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1.28.20 – APA Informational Picketing Event – DFW – Jan 29th
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Read More2.08.2019 – Four Transportation Unions Voice Support for H.R. 1108
Friday, February 8, 2019 Four Transportation Unions Voice Support for H.R. 1108: “We Need to Make Sure Every FAA Employee Remains on the Job With Pay” WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2019) — Four unions representing a total of 73,000 workers at American Airlines voiced their support for H.R. 1108, the “Aviation Funding Stability Act…
Read More11.16.18 – APA Letter of Support
Today we received a letter from Dan Carey, president of the Allied Pilots Association. We welcome the support of APA as we enter negotiations, and we stand in strong support of their efforts at the bargaining table as well. Below is the letter sent to APFA National President, Lori Bassani.
Read More10.24.18 – The Weekly Scoop
Yesterday APFA had the privilege of joining our brother and sister Unions, TWU, IAM, APA, and CWA at a Rally at DFW Airport. Our mission was to support the hundreds of TWU and IAM members who need a contract. In a brief speech to the crowd, APFA National President Lori Bassani said, “APFA is here…
Read More11.29.17 – (LAA/LUS) – Pilot Schedule Bidding System Failure
As you may have heard, the Allied Pilots Association (APA) recently notified its members as well as APFA that thousands (up to 15,500 in the 2nd half of December) of flights currently do not have pilots assigned to fly them during the upcoming critical holiday period due to a failure within the pilots’ schedule bidding…
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., on Wednesday. All four APFA National Officers, members of the Executive Committee, many Base Chairs and Vice Chairs and Flight Attendants from across the system…
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 in Belle Harbor, NY. While three years seem like an eternity considering the length of time we’ve had to live without our friends and loved…
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. To our members who have received recall notices, we look forward to welcoming you back to the line on November 17th. The most junior flight…
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 the different activities and business each department has been involved with this past week. Vice-President Brett Durkin and the Division Representatives are finalizing the grievances…
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 on January 29, 2004. The ballot count will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Irving, Texas. The hotel is located South of the DFW…
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 all APFA members that ballots for APFA National Officers are due by 0900 Central Time on January 29, 2004. When completing your ballot, be sure…
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” our scheduled January 1, 2003, 3% wage increase, and an increase in Purser pay due to go into effect in July 2003. The request is…
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 8:00 PM Central Time. Earlier this evening the APFA National Officers along with the Officers of the Allied Pilots Association and the Transport Workers Union…
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 an overage of 1,100 Flight Attendants in February 2003. In accordance with Article 16 of the contract, American will offer Overage Leaves and Partnership Flying…
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 in Washington, D.C. The board was briefed by APFA attorneys on the status of pending litigation. APFA financial analyst made a presentation on the economic…
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 killed 265 people including, seven JFK Flight Attendants and two New York based cockpit crewmembers. The APFA National Officers, along with many other APFA Representatives,…
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 Leave and Partnership Flying proffer that closed on October 14th. The company granted all Overage Leave and Partnership Flying requests in STL and ISL. In…
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 Flight Attendants. The APFA is aware reassignments and rescheduling occurred during the month of July and causing many of you to be over projected. If…
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 and ISL Flight Attendants for the positions of APFA Base Chair, Vice Chair, and Operational Council Representatives. Willingness-to Serve Notifications were also sent out to…
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 the Company will renew the contract at the New York Park Central Hotel. There is no way that we could have achieved this without the…
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 for the purpose of discussing the initiation fee for the TWA-LLC flight attendants. The resolution that was put forth for consideration failed by a vote…
Read More5.31.02 – (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 as the interim APFA Base Chair for St. Louis International and Greg Bertolini as the interim APFA Base Chair for St. Louis Domestic. Susan and…
Read More5.17.02 – (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 once! Yesterday, May 16, marked APFA’s 25th anniversary as the union representing the American Airlines flight attendants. During the last 25 years, APFA has gone…
Read More5.10.02 – (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 Flight Attendants, APA representing American Airlines Pilots, ALPA representing American Eagle Pilots, and representatives of the Communications Workers of America in a Unity March at…
Read More4.12.02 – (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 died at his home on April 10th following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a spirited Union Rep who had a passion for…
Read More4.05.02 – (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 in New York after a brave fight with pancreatic cancer. The Service will be held on Sunday, April 14th at the Weatherhead Young Funeral Home…
Read More12.09.01 – (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 third-party arbitration to determine the seniority integration issues stemming from American Airlines’ purchase of TWA, to a Defense Appropriations Bill which was approved by the…
Read More11.14.01 – (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 587. The FAA is bringing in a specialist to inspect the A-300 tail as well as some of our Airbus fleet. This is consistent with…
Read More11.13.01 – (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. One of our APFA Go-Team members participated in the witness group, which is the group that interviews eyewitnesses to gather data, in cooperation with the…
Read More8.31.01 – (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 traveling to each of the American Airlines base cities to present the Tentative Agreement to you, the membership. They were also available to answer any…
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