the APFA Hotline. The ballot count for Base Chairs and Vice Chairs took place earlier…
Read More3.02.05
Hello. This is Denise Pointer with an InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, March 2, 2005. APFA’s 12th Annual convention is less than two weeks away. If you have made plans…
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NBC Hotline for March 2, 2005 This is Leatha Harding-Berry with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, March 2, 2005, the National Ballot Committee certified the results of the Base…
Read More02.18.05
This is APFA Vice President Brett Durkin with a Hotline message for Friday, February 18, 2005. I felt it was important to let all of you know about our Annual…
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Hello. This is Denise Pointer, DFW InfoRep, with the InfoRep Hotline message for Wednesday, February 16, 2005. As I write this hotline message, I have just returned from a base…
Read More02.11.05
Hello, this is Cathy Lukensmeyer, Treasurer, and here is the Hotline for Friday, February 11, 2005. We are fast approaching tax season and one specific area from my department that…
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You have reached the APFA Hotline for Friday, February 4th. This Is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Yesterday, APFA sent a reminder email to those flight attendants with emails on file…
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This is Denise Pointer with the InfoRep Hotline for Wednesday, February 2, 2005. Thanks everyone for the emails. Keep them coming! If you are accessing this Hotline message by phone…
Read More01.31.05
This is Leatha Harding-Berry with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, January 31, 2005, the National Ballot Committee picked up Willingness-to-Serve Notifications for the positions of Ad Hoc Members of…
Read More01.28.05
Good evening, this is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary with the APFA HotLine for January 28, 2005. I have four important items to address this week: First: the APFA Membership Opinion…
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You have reached the APFA Weekly Hotline. This is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President. Today is Friday, January 21st. Senior Management reported this week that the fourth quarter financial picture was…
Read More01.14.05
This is Cathy Lukensmeyer, APFA Treasurer. Today is Friday, January 14 and you have reached the APFA hotline. This week’s highlight was the Leadership Summit held here at APFA headquarters…
Read More01.12.05
This is Leatha Harding-Berry with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, January 31, 2005, the National Ballot Committee picked up Willingness-to-Serve Notifications for the positions of Ad Hoc Members of…
Read More01.07.05
This is Greg Hildreth, APFA Secretary, today is Friday, January 7, and you’ve reached the APFA Hotline. Willingness-to-Serve (WTS) Notifications are due in this week for the positions of Base…
Read More12.31.04 – (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…
Read More12.24.04 – (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…
Read More12.17.04 – (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.,…
Read More12.10.04 – (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…
Read More12.03.04 – (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…
Read More11.30.04 – (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…
Read More11.26.04 – (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…
Read More11.19.04 – (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…
Read More11.12.04 – (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…
Read More11.05.04 – (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…
Read More10.29.04 – (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…
Read More10.22.04 – 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…
Read More10.16.04 – (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…
Read More10.08.04 – (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…
Read More10.01.04 – (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.…
Read More9.28.04 – (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…
Read More9.24.04 – (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…
Read More9.17.04 – (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…
Read More9.16.04 – (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…
Read More9.10.04 – (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…
Read More9.03.04 – (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…
Read More9.01.04 – (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…
Read More8.27.04 – (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…
Read More8.25.04 – (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…
Read More8.20.04 – (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…
Read More8.18.04
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…
Read More8.18.04 – (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…
Read More8.13.04
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…
Read More8.13.04 – (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…
Read More8.12.04 – (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…
Read More8.11.04 – (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…
Read More8.10.04 – (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…
Read More8.08.04 – (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…
Read More7.30.04 – (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…
Read More7.23.04 – (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…
Read More7.16.04 – (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…
Read More7.09.04 – (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…
Read More7.02.04 – (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…
Read More7.01.04 – (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…
Read More6.25.04 – (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…
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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…
Read More6.18.04 – (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…
Read More6.11.04 – (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…
Read More6.09.04 – (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…
Read More6.07.04
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…
Read More5.28.04 – (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…
Read More5.21.04 – (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…
Read More5.14.04 – (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…
Read More5.10.04
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…
Read More5.07.04 – (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…
Read More4.30.04 – (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…
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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…
Read More4.23.04 – (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…
Read More4.16.04 – (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…
Read More4.08.04 – (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…
Read More4.02.04 – (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…
Read More3.31.04 – (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…
Read More3.26.04 – (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…
Read More3.25.04
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…
Read More3.19.04 – (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…
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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…
Read More3.12.04 – (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…
Read More3.11.04 – (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…
Read More3.10.04 – (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…
Read More3.05.04 – (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…
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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…
Read More2.27.04 – (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…
Read More2.20.04 – (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…
Read More2.13.04 – (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…
Read More2.06.04 – (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…
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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…
Read More1.30.04 – (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…
Read More1.29.04 – (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…
Read More1.23.04 – (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…
Read More1.21.04 – (LAA) – Online EPT Training, AMR Announced 4th Quarter Financial Results
This is APFA Communications Coordinator George Price with an APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, January 21, 2004. American has notified the APFA Safety Department that on-line EPT training will be…
Read More1.16.04 – (LAA) – Ballots for APFA National Officers Due, SAN Satellite Base
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 16, 2004. Have you voted yet? The APFA National Ballot Committee would like to remind…
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Hello. Today is Thursday, January 15th, 2004. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with the InfoRep Hotline. Ballots for APFA National Officers were mailed on December 30, 2003 and…
Read More1.09.04 – (LAA) – Option II Open at Most Bases, Workplace Fatigue Survey
Today is Friday, January 9, 2004. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. The APFA Scheduling Department would like to remind everyone that Option II…
Read More1.02.04 – (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…
Read More12.23.03 – (LAA) – National Terrorism Threat Level Raised
Hello. Today is Tuesday, December 23, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with an APFA Hotline Update. The Department of Homeland Security has raised the national terrorism…
Read More12.19.03 – (LAA) – Ballots of the APFA National Officer Election Mailed, Reduced Layover Rest, Furlough Update on JetNews hotline
Hello. Today is Friday, December 19, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. We would like to begin this week’s hotline by extending holiday…
Read More12.17.03 – (LAA) – WTS Submissions for Washington DC International Chairperson Due
This is Linda Herod-Rivas from the APFA National Ballot Committee. The deadline for the Early Term Delegate Willingness-to-Serve submissions for Washington D.C. International Chairperson was today, December 17, 2003. We…
Read More12.12.03 – (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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Read More8.01.03 – (LAA) – Minimum Crew Rest Provisions of the APFA/AAL Restructuring Agreement and the APFA Constitution, e-Board, Minimum Layovers
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 1, 2003. The APFA Board of Directors met on Monday and Tuesday in DFW.…
Read More7.25.03 – (LAA) – Sick List High and Reserve Covereage is Poor
This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 25, 2003. APFA has been notified by the Company that the order of open time…
Read More7.22.03 – (LAA) – APFA Meets with AA to Discuss Options for Changes to the Medical Plan Design
This is Jeff Bott with a special APFA Hotline update for July 22, 2003. As you know, Attachment K of the Restructuring Participation Agreement not only doubled our monthly contributions…
Read More07.18.03 – (LAA) – Turnaround Plan Objectives, Downsizing of STL, No Additional Furloughs, Cabin Ready Procedures
Today is Friday, July 18, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special APFA Hotline Update. The Company has informed the APFA there have been changes…
Read More07.16.03 – (LAA) – Turnaround Plan Objectives, AA Announce Will Reduce Flights from STL
Hello. Today is Wednesday, July 16, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update. American Airlines made a series of announcements today regarding the…
Read More07.11.03 – (LAA) – NBC Certifies Results of Underfly Balloting, Arbitration Award for Changes AA Made to Family and Medical Leave Policy
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 Underfly balloting.…
Read More4.24.03
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update. The APFA Board of Directors voted today to accept an improved proposal from AMR Corporation that…
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This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update for Tuesday, April 22, 2003. The APFA Board of Directors met in special session today. The meeting…
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This is APFA President, John Ward. Today is Monday, April 21. Earlier this afternoon the APFA National Officers, along with the leaders of the Transport Workers Union and the Allied…
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This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Friday, April 18. As I’m sure you know, a majority of the APFA Board on Monday determined to extend by an additional…
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This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline Update for Thursday, April 17, 2003. It’s been reported in the press today AMR revealed in a filing…
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This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Wednesday, April 16. As was announced earlier this evening on this hotline, the results of the balloting for the Restructuring Proposal are…
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Hello. This APFA National Communications Coordinator George Price with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, April 15, 2003. The APFA Board of Directors concluded a conference call earlier this afternoon in…
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This is APFA President John Ward with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 11. I have an update on three items relating to the Restructuring Participation Agreement: 1. Duration Management…
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Hello. This is Liz Geiss, DFW InfoRep Captain, with an APFA Hotline Update for Thursday, April 3, 2003. The Summary of the APFA/AAL Restructuring Participation Agreement has been posted to…
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This is APFA President, John Ward. Today is Monday, March 31. Earlier today the APFA reached a tentative agreement with American Airlines on a Restructuring Participation Agreement that, together with…
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This is APFA President John Ward with a Hotline update for Friday, March 21. Discussions between APFA and American Airlines Management continued every day this week as APFA works toward…
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Today is March 18, 2003, and this is Linda Herod-Rivas, Chair of the APFA National Ballot Committee. The National Ballot Committee has certified the results of the Chicago International Base…
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This is APFA President John Ward with the APFA hotline. Today is Friday, March 14. I wanted to update everyone on where things are with our discussions with American Airlines…
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This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special APFA Hotline Update for Tuesday, March 11, 2003. The Annual Convention of the APFA Board of Directors, which began…
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This is APFA President John Ward with the APFA hotline for Friday, March 07. Members of the APFA Negotiating Committee, along with the APFA National Officers, National Scheduling Coordinator, National…
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This is APFA President John Ward with a hotline message; today is Friday, February, 28. As talk of an AMR bankruptcy increases I know, so too, do our stress levels.…
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Hello. Today is Friday, February 21, 2003. This is Liz Geiss, APFA InfoRep Captain, with the APFA Hotline. The APFA National Officers, members of the negotiating team, and our advisors…
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Hello. Today is Friday, February 14, 2003. This is Linda Lanning APFA Secretary, with the APFA Hotline. The APFA Board of Directors met this week in special session with our…
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Good evening. This is APFA President John Ward with an important update; it’s February 12, 2003. The APFA Board of Directors has been meeting in special session this week to…
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Hello. Today is Sunday, February 9, 2003. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with a special APFA Hotline Update. American Airlines notified the APFA yesterday that the United…
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Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, January 3, 2003. The process of analyzing the company’s financial data will continue next week.…
Read More12.27.02 – (LAA) – Proffer for Overage Leave and Partnership Flying will Close, Dues Obligated for the Duration of FAs Awarded Leave of Absence, WTS for Base Chair, Vice Chair, OCRs, and Ad Hoc Members of the EC
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, December 27, 2002. The proffer for Overage Leave and Partnership Flying will close at 0800…
Read More12.20.02 – (LAA) – Don Carty Requested APFA Agree to Forego 3% Pay Increase, Overage Leave and Partnership Flying Proffer Opens 12/11, WTS Forms Being Accepted
Special APFA Hotline December 20, 2002 This is APFA President John Ward with a special APFA Hotline message for December 20, 2002. As I previously reported, during a meeting I…
Read More12.13.02 – (LAA) – AA Request to Forgo 3% Raise, Overage Leave and Partnership Flying Proffer, WTS Notifications for Open Positions Being Accepted, APFA Agreed to Drop Reqs for Better Rest Accommodations
Hello. Today is Friday, December 13, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. Last Friday night, AMR CEO Don Carty proposed that APFA “forgo”…
Read More12.06.02 – (LAA) – APFA, APA, and TWU Met with Don Carty Regarding Forgoing the 3% Pay Increase, NBC Retrieved WTS Notifications
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM APFA PRESIDENT JOHN WARD – DECEMBER 6, 2002 This is APFA President John Ward with a special APFA Hotline message for Friday, December 6th. It is approximately…
Read More11.27.02 – (LAA) – AA Notifys APFA Expected Overage of 1,100 FAs, AA Announces that It Will Cut Domestic Capacity by 3.3%
Hello. Today is Tuesday, December 3, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update. The company notified APFA yesterday that it expects to have…
Read More11.22.02 – (LAA) – AA Notified APFA that Bids Have to be Re-Run Due to Glitch In System Affecting Vacation Relief Bidding
Hello. Today is Friday, November 22, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA HotLine. The company has notified the APFA that bids had to be…
Read More11.15.02 – (LAA) – BOD Briefed by APFA Attorneys on Pending Litigation Status, Presdiential Grievance Filed Last Year on Behalf of Former JFK-based TWA-LLC FAs
Hello. Today is Friday, November 15, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA HotLine. The APFA Board of Directors met for three days this week…
Read More11.08.02 – (LAA) – 1 Year Anniversary of Flight 587 Crash, BOD Meetings, TX Workforce Commission Conducting Rapid Response Meetings at AA Learning Center
This is APFA President John Ward with a special APFA HotLine for Tuesday, November 12, 2002. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 which…
Read More11.01.02 – (LAA) – Changes to Flight Service Procedures, Flight 587 Memorial Service
Hello. Today is Friday, November 1, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA HotLine. The APFA National Officers met with American Airlines CEO Don Carty…
Read More10.25.02 – (LAA) – Decision on 777 Staffing Arbitration Soon to Be Released, Overage Leaves
Hello. Today is Friday, October 25, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. The current state of the airline industry has understandably created a…
Read More10.18.02 – (LAA) – Overage Leaves and Partnership Flying Proffer Closed and Awards Posted, Lawsuit Filed by TWA-LLC FAs Regarding Transfer of Flights from St Louis and London and St Louis and Hawaii
Hello. Today is Friday, October 18, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. The Company has posted the awards for the Overage Leaves and…
Read More10.11.02 – (LAA) – AA Provides APFA with the Results of the Overage Leave and Partnership Flying Proffer, Family and Medical Leave Arbitration to be Held
This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update for Wednesday evening October 16, 2002. Late this afternoon, American provided APFA with the results of the Overage…
Read More10.04.02 – (LAA) – System wide Overage Will Be Greater than Projected, Overage Leave and Partnership Flying Proffer for all Other Bases than STL and ISL
Hello. This is George Price, APFA Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, October 4, 2002. American has informed APFA that the system wide overage on November 1 will…
Read More9.27.02 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Meet to Discuss the Results of the STL and ISL Overage Leave Proffer
Today is Thursday, October 3, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update. The APFA and American met today to discuss the results of…
Read More9.20.02 – (LAA) – Overage Leave Awards, Investigative Hearing on the Crash of AA Flight 587
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, September 20, 2002. The final Overage Leave Awards have been posted and a breakdown of…
Read More9.13.02 – (LAA) – Aviation Cargo Security Improvement Act, Proffer for Overage Leaves and Partnership Flying Closes, 9/11 Memorials
Today is Wednesday, September 18, 2002. This is APFA Communications Coordinator George Price with a special APFA HotLine Update. Late this afternoon, APFA learned that Senator Jean Carnahan of Missouri…
Read More9.06.02 – (LAA) – One Year Anniversary of 9/11, Overage Leaves
This is APFA President John Ward with a special APFA HotLine for Wednesday, September 11, 2002. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took the lives of…
Read More9.04.02 – (LAA) – Overage Leaves Open and Posted, APFA Creates Partner Finder to Help FAs find FAs at their Base
This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update for Wednesday, September 4, 2002. The Company has informed the APFA that the proffer for Overage Leaves…
Read More9.03.02 – (LAA) – Overage Leaves of Absence
Hello. This is APFA National Communications Coordinator George Price with an APFA HotLine Update for Tuesday, September 3, 2002. The initial proffer for Overage Leaves of Absence will be posted…
Read More8.30.02 – (LAA) – APFA and AA will Meet to Review Overage Numbers, APFA Partner Finder
Hello. Today is Friday, August 30, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator. APFA and American will meet on Tuesday of next week to review the specific numbers…
Read More8.23.02 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Contiue to Work on Details of Upcoming Overage Leave of Absence Proffer, APFA and AA Sign Letter of Agreement to Increase Nmber of FAs Eligible for Overage Leaves and Partnership Flying in STL
Hello. Today is Friday, August 23, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator. APFA and American continue to work on the details of the upcoming Overage Leave of…
Read More8.16.02 – (LAA) – AA Announces New Business Plan, TWA 767-300’s Will Be Retired, WTS Notifications Due Soon, In-Flight Manuals
Hello. Today is Friday, August 16, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA HotLine. On Tuesday, American Airlines finally ended the rumors and speculation by…
Read More8.13.02 – (LAA) – AA Announces Changes to Business Plan
This is APFA President John Ward with a special edition of the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, August 13. American Airlines today ended weeks of speculation by formally announcing a number…
Read More8.09.02 – (LAA) – STL WTS, 9/11 Events Page, USAirways Pilots Vote to Accept Concessions
Hello. Today is Friday, August 09, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. It has been several weeks now since AMR CEO Don Carty…
Read More8.02.02 – (LAA) – STL Scheduling Issues, APFA Enters into Agreement with MBNA to Offer APFA Affinity Visa Card, Self-Defense Classes, International Proffers
Hello. Today is Friday, August 02, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. From the Scheduling Desk comes this information for our St Louis…
Read More7.26.02 – (LAA) – WTS for STL and ISL, FA Safety Manual Checks
Hello. Today is Friday, July 26, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. Willingness-to-Serve Notifications were sent out on July 22nd to all STL…
Read More7.19.02 – (LAA) – AMR Reports Second Quarter Loss of $465 Million Dollars, TWA Flight 800, Diversion Pay
Hello. Today is Friday, July 19, 2002. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. On Wednesday of this week, AMR Corporation reported a second quarter…
Read More7.12.02 – (LAA) – TWA Flight 800, State of American Airlines, HR 4625
Hello. This is APFA Communications Coordinator George Price with a special hotline message. Today, July 17th , at 8:31p.m. Eastern Time, marks the sixth anniversary of the crash of TWA…
Read More7.03.02 – (LAA) – FAs Access SSI via Flight Service Website, State of American Airlines
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update for Wednesday, July 3, 2002. The APFA Safety Department, together with their counterparts at American Airlines,…
Read More6.28.02 – (LAA) – Hotel Contracts Renewed, SLT/ISL FAs, July 4th Flying
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine Update for Monday, July 01, 2002. Patty Bias, APFA Hotel Coordinator, is very excited to announce that…
Read More6.21.02 – (LAA) – Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court on Behalf of TWA-LLC FAs Against AA, TWA LLC, and APFA
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, June 21, 2002. A lawsuit has been filed in Federal District Court on behalf of…
Read More6.14.02 – (LAA) – TWA-LLC FA Initiation Fee, Officer-on-Duty Line, Cabin Jumpseat Authorization
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, June 14, 2002. A Teleconference Meeting of the APFA Board of Directors was held today…
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APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-Th: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Live Chat Messaging
Fridays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...