Posts Tagged ‘Drug Testing’
10.22.21 – APFA Employee Assistance Program
Friday, October 22, 2021 Instructions for a Random Drug Test We have been receiving many calls expressing concerns about random drug testing procedures. I have written a basic description with hopes that it will alleviate some of your concerns. When you arrive at the selected testing site, disregard any hours posted on the door. You…
Read More1.23.20 – The Scoop
Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Novel Coronavirus and Worldwide Precautions APFA and our labor coalition (AFA-APA-TWU) is calling on all airlines to institute immediate emergency measures, including providing crew members the latest information regarding the 2019-nCoV outbreak, identifying the signs and symptoms of illness (in oneself and others), and practical procedures to manage potentially ill…
Read More4.24.19 – The Weekly Scoop
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Mobilize to Maximize Calling ALL Activists! Our Union Needs YOU! Sign up to be a Union Activist. Help distribute information and materials for important issues and events during this round of bargaining. You’ll be one of the firsts to get accurate and factual information to share on the line. Click here to…
Read More12.08.17 – (LAA/LUS) – 401-K Catch-up/Update on Drug Testing Procedures/DHs from Co-Terminals/Dirty A/C Vents/Retirement Seminars/Uniform Reports
401(k) Catch Up Contribution Reset for 2018 – LAA/LUS Updated DOT Drug Testing Regulations – LAA/LUS Deadheading to/from Co-Terminals & Satellite Bases – LAA/LUS Dirty Aircraft Vents – LAA/LUS Upcoming Retirement Seminars – LAA/LUS Uniform Reaction Report Count – LAA/LUS 401(k) Catch Up Contribution Reset for 2018 – LAA/LUS Flight Attendants over 50 are permitted…
Read More11.13.17 – (LAA/LUS) – DOT Publishes Drug Testing Rule
DOT Publishes Drug Testing Rule – LAA/LUS Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule that, among other items, expands the Department’s current drug testing panel to include certain semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone). “The opioid crisis is a threat to public safety when it involves safety-sensitive employees involved in the…
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 representatives will be a part of a candle light vigil and march showing our solid support for the United and US Airways Flight Attendants. The…
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 passed resolution #3 at the May 4th & 5th BOD meeting. This resolution states that “as soon as administratively possible, through April 30, 2006, APFA…
Read More10.13.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations, 1993 Strike Anniversary, National Presidential Election, Hotel Department, Flight 1420, US Airways/United Merger, AirTran’s Mechanics, Teamsters
Hello, This is Peter Day, member of the APFA Negotiating Committee, with a negotiation update for Friday, October 13th. Negotiating sessions between the APFA and the Company did not occur this week due to previous commitments on the part of the Federal Mediator. Formal mediated negotiations will begin again the week of October 23rd in…
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