Posts Tagged ‘APFA PAC’
10.21.21 – Flight Attendant 10-Hour Minimum Rest Regulation Unblocked
Thursday, October 21, 2021 Flight Attendant 10-Hour Minimum Rest Regulation Unblocked In October 2018, a bipartisan and nearly unanimous Congress passed a law to increase our Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) minimum rest from 8 to 10 non-reducible hours. However, in 2018, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary determined that the regulation must go through an arduous…
Read More7.12.21 – Make an ImPACt – Join the APFA Political Action Committee (PAC)
Monday, July 12, 2021 Make an ImPACt Join the APFA Political Action Committee (PAC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe47ycECUws The aviation industry is highly regulated, and what happens in the halls of Congress impacts our work environment on a daily basis. Even though some Representatives may not fully understand how our industry operates, the way they vote could potentially…
Read More11.13.19 – Weekly Scoop
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 APFA National President Bassani Revives the Flight Attendant Union Coalition Pictured from left to right; Sara Gonzalez, Gen Chairperson IAM Local 142 – Lori Bassani, National President APFA – Lyn Montgomery, President TWU Local 556 – Kimberly Barboro, National Coordinator for Customer Service and Flight Attendants IBT – Robert Barrow, AFA Envoy MEC President – Jordan Braystone, Committee Chair Health & Safety CUPE – Nicola…
Read More5.08.19 – The Weekly Scoop
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Roadshow Update The Negotiating Committee has completed the first negotiations roadshows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. We received a lot of great feedback, and look forward to visiting more bases in the coming months. Click Here for the upcoming roadshow schedule. Reserve Survey Shortly, we will be sending…
Read More4.1.19 – Political Action Committee
Monday, April 1, 2019 APFA would like to recognize Robert Norvell as our inaugural PAC Member of the Month for April. Robert is a LGA-based Flight Attendant who has been flying for almost 19 years. Robert has contributed to APFA for a number of years and today he steps into his role as the…
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 U.S. House of Representatives toward solid pension reform in this country that can secure the future growth of the four Defined Pension Benefit Plans for…
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 representatives in Washington, D.C. to lobby members of Congress on the issues of reduced layover rest, Flight Attendant fatigue, and Unemployment Insurance Benefits for furloughed…
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 Durkin and Cathy Lukensmeyer would like to join incumbent APFA President Ward in thanking our outgoing national officers, Jeff Bott, Linda Lanning, and Juan Johnson…
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 has been overwhelming. The mailer outlined APFA’s efforts to date on the reduced layover rest issue and our lobby plans on April 21st and May…
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 reminder, secondary vacation bidding opened on March 15th and will close at 0700 Central Time on March 23rd. The primary 777 vacation bidding will open…
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 attended on December 6 with the other APFA National Officers, and officers of APA and TWU, and with top management of the Company, AMR Chairman…
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 has decided not to introduce her amendment to the Aviation Cargo Security Improvement Act intended to abrogate the TWA Seniority Integration Agreement. APFA would like…
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