Hotline Archives – Page 11

6.07.02 – (LAA) – EC Voites to Appoint Susan Lantz as Interim SLT Base Chair, Overage Leaves of Absence, FML Procedures, EC Voted to Honor 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, June 7, 2002. On Thursday, June 6th, the APFA Executive Committee voted unanimously to appoint…

5.31.02 – (LAA) – EC Votes to Appoint Susan Lantaz Interim STL Base Chair, Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), Railway Labor Act, Contract Books Shipped

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update for Thursday, June 6, 2002. Today, the APFA Executive Committee voted unanimously to appoint Susan Lantz…

5.24.02 – (LAA) – Printed Contracts Soon to Be Delivered, Self-Defense Training, Crew Rest Provisions for TWA-LLC International Flying

Today is Friday, May 24, 2002. This is Linda Lanning, APFA Secretary, with the APFA HotLine. We know how anxious you are to finally receive your copy of the new…

5.17.02 – (LAA) – APFA 25th Anniversary, APFA, AFA, APFA, ALPA, and CWA Participate in Unity March at AA Learning Center, Article 31 Enforcement, Vacation Relief Bidding

This is John Ward, President of APFA, with a hotline message for Friday, May 17, 2002. APFA has reason to celebrate this week, and that’s certainly a good thing for…

5.10.02 – (LAA) – Unity March at AMR Stockholders Meeting

Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, May 10, 2002. On Wednesday, May 15th, the APFA will join AFA representing American Eagle…

5.03.02 – (LAA) – 777 Staffing Arbitration

This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update for Tuesday, May 7, 2002. On Friday, we reported that the make-up over the monthly maximum provision…

4.26.02 – (LAA) – NMB Determines that APFA is the Certified Bargaining Rep for TWA-LLC FAs, 777 Staffing Presidential Arbitration

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Friday, April 26th. As was reported on last week’s HotLine, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has determined that APFA is the…

4.19.02 – (LAA) – NMB Determines that AA and TWA-LLC are a Single Transportation System for Representation Purposes, NBC and Accounting Firm of Whitley Penn Certify Results of Dues Referendum

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Friday, April 19, 2002. On March 19, the National Mediation Board (NMB) determined that American and TWA-LLC were…

4.12.02 – (LAA) – Passing of Steve Sternig (LGA Base Chair), Political Unrest in Caracas, Recall of Furloughees

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. Today is Friday, April 12, 2002. As we regretfully informed you on Wednesday, Steve Sternig, the LGA Base Chair…

4.05.02 – (LAA) – Funeral Arrangements for Steve Sternig, 777 Atlantic Configurarion Aircraft Survey, JFK April Bid Awards Grievance, EC Meeting

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Thursday, April 11, 2002. Funeral arrangements have been made for Steve Sternig who died yesterday at his home…

3.28.02 – (LAA) – TSA Mandates Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Checks for All Employees, APFA/AA Bargaining Agreement Distribution, Recall Notices

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Thursday, March 28, 2002. The Transportation Security Administration, in accordance with the Civil Aviation Security Rules, has mandated…

3.22.02 – (LAA) – AA Will Begin Recalling Additional Furloughed FAs, NMB Determines that AA and TWA-LLC are Single Carriers, Reserve Tape Availability, Campaign Finance Reform

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, March 22, 2002. Due to the number of recalled Flight Attendants on furlough who either did not…

3.15.02 – (LAA) – NMB Determines that AA and TWA-LLC are Single Carriers for the Purposes of the Railway Labor Act, Changes to D-3 Travel Program, BOD Training

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Tuesday, March 19, 2002. The National Mediation Board today determined that American Airlines and TWA-LLC are a single…

3.08.02 – (LAA) – Seattle Base Officially Closed, NMB Issues Ruling Tuesday on Single-Carrier Application

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, March 8, 2002. APFA would like to extend our sincere thanks and well wishes to the Seattle…

3.01.02 – (LAA) – Recall Packets for Furloughed FAs, Primary Vacation Bidding, IOD Reports, Rejecting Offers of Reemployment

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, March 1, 2002. It has come to our attention that some of the furloughed flight attendants subject…

2.22.02 – (LAA) – Recall Packets Being Sent to Furloughed FAs, Overage Leaves Finalized

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, February 22, 2002. The company will be sending recall packets today to 413 Flight Attendants furloughed late…

2.15.02 – (LAA) – Recall of Furloughed FAs, Primary Vacation Bidding

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, February 15, 2002. APFA has received no further information regarding the recall of at least 400 of…

2.08.02 – (LAA) – Clarification of Presidential Grievance Relating to Articles 15, 16, and Appendix F

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, February 8, 2002. In an effort to further clarify the recently settled Presidential Grievance relating to Articles…

2.01.02 – (LAA) – Recall of Furloughed FAs, Overage Leave Proffer

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, February 01, 2002. As previously mentioned, the Company will be recalling at least 400 Flight Attendants effective…

1.25.02 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievances Relating to Reduction in Force and Partnership Flying

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, January 25, 2002. As was previously announced on this hotline, the Presidential Grievances relating to Reduction in…

1.22.02 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievances Related to Reduction in Force and Partnership Flying have been Resolved, Overage Leave Benefits

This is APFA President John Ward with a hotline update. Today is Tuesday, January 22. As was previously announced on this hotline, the Presidential Grievances relating to Reduction in Force…

1.19.02 – (LAA) – Settlement Agreement Reached with AA Relating to Presidential Grievances on Reduction in Force, Partnership Flying, and Furlough of Probationary FAs

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, January 18, 2002. The Vice President’s Department is pleased to announce that a settlement agreement has been…

1.11.02 – (LAA) – Picking Up Optional Exchange Trips

This is George Price with the APFA HotLine for Friday, January 11, 2002. As a reminder to Reserves, please remember that when you pick up an Optional Exchange trip during…

1.04.02 – (LAA) – Misapplication of Article 10.D.2 and Appendix I, Article 10.D.2 of the Contract

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…

1.01.02 – (LAA) – Flight 63 Incident

This is John Ward, President of APFA, with a hotline update for Tuesday, January 1, 2002. As we head into 2002, I want to assure you that safety remains at…

12.28.01 – (LAA) – AA Flight 63, Shoe Bomber

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, December 28, 2001. APFA President John Ward issued the following statement this week regarding American Airlines flight…

12.26.01 – (LAA) – Shoe Bomber, AA Flight 63, Defense Appropriations Approval

Today is Wednesday, December 26th. This is John Ward, President of APFA. I know you’re all aware of the events of last Saturday aboard flight 63 from Paris to Miami.…

12.21.01 – (LAA) – “Bond Amendment”, Seniority Integration for the TWA LLC Flight Attendants

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, December 21, 2001. Yesterday, the House and Senate approved the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2002.…

12.18.01 – (LAA) – Seniority Integration of the TWA LLC Flight Attendants in American Airlines, Defense Appropriations Bill, Chicago Furlough Reps

Hello. This is George Price, APFA InfoRep Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, December 18, 2001. On Monday, December 17, 2001, the APFA and American Airlines reached an agreement…

12.17.01 – (LAA) – TA Reached Between APFA and Company Concerning Seniority Integration of the TWA LLC Flight Attendants into American Airlines, Defense Approprations Bill

This is George Price, APFA InfoRep Coordinator, with a special Hotline Update. Today is Monday, December 17, 2001. Earlier today, a Tentative Agreement was reached between the APFA and the…

12.14.01 – (LAA) – Bond Amendment

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, December 14, 2001. Conferees from both the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Committees are meeting today and…

12.13.01 – (LAA) – Defense Appropriations Conference Committee Meets and Discusses Reconciling House and Senate Versions of HR 3338

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Thursday, December 13, 2001. The time is 6:00 p.m. CST. The Defense Appropriations Conference Committee met today…

12.10.01 – (LAA) – AA-TWA LLC Seniority Integration Amendment Added to the Defense Appropriations Bill

Hello. Today is Monday, December 10, 2001. This is George Price, APFA InfoRep Coordinator with a Hotline Update. As previously reported on this hotline, Missouri Senator Kit Bond succeeded in…

12.09.01 – (LAA) – MS Sen Kit Bond Succesfully Attached an Amendment Mandating third-party arbitration to Determine Seniority Integration Issues

Today is Sunday, December 9. This is George Price, Info Rep Coordinator, with an important APFA Hotline Update. Late Friday night, Missouri Senator Kit Bond successfully attached an amendment mandating…

12.07.01 – (LAA) – FAA Security Directive, Contract Impementation Calendar, BOD Met in NYC to Discuss Acquisition of TWA, NMB Considering Whether to Declare AA and TWA a Single Carrier

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, December 7, 2001. Memorial Service details will be provided at the end of this HotLine. We previously…

12.04.01 – (LAA) – FAA Security Directive, Skyword 9/11 Memorial Issue, Memorial Service for Flight 587 Crewmembers

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, December 4, 2001. Memorial service details will be read at the end of this HotLine. Due to…

11.27.01 – (LAA) – Supplemental Medical Coverage, Open Replacement Flight Attendants, AA Lifted D-3 Travel Embargo, Flight 587 Crewmember Memorials

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, November 27, 2001. On Friday, we informed you that the company has agreed to extend the deadline…

11.23.01 – (LAA) – Memorial Service Information for Crewmembers of Flight 587, FAA Airworthiness Directive, Merger and Acquisition Committee Met with AA Management

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, November 20, 2001. I will read up-to-date memorial service information for the flight attendants from flight 587…

11.20.01 – (LAA) – Memorial Service information for Crewmembers of Flight 587

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, November 20, 2001. I will read up-to-date memorial service information for the flight attendants from flight 587…

11.18.01 – (LAA) – Memorial Services for Crewmembers of Flight 587, NTSB Investigation into Crash of Flight 587, Passage of the Aviation Security Bill, Payroll Help, AA Decides not to Furlough 200 Pilots

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an updated HotLine for Sunday, November 18, 2001. The following Memorial Services are planned for some of the crewmembers from flight 587.…

11.16.01 – (LAA) – NTSB Investigation in Crash of Flight 587, Payroll Mistakes

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with the APFA HotLine. Today is November 16, 2001. The NTSB investigation team continues to analyze the structural damage to specific aircraft parts…

11.14.01 – (LAA) – Investigation into Crash of Flight 587

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. Today is Wednesday, November 14, 2001. We would like to bring you up-to-date on the ongoing investigation of flight…

11.13.01 – (LAA) – Flight 587 Update

This is Jeff Bott, APFA Vice President and JFK Flight Attendant with the APFA HotLine. Today is November 13, 2001. APFA Representatives toured the accident site in New York, today.…

11.09.01 – (LAA) – Seattle Base Closure, Aviation Security Bill

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. Today is Friday, November 9, 2001. The company announced today that they will close the Seattle base effective March…

11.06.01 – (LAA) – Benefits Packet, Company’s Misapplication of Article 16, Applying for Appendix T

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine. Today is Tuesday, November 06, 2001. The company is re-mailing a new Benefits Packet, including a new instruction sheet,…

11.02.01 – (LAA) – APFA Files Presidential Grievance on Company’s Misapplication of Article 16 and Appendix F, Supplemental Medical Plan, Airlines Security Act, TWA’s Seniority Integration

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with the APFA HotLine. Today is Friday, November 2, 2001. APFA has filed Presidential Grievances on the company’s misapplication of Article 16 and…

10.30.01 – (LAA) – Airline Security Act is Going to House Floor for a Vote, Last Day to Submit Paperwork to Exercise Appendix T

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Tuesday, October 30, 2001. The Airline Security Act is going to the House Floor for a vote on…

10.26.01 – (LAA) – Retro/Lump Sum Statements, HR 3110, Aviation Security Bill, Airline Workers Fairness Act, Flagrun Passing through Dallas

As APFA previously mentioned on this HotLine, we requested that the Company provide the Flight Attendants with a breakdown of the October 31st paychecks which include your retro/lump sum monies.…

10.23.01 – (LAA) – AA Announces Additional Furloughs, APFA Job Board, Merger and Acquisition Committee Meets at APFA HQ, WINGS All American Showcase

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Tuesday, October 23, 2001. As we told you on Friday, the Company has announced additional furloughs effective…

10.20.01 – (LAA) – Furloughs, Overage Leaves

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Today is Saturday, October 20, 2001. After the awarding of overage leaves of absence and partnership flying, the projected flight attendant surplus…

10.19.01 – (LAA) – Daylight Savings Time, Overage Leaves of Absence

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications and today is Friday, October 19. The time is approximately 10:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Please be advised that Crew Resources is still…

10.16.01 – (LAA) – Overage Leaves of Absence and Partnership Flying, Daily Nonstop Service Between JFK and Zurich, APFA Integration Proposal, Airline Workers Fairness Act, Airline Security Bill

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications and today is Friday, October 19. The time is approximately 10:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Please be advised that Crew Resources is still…

10.12.01 – (LAA) – FA Surplus, AA Proffering 6-Month Overage Leaves and Partnership Flying, Filing Appendix T Applications, Airline Workers Fairness Act, Aviation Security Act

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 12, 2001. The Company announced yesterday that effective November 1, there will be a Flight Attendant…

10.11.01 – (LAA) – APFA and Management Meet to Discuss Anticipated Overages

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special hotline update. Today is Thursday, October 11. APFA Representatives met today with Management to discuss the anticipated overages that…

10.10.01 – (LAA) – New Pay Rates Not Relected in 10/15 Pay Statements, AA and APFA Meet to Discuss Additional Furloughs, Aviations Security Bill, Displaced Workers Assistance Act, Contract Implementation Schedule

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special hotline update. Today is Wednesday, October 10. APFA is aware that the new pay rates are not reflected in…

10.09.01 – (LAA) – APFA Meeting with AA to Discuss Possible Need for Additional Furloughs, Aviation Security Bill, Bond Bill

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the Hotline updated for Tuesday, October 9. APFA was scheduled to meet with the Company today to discuss the possible need…

10.05.01 – (LAA) – Senate Bill 1479, House Bill 2989, Contract Implementation Schedule, APFA Phone Watch De-Activated, WINGS Flag Run

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 5. First, an update on Senate Bill 1479 and House Bill 2989. Both of these…

10.02.01 – (LAA) – Senate Bill 1479, TWA Integration, Furloughs, 9/11 Memorial Services

This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Tuesday, October 2. Missouri Senator Kit Bond yesterday introduced legislation which would require third-party arbitration to determine the seniority issues arising from…

9.30.01 – (LAA) – Sen Kit Bond Seeking Federal Legislation with Would Require 3rd Party Arbitration to Decide TWA Seniority Integration

Today is Sunday, September 30, 2001. This is APFA President John Ward, with a special hotline update. APFA is aware that Missouri Senator Kit Bond is seeking federal legislation that…

9.28.01 – (LAA) – Bush at O’Hare Airport Outlines Planes for Increasing Airline Security, APFA Phone Watch

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Friday, September 28. President Bush was at O’Hare Airport in Chicago yesterday outlining his plans for increasing airline security and restoring…

9.26.01 – (LAA) – FA Furlough Announcements, Phone Watch, 9/11 Memorial Skyword

This is John Ward, President of APFA with an updated hotline for Wednesday, September 26. APFA met with the company on Monday morning to discuss the recent Flight Attendant furlough…

9.23.01 – (LAA) – Furloughs, 9/11 Memorial Services, Phone Watch

This is John Ward, President of APFA with an updated HotLine for Sunday, September 23. Sunday, September 23, 2001 As we reported on Friday nights HotLine management has notified APFA…

9.21.01 – (LAA) – AA Announces Furlough of All Probationary FAs, Memorial Services for Crews of Flights 11 and 77, 9/11 Memorial Issue of Skyword

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Friday, September 21. This evening, management informed me that it will furlough all probationary flight attendants, effective October 1. This equates…

9.20.01 – (LAA) – Effects of 9/11 on Airline Industry, Memorial Services for Fallen Crews of Flights 11 and 77

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Wednesday, September 19. This afternoon, the APFA National Officers, along with our APA and TWU counterparts, met with Don Carty and…

9.18.01 – (LAA) – Memorial Services for Crew Members of Flights 11 and 77, Phone Watch

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Tuesday, September 18. Information regarding Memorial Services and funeral arrangements for the crew members of flights 11 and 77 will follow…

9.16.01 – (LAA) – Security Following 9/11 Attacks, Memorial Services for Crews of 9/11

September 16, 2001 This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Sunday, September the 16th. As the operation gets up and running again your safety is our number one…

9.14.01 – (LAA) – 9/11 Memorial Services, 9/11 Memorial Skyword, Phone Watch

This is APFA President John Ward with the APFA hotline for Friday, September 14. As the slow process of getting the world’s largest airline back in the air continues, we…

9.12.01 – (LAA) – AA Releases Preliminary, Partial Passanger and Crew List for Flight 11 and 77

SPECIAL HOTLINE UPDATE Wednesday, September 12, 2001 This is APFA President John Ward with a Special HotLine Update for Wednesday, September the 12th. American Airlines has released a preliminary, partial…

9.11.01 – (LAA) – AA Verifies that Flight 11 and 77 Were Lost in 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, APFA Phone Watch Activated

This is APFA President John Ward with a HotLine Update. Today is Tuesday, September the 11th. As you know, it has now been confirmed that two American Airlines aircraft were…

8.31.01 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team Wraps Up TA Presentations, TA Phone Watch Ends, TA Ballots

August 31, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with HotLine news for the week ending August 31, 2001. The Negotiating Team has wrapped up a four-week engagement…

8.24.01 – (LAA) – Ratification Ballots Mailed, TA Briefings

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, August 24, 2001. All APFA members should have already received their ratification ballots in the mail. The…

8.17.01 – (LAA) – TA Language and Skyword in the Mail, TA Phone Watch

Friday, August 17, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with HotLine news for the week ending August 17, 2001. By now you should have received your T.A.…

8.10.01 – (LAA) – AA’s Position on Carrying FA Manual Binders

APFA HotLine for August 10, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with APFA HotLine news for Friday, August 10, 2001. The manual saga continues and it appears…

8.03.01 – (LAA) – TA Agreement Language in the Mail, TA PhoneWatch

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with HotLine news for the week ending August 3, 2001. Some of you should have already received your Tentative Agreement Language via…

7.27.01 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Contract Langauge for the TA Being Printed, Pay and Pension Calculator, TA Briefings Schedule

This is APFA President John Ward with a Negotiations Update. Today is Friday, July 27. After much work by the Negotiating Committee over the last three weeks, I am pleased…

7.20.01 – (LAA) – TA Briefings Finalized for Participating Bases, Profit Sharing Concerns, Your World Training

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the Negotiations portion of the HotLine. Today is Friday, July 20th, 2001. The schedule for the Tentative Agreement briefings has been finalized…

7.11.01 – (LAA) – EC Endorses TA, TA Ratification Ballot

This is APFA President John Ward, calling from Chicago, with an updated HotLine. Today is Wednesday, July 11, 2001. The time is approximately 1900 Central. The APFA Executive Committee has…

7.06.01 – (LAA) – Negotiating Committee Unanimously Endorses TA, BOS Chair Ballot Results, YourWorld Training

Friday, July 6, 2001 This is APFA President John Ward with an update on the status of the Tentative Agreement reached between APFA and American on June 30th. Today is…

6.30.01 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Reach Tentative Agreement

This is APFA President John Ward with a Negotiations Update. Today is Saturday, June 30, 2001. The time is approximately 7:15 Eastern Time. I’m pleased to report that APFA and…

6.28.01 – (LAA) – Negotiations with NMB and AA Continue, Presidential Emergency Board Likely to be Appointed

Negotiations Hotline Update Thursday, June 28, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Thursday, June 28th, 2001. It is approximately 6:45 on the East…

6.22.01 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team at Table with NMB and AA Negotiators

HOTLINE UPDATE Thursday, June 28, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Thursday, June 28th, 2001. It is approximately 6:45 on the East coast.…

6.15.01 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Will Return to Bargaining Table, What to Do During the “Cooling Off” Period

This is APFA President John Ward with a negotiations update. Today is Friday, June 15. As previously reported on this hotline, APFA and American Airlines will return to the bargaining…

6.08.01 – (LAA) – Contract Negotiations Resume Between APFA and the Company, Strike Manuals Being Mailed Out

Negotiations Hotline This is APFA President John Ward with a negotiations update. Today is Friday, June 08, 2001, day #8 of the 30-day cooling off period. Contract negotiations between APFA…

6.01.01 – (LAA) – AA Profferes Binding Arbitration to Resolve Dispute, 30-Day Cooling Off Period, PhoneWatch

Negotiations Update This is APFA President John Ward with a negotiations update. Today is Friday, June 1. As you will recall, last week, the National Mediation Board declared an “impasse”…

5.25.01 – (LAA) – APFA FAs Reject Arbitration

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated hotline for May 30th, 2001. The following Press Release was issued today: AMERICAN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS’ UNION REJECTS ARBITRATION; 30-DAY COUNTDOWN…

5.18.01 – (LAA) – NMB Declares Impasse on Contract Talks, NTSB Releases Preliminary Recommendations Regarding Accident Involving the Death of Jose Chiu, Pay Discrepancy for EPT Attendees from Jan through March 2001

This is APFA President, John Ward, with a special negotiations HotLine update for Wednesday, May 23. Tonight at approximately 7:00 p.m. Central time in Kansas City the National Mediation Board…

5.11.01 – (LAA) – APFA Pres Sends Letter Challenging AA to Engage in Hard Bargaining, DC Fly-In, Northwest’s Mechanics Ratify their TA, Firch Racsko Injured by Bullet Wound While on Arlington Layover

Negotiations Hotline May 11, 2001 Hello, this is Peter Day, JFK based Flight Attendant, and member of the Negotiating Team, and this is the negotiations portion of the hotline for…

5.04.01 – (LAA) – APFA Negotiating Team to Meet with AA, DC Fly-In

Negotiations Update Friday, May 4, 2001 Hello this is APFA President John Ward, and this is the negotiations portion of the HotLine for Friday, May 4, 2001. Contract talks ended…

4.27.01 – (LAA) – DC Fly-In to Address Government Interference in Negotiations, ALPA Reach Tentative Agreement, Executive Salary

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with more APFA HotLine news for the week ending April 27, 2001. It’s time to heat things up on capitol hill. We are…

4.20.01 – (LAA) – NMB Notifies APFA and AA that Mediated Contract Negotiations will Continue, Strike Preparedness Committee Meets, AMFA Reaches Tentative Agreement

Special HotLine Update Thursday, April 26, 2001 This is APFA President John Ward with a Negotiations Hotline Update. Today is Thursday, April 26. The National Mediation Board has notified both…

4.06.01 – (LAA) – NMB Cancelled Talks, Informational Picketing, Merger and Acquisition Committee Met, Improper Pay for EPT Attendees in Jan or Feb 2001, Northwet’s Mechanics Will Return to Negotiating Table

Negotiations Hotline – April 6, 2001 Hello, this is Thelma Dodson, DCA Flight Attendant and member of the APFA Negotiating Team, and this is the Negotiations hotline for Friday, April…

3.30.01 – (LAA) – NMB Postpones Negotiations, APFA President and President of APFA and TWU Send Letter Opposing TWA Acquisition, Information Picketing April 12, PEB Expected to make Recommendations, Delta’s Pilots Released into Cooling Off Period, IAM Res

APFA HotLine For Tuesday, March 30. This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with APFA HotLine news for the week ending March 30, 2001. APFA received word from The National…

3.23.01 – (LAA) – Negotiations Postponed, BOD Convention in Los Angeles, TWA Acquisition, Ad Hoc Election

Special HotLine Update For Tuesday, March 27. This is Dana Davis, San Francisco Flight Attendant and member of the Strike Preparedness Committee with a special HotLine update for Tuesday, March…

3.16.01 – (LAA) – BOD Voted In Favor of Resolution Which Sets for Forth How APFA with Proceed with TWA Acquisition, APFA and AA Conclude Mediated Talks, Annual Convention, AMFA Put on 60-Day Hold by President Bush, Delta Pilots Await Release from NMB

Special HotLine Update Wednesday, March 21, 2001 This is APFA President, John Ward with a special hotline message for Wednesday, March 21. The time is approximately 10:30 p.m. Pacific time.…

3.09.01 – (LAA) – NMB Adjourns Mediated Talks, Fed Bankruptcy Judge Rules in Favor of AA’s Bid for TWA, Hit and Run Picketings in Dallas and Miami, AMFA Sets a STrike Deadline, Comair Pilots Set Strike Date

This is APFA President John Ward with a hotline update for Wednesday, March 14. The APFA and the Company concluded mediated talks this week without reaching an agreement. The National…

3.06.01 – (LAA) – Hit and Run Picketing Cancelled, National Ballot Committee Received WTS for Ad Hoc Member of the EC from Marge Gorman

Special Hotline Update Tuesday, March 06, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an updated HotLine for Tuesday, March 6, 2001. Due to the uncooperative weather in New…

3.02.01- (LAA) – Negotiations Resume, Base Representative Election Ballots Counted, Temporary Restraining Order Against TWU Issued on Friday, Delta and Pilots Have Asked for Release from Mediation, TWA Asset Bidding, United Management Meeting with UAL Lab

This is Alexis Boilini, IOR Flight Attendant and member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with a hotline update for Friday, March 2. Negotiations resumed today in Chicago with Federal Mediator…

2.22.01 – (LAA) – Strike Authorization Ballot Results Inn, Continental Attempts to Halt Bidding of TWA’s Assets Rejected by Federal Court

Negotiations HotLine – February 22, 2001 This is APFA President John Ward with the negotiations portion of the HotLine for Thursday, February 22; day 844 of contract negotiations. The time…

2.16.01 – (LAA) – Strike Authorization Ballots Will Be Counted, American Appoints Jeffrey Brundage as New Vice President for Employee Relations, Federal Court Orders Delta Pilots to Stop Their No Overtime Campaign, Northwest’s Mechanics, Cleaners

Special Hotline Update Wednesday, February 16, 2001 APFA HotLine for February 16, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with more APFA HotLine news for the week ending February…

2.09.01- (LAA) – Mediated Contract Talks Resume, Strike Authorizatioin Ballot,Presidential Emergency Board, Merger and Acquisition Committee Researches Issues Raised by Possible Acquisition of TWA

Special Hotline Update Wednesday, February 14, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated hotline for February 14, 2001. Mediated contract talks between the APFA and American…

2.02.01 – (LAA) – Meeting with Federal Mediator, Strike Ballot Briefings, Strike Authorization Ballot, Ann Loew Meets with Members of IAM, Rumor Control, Cheree Washbish Elected MIA Vice Chair

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator with a special addition to the Negotiations Hotline. Today is Friday, February 2nd. Members of the APFA Negotiating Committee will meet with…

1.26.01 – (LAA) – Strike Ballot Briefings, Northwest and Continental Bidding on TWA Assets, Profit Sharing Formula Announced, Health Department Survey

Hello, this is Thelma Dodson, APFA Negotiator, and this is the negotiations portion of the hotline for Friday, January 26, 2001. Strike Ballot Briefings continued this week in Chicago and…

1.19.01 – (LAA) – NMB Believes that Further Mediation is Necessary, Unanimous Decision by BOD to Send Members Strike Ballot, “Power of Yes”, January 19th Picketing, TWA

This is APFA President John Ward, with a special addition to the Negotiations Hotline. Today is Friday, January 19th. Late this afternoon, I received a fax from the National Mediation…

1.11.01 – (LAA) – Strike Authorization Ballot, “Power of Yes” Campaign, January 19th Picketing, Polio in Haiti and Dominican Republic

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Thursday, January 11, 2001. The APFA Board of Directors today unanimously approved the mailing of a strike authorization…

1.05.01 – (LAA) – Entering 2001 Without a Contract, January 19th Picketing

Hello this is Alexis Boilini, IOR flight attendant and member of the APFA Negotiating Committee and this is the negotiations portion of the HOTLINE. Today is January 5,2001. It is…

12.29.00 – (LAA) – No Contract, Labor Day Membership Action, Request to Release from Mediation to NMB, Skyword, Union Printer Milt Highfill’s Wife Passes Away

Hello, this is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, and this is the Negotiations HotLine for Friday, December 29. The Year 2000 will, unfortunately, end just as it…

12.22.00 – (LAA) – AA Opposes Release Request to NMB, Skyword, SFO/SFO-I Base Meeting Cancelled, FAA Certificate Management Office

Hello this is Laura Glading and this is the negotiations portion of the Hotline. Thanks to all of you who took time out of your holiday preparations to participate in…

12.15.00 – (LAA) – NMB, Santa Leafleting, January 19th Nationwide Membership Action, New SFO Chair and Vice Chair

Hello this is Alexis Boilini, member of the APFA Negotiating Team and Fellow Flight Attendant, and this is the negotiations portion of the Hotline for Friday December 15th, 2000. The…

12.07.00 – (LAA) – Letter to NMB Requesting Release from Mediation, “Santa Leafleting”, AIRBUSS A300 Accident, Cabin Pressurization, Skyword Magazine, Hit and Run Picketing

This is Alexis Boilini, member of your APFA Negotiating Team and IOR Flight Attendant with a special HotLine for Thursday, December 7, 2000. Following a lengthy conference call with the…

12.01.00 – (LAA) – Letter to NMB Requesting Release from Mediation, AIRBUSS A-300 Accident in MIA, Santa Leafleting, “Hit and Run Picket”, “Announced Desk Ride”, United Airlines Flight Cancellations

This is Alexis Boilini, member of your APFA Negotiating Team and IOR Flight Attendant with a special HotLine for Thursday, December 7, 2000. Following a lengthy conference call with the…

11.22.00 – (LAA) – AIRBUSS A300 Accident in Miami, Cabin Door Safety, JFK Based FA Jose Chiu Lost Life in Line of Duty, Negotiations

This is Jeff Bott, APFA Vice President, with a Special APFA Hotline Update for Tuesday, November 28, 2000. In light of the recent AIRBUS A300 accident in Miami, the APFA…

11.17.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, Information Picketing, Comprehensive Counterproposal

This is APFA President John Ward with a special hotline message for Saturday, November 18th. From Los Angeles to New York and from Boston to Miami, APFA was out in…

11.10.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, November 18th Picketing, Ghost Ride, United Pilots Get Raises, DFW FA Pam McIntosh Participating in San Diego Triathlon Challenge

Negotiations Hotline November 11, 2000 Hello, this is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with a negotiations update for Friday, November 10th. No formal negotiations took place…

11.03.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, National Presidential Elections, Informatioinal Picketing, Delta Pilots Refusing to Fly Extra Trips, United FA’s Demonstrations

This is APFA President John Ward , with a negotiations update for Friday, November 3rd. This week, the APFA and American Airlines Negotiating Teams traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet…

10.27.00 – (LAA) – Mediated Talks, Negotiations, DFW FA Pam McIntosh Participate in San Diego Triathlon Challenge

Hello, this is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Team with the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, October 27th. Mediated talks continued this week between the two parties and the…

10.20.00 – (LAA) – Furloughs, Overage Leave

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Today is Saturday, October 20, 2001. After the awarding of overage leaves of absence and partnership flying, the projected flight attendant surplus…

10.13.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, 1993 Strike Anniversary, National Presidential Election, Hotel Department, Flight 1420, US Airways/United Merger, AirTran’s Mechanics, Teamsters

Hello, This is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with a negotiation update for Friday, October 13th. Negotiating sessions between the APFA and the Company did not occur…

10.06.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, National Presidential Election, APA, United Pilot’s Contract,Delta’s Rampers, TWU, Delta Airlines

This is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee , with the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, October 6th. Negotiations took place in Chicago this week, with three full days…

9.29.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations,United FA’s Demanding Raises, American Eagle Orders More Jets, Taipei, Paris, EEOC

This is Laura Glading, Northeast Division Representative and member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, and this is the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, September 29th. American Airlines presented APFA with a…

9.22.00 – (LAA) – APFA Website, Las Vegas Hotel, APFA, United FA’s Union, SFO Base Meeting

This is Robin Madison, Negotiating Committee member, and this is the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, September 22nd. On Tuesday, September 29th, the Negotiating Committee will meet in Dallas-Fort Worth…

9.15.00 – (LAA) – Special Delegate Willingness-to-Serve Notifications, Manual, Officer on Duty

Special Delegate Willingness-to-Serve Notifications were retrieved from the designated post office box on Friday, September 15, 2000. The following persons have been duly elected by virtue of running unopposed. The…

9.08.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, APFA Website, SkyWord, Base meetings, United Airlines FAs

Hello, This is Peter Day, JFK Flight Attendant and member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with the Negotiations Hotline for Friday, September 8, 2000. Preparations for the first face-to-face talks…

9.01.00 – (LAA) – Federal Mediator Appointed, Labor Day Event, Reserve Survey, New Bag Tag, APFA Website

This is John Ward, APFA President with the Negotiations HotLine for Friday, September 1st, with four items; Item#1 Appointment of Federal Mediator As you know, American Airlines filed for mediation…

8.25.00 – (LAA) – Leafleting, APFA Website, Officer on Duty, Juanita Carmichael, Second Hand Smoke, Southwest Airlines, Hockey

This is Leslie Mayo APFA National Communications Coordinator with the APFA Hotline for Friday, August 25, 2000. We want to begin this week’s HotLine by welcoming our newest APFA members…

8.18.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Ghost Rides, Second Hand Smoke, Info Reps, APFA Website, American Eagle Pilots

This is APFA President John Ward with a Negotiations Update for Friday, August 18th. Yesterday, the Company informed me that they were requesting the assistance of a Federal Mediator in…

8.11.00 – (LAA) – Wage Improvements, Pins and Wings Campaign, Ghost Rides, UOR List, Department of Labor

Contract negotiations with American Airlines took a disappointing turn this week. After reaching agreement on nearly two thirds of our contract, we entered the month of August optimistic that we…

8.04.00 – (LAA) – APFA Website, UOR List, Ghost Rides, Airplane Orders, Delta, AFA

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with APFA HotLine News for the week ending August 4th, 2000. The new enhanced APFA web site is up and running. We hope…

7.21.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, AMR Earnings, Ghost Rides, Alitalia

Hello, this is Peter Day and this is the negotiations portion of the HotLine for the week ending Friday, July 21, 2000. During negotiations this week, the following Articles were…

7.14.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Domestic Coach Travel

July 14, 2000 Hello, This is Peter Day, International negotiator for APFA’s Team 2000 with Negotiations News for the week ending July 14, 2000. Team 2000 is pleased to announce…

7.07.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Air Rage Press Release

July 07, 2000 Hello, this is Patrick Hancock, InfoRep Division Coordinator with Negotiations news for the week of July 7, 2000. Negotiations with American’s management took a holiday break this…

6.24.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, USAir, United Airlines, Merger Hearing

June 24, 2000 Hello. This is John Ward, President of APFA, with the negotiations portion of the APFA Hotline. Today is Saturday, June 24, 2000. Negotiations continued last week in…

6.16.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, OSHA, Alcohol, Alaska Airlines, Aircraft Rage

June 16, 2000 Hello, this is John Ward, President of APFA, with the Negotiations portion of the APFA Hotline for Friday, June 16, 2000. Negotiations continued this past week in…

6.09.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Annual Convention, Mergers, AeroMexico

June 9, 2000 Hello, this is Laura Glading, North Eastern Division Rep and Negotiating Committee member and this is the negotiations portion of the hotline. This week we signed off…

6.02.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Annual Convention, Merger News

June 2, 2000 Hello, today is Friday, June 2nd, 2000 and this is Arthur Cline, APFA Negotiator with a Negotiations update for this week. There were no formal negotiating sessions…

5.26.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, AA Ratings, Merger News

May 26, 2000 Hello, this is Thelma Dodson, APFA negotiator with a negotiations Update for Friday, May 26, 2000. In negotiations this week, talks continued in White Plains, New York.…

5.19.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Reserves Shortage, TRIGGER Training, Northwest Airlines, InfoReps

May 19, 2000 Hello, this is John Ward, President of APFA, with a negotiations update for Friday, May 19, 2000. The APFA and the Company negotiating committees met again this…

5.12.00 – (LAA) – American Eagle, DVD Players

May 12 Thanks, Laura. This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator with more HOTLINE News for the week ending Friday, May 12, 2000. American Eagle will be launching service…

5.05.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, InfoRep, Long-Term Care Insurance, InfoReps

May 5, 2000 Today is May 5th, 2000. This is John Ward, President of APFA, with negotiations news for the week. We met with the American Airlines Negotiating Team on…

4.28.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, InfoRep,

Today is Friday, April the 28th, 2000 and this is John Ward, President of APFA. There is nothing much in the way of negotiations news to report this week. I…

4.21.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update

Hello this is John Ward, President of APFA with a negotiations update for Friday, April the 21st. This week members of APFA’ s Negotiating Committee met in DFW working on…

4.07.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update

Hello, this is John Ward, APFA President with a Negotiations HotLine for Friday, April 7. As a reminder, at this point the opening proposal for Round II of bargaining has…

4.01.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update

Today is April 1, 2000, and this is John Ward, APFA President. Today is the first day of a new APFA National Officer Administration. First, I would like to wish…

3.24.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Final Message from Denise Hedges

March 24, 2000 A Special HotLine Message from President Denise Hedges. Hello. This is APFA President Denise Hedges, with my final HotLine message to all APFA Flight Attendants. Today is…

3.17.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, InfoRep

March 17, 2000 Hello, this is John Ward, APFA Negotiator, and APFA President-elect, with a Negotiation update for Friday, March 17, 2000. Tonight, I would like to take this opportunity…

3.10.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update

March 10, 2000 Hello, this is Thelma Dodson, MIA Vice Chairperson, and APFA Negotiator, with a Negotiations update for Friday, March 10, 2000. New York reported an excellent turn out…

3.03.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, InfoRep , Delta and Ford Motor Company, Unconscious Passenger Checklist, AEDs, CPR, Defibrillators, Code Red

March 3, 2000 Part I Hello, this is Catt Napper, SFO Vice Chair, with a Negotiations update for Friday, March 3. This week in Dallas, your APFA TEAM 2000 Negotiators…

2.25.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, APFA and Industry News

February 25, 2000 Hello, this is Michelle Nasca, JFK Vice Chairperson, with a negotiations update for Friday, February 25. As stated in last week’s hotline, the first formal Union proposal…

2.18.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, APFA and Industry News

Part I Hello, this is Robert McIntyre, SEA Vice Chairperson, with a negotiations update for Friday, February 18. On the negotiations front, the APFA Team 2000 core bargaining team met…

2.11.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, APFA and Industry News

February 11, 2000 Part I Hello, this is Kim Boyett, newly appointed DFW Vice Chair, with a Negotiations update for Friday, February 11, 2000. For the past five months,…

2.04.00 – (LAA) – Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crash, AOL AAdvantage, Dallas Love Field, Legend Airlines, TWA, Hotel Reviews

February 4, 2000 This is Marcus Gluth, Miami International based Flight Attendant, with APFA HotLine news for Friday, February 4th. Topping the news this past week was the crash of…

1.28.00 – (LAA) – Willingness-to-Serve, Twin Engine Operations (ETOPS), Airlines’ Profits, Pay Protection

January 28, 2000 Hello. This is Marcus Gluth, Miami International based Flight Attendant, with the APFA HotLine news for the week ending Friday, January 28th. On Monday, January 24th, the…

1.21.00 – (LAA) – Airlines Earnings, Balloting for National Officers, Leaves of Absence, National Mediation Board, Hotel Reviews

PART I Hello. This is Marcus Gluth, Miami International based Flight Attendant, with the APFA HotLine news for Friday, January 21st. This past week, several major airlines reported their earnings…

1.14.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, National Officer Election

This is Peter Kent from the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, January 19, 2000, the National Ballot Committee, in conjunction with Whitley, Penn and Associates, our outside election agency, certified…

1.07.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update,

PART I Special APFA Negotiation Hotline Message for Thursday, January 6, 2000 Hello, this is Doug Elmore, IOR Base Chair and APFA Board of Director, with a special message concerning…