Negotiations Update

8.30.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement Update #11: Questions From the Road Part III

Friday, August 30, 2024 2024 Tentative Agreement Update #11 Questions From the Road- Part III In this hotline: Frequently Asked Questions, including: Moving through the pay scale New Flex/Golden day…

7.20.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement Call Center

The APFA Strike Command Center officially concluded its operations yesterday at 5 p.m. (CT). After next week’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee briefing, we will announce the opening of the 2024 Tentative Agreement Call Center.

7.19.24 – Negotiations Update #67: Tentative Agreement Reached

We are pleased to announce that after negotiating this week in Phoenix, we have secured a Tentative Agreement that addresses our concerns on critical areas of compensation, retroactive pay, contractual improvements, and preserving our hard-won work rules.

7.09.24 – Negotiations Update #66: Negotiations Continue The Week Of July 15, 2024

Since the beginning of May, APFA and American Airlines management have been engaged in extensive mediation to reach an agreement. In this negotiations update, we will provide more information on the bargaining status and the steps moving forward to reach an agreement.

7.01.24 – Negotiations Update #65: Progress Made in Talks; Agreement Not Reached

As we previously reported, on Friday, in a very rare move and with one day’s notice, the National Mediation Board (NMB) ordered APFA and AA management to Washington, D.C., for further negotiations to attempt to reach an agreement.

6.30.24 – Negotiations Update #64: Talks Continue in Washington, D.C.

Negotiations between the APFA and AA went late into the evening yesterday at the offices of the National Mediation Board. Talks are ongoing as we continue the fight for the contract we deserve.

6.28.24 – Negotiations Update #63: APFA and AA Called to Washington, D.C.

This morning, National Mediation Board (NMB) Board Members requested leaders from the APFA and AA Negotiating Committees return to Washington, D.C., for a meeting tomorrow (Saturday, June 29, 2024).

6.20.24 – Negotiations Update #62: Negotiations Conclude With No Agreement

Weeks of intensive mediation at the National Mediation Board ended without an agreement. We do not believe further negotiations will be scheduled prior to the National Mediation Board determining to release the parties into a thirty-day cooling-off period.

6.14.24 – Negotiations Update #61: Negotiations Continue Next Week

This week, we continued our struggle for our contract at the National Mediation Board (NMB) offices in Washington, D.C. At the beginning of our mediation session, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su joined our talks with all three NMB members.

6.13.24 – Negotiations Update #60: Negotiating Committee Update From Washington, D.C.

The National Mediation Board has directed the parties to continue bargaining tomorrow (Friday). Your Negotiating Committee continues our fight for a fair contract and will provide more details as they become available.

6.05.24 – Negotiations Update #59: Immediate Call To Action!/ APFA Board Of Directors Statement

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6.05.24 – Negotiations Update #58: Management Negotiates Directly With Flight Attendants

Yesterday afternoon, AA management approached APFA with a proposal to increase pay rates by 17%, effective June 1st, 2024, without reaching an agreement on our contract.

6.03.24 – Negotiations Update #57: Negotiations Scheduled For The Week Of June 10th, 2024

As communicated last week, the National Mediation Board signaled that they would call APFA and American Airlines back to the table for a last-ditch effort in the next two weeks to try and come to a deal.

5.31.24 – Negotiations Update #56: Intensive Mediation Concludes | Flight Attendants Prepare For A Strike

Two weeks of intensive mediation at the National Mediation Board (NMB) offices in Washington, D.C., failed to produce an agreement with American Airlines. These sessions followed three weeks of mediation in DFW.

5.25.24 – Negotiations Update #55: Update from Washington, D.C.

Your negotiations team finished the first two days of intensive mediation at the National Mediation Board (NMB) offices in Washington, D.C. On Thursday morning, the parties held separate status conferences with the members of the NMB, followed by negotiations on Thursday and Friday.

5.20.24 – Negotiations Update #54: Bargaining Moves To Washington, D.C.

This week, your negotiating committee heads to Washington, D.C., for intensive mediation in the offices of the National Mediation Board. The mediation sessions take place Thursday and Friday of this week and Tuesday to Friday next week.

5.15.24 – Negotiations Update #53

APFA and American Airlines Management concluded three weeks of federal mediation yesterday in DFW. Yesterday afternoon, as our string of negotiation dates ended, the parties were directed to meet at the offices of the National Mediation Board (NMB)

5.08.24 – A Message From Your Negotiating Committee – Wednesday, May 8th

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4.15.24 – Negotiations Update #52: April 15, 2024

On March 13th, APFA met with the members of the National Mediation Board (NMB) at a formal status conference to brief the Board members on the status of our bargaining and to discuss our request for a release.

3.19.24 – Negotiations Update #51: Mediated Negotiations Continue

Last week, in conjunction with our status conference with the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington, D.C., we held mediated negotiations with the Company on Tuesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 14.

3.15.24 – Negotiations Update #50: National Mediation Board Status Conference Update

On Wednesday, March 13th, your negotiating committee met with members of the National Mediation Board (NMB) to update them on the status of our bargaining for a fair contract at American Airlines.

2.10.24 – Negotiations Update #49 / Strike Preparation / Day of Action

This week in negotiations, we further narrowed the issues, focusing on Deadheading and certain issues in Scheduling. We agreed on some Deadheading provisions that will allow Flight Attendants to self-book alternative deadhead travel

1.25.24 – Negotiations Update #48: NMB Status Conference

Last week, APFA National President Julie Hedrick submitted a letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) stating that contract negotiations are at an impasse and Flight Attendants should be free to strike American Airlines.

1.19.24 – Negotiations Update #47: Mediation Release Request

This week, APFA National President Julie Hedrick submitted a request to the National Mediation Board (NMB) stating that contract negotiations are at an impasse and Flight Attendants should be free to strike American Airlines.

1.16.24 – Negotiations Update #46: Bargaining Update

On November 20th, APFA submitted a request to the National Mediation Board (NMB) to be released into 30-day cooling-off period. The NMB did not approve our request and ordered the parties to continue mediated talks.

12.18.23 – Negotiations Update #45: Bargaining Update

Your APFA Negotiations team met in federally supervised mediation in Tampa, Florida, December 12th-14th. As we have previously reported, once we are in federal mediation, the timing and location of negotiations are controlled by the federal mediators.

12.09.23 – Negotiations Update #44: Negotiations Continue Next Week

Bargaining will continue December 12th to 14th in Tampa, Florida, a location chosen by the Federal Mediators. The National Mediation Board recently determined that more bargaining was warranted and did not approve our request

12.08.23 – Negotiations Update #43: NMB Denial For Release- Frequently Asked Questions

As you know, the National Mediation Board (NMB) recently denied our request for a 30-day cooling-off period. This news has raised questions, and to provide clarity and transparency, we’ve compiled some of the frequently asked questions surrounding the denial.

11.28.23 – Negotiations Update #42: NMB Denies Request for Release

At this time, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has denied our request for release into a 30-day cooling-off period. The Railway Labor Act (RLA) is supposed to protect us, yet here we are, fighting tooth and nail for what we rightfully deserve.

11.27.23 – Negotiations Update #40: Solidarity And Speaking With One Voice

As we move forward with our fight for the contract we deserve at American Airlines, we will face many challenges and opportunities. One thing is clear: by a 99.47% strike vote, we demonstrated to management that we are united in seeking a fair contract

11.20.23 – Negotiations Update #40: Mediation Release Request, Next Steps and Frequently Asked Questions

Julie Hedrick, the APFA National President sent a letter to the National Mediation Board on Monday, November 20 requesting a release into a thirty day cooling off period.

11.20.23 – Negotiations Update #39: APFA Requests Release from the National Mediation Board

This morning, APFA National President Julie Hedrick sent a letter to the members of the National Mediation Board (NMB) requesting that APFA and the Company be released into a thirty-day cooling-off period.

11.17.23 – Negotiations Update #38: An Update on This Week’s Bargaining

Your APFA Negotiating Committee met this week with the Company in federal mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB). As we indicated in our previous hotline, we have set this week as a deadline for the Company to make significant movement toward reaching an agreement.

10.24.23 – Negotiations Update #37: APFA BOD To Convene To Approve A Request For Release

Company negotiators showed up to our last bargaining session in Dallas/Ft Worth with no responses to our comprehensive economic and non-economic packages. In fact, they had no proposals for us.

10.11.23 – Negotiations Update #36- APFA’s Economic Counterproposal

At our bargaining session at the end of September, we presented management with comprehensive proposals on all remaining non-economic and economic issues. As we have previously reported, we are at the stage of negotiations where we are working to narrow the issues…

10.04.23 – Negotiations Update #35- Sections 30 and 31

An effective grievance and arbitration process is at the heart of our contract. It’s how we enforce our hard-won contract provisions and make sure any discipline issued is fair and for just cause. That’s why fighting for a better grievance and arbitration system has been one of our key priorities in this round of bargaining.

9.26.23 – Solidarity: Doing Things Differently

We have been doing many things differently in this round of bargaining here at APFA. Early on, we decided that transparency would be our greatest strength, so we began communicating about what we were proposing and what the company was proposing.

9.19.23 – Negotiations Update #34- Where We Are/Next Steps/Video Message

With our 99.47% strike vote in hand, we are heading back into federal mediation this week. We plan to present management with a comprehensive counterproposal that will address the remaining priority open issues.

9.13.23 – Negotiations Update #33- Management Returns Economic Proposal

We received management’s initial economic proposal at our last federally mediated session. As part of our transparent negotiations, we are including details of the proposal in this hotline.

9.06.23 – Negotiations Update #32

We made some movement in our last two mediated bargaining talks. Our meetings in DFW this week are September 6th-8th. As indicated previously, management has committed to providing us with an economic proposal this week.

8.31.23 – Negotiations Update #31: Sending a Powerful Message

Yesterday, we made it clear to American management that we are fired up, unified, and standing together for a contract with significant improvements to compensation, retirement, scheduling flexibility, and more. This strong strike authorization vote is a powerful tool necessary to reach an agreement.

8.24.23 – Negotiations Update #30: The Fight Continues!

As the August 29th deadline to vote for strike authorization approaches, we want to outline some of the key things at stake in this round of bargaining. The Pilots just ratified their agreement which provides 46% wage increases over the duration of the contract. It’s our turn and We Are Ready!

8.02.23 – Negotiations Update #29: Management’s Proposed Concessions In Section 10: Scheduling

American Airlines Management is proposing concessions in scheduling which would significantly undermine our working conditions. We have been very clear at the bargaining table that we will not agree to concessions. These proposals are unacceptable.

7.23.23 – Negotiations Update #28: Illegal Self-Help Tactics

As negotiations intensify, we must be careful on social media about how we talk about negotiations and how to pressure the Company. Under the Railway Labor Act, we cannot engage in “self-help” until the National Mediation Board releases us following a thirty-day cooling-off period.

7.21.23 – Negotiations Update #27

Your negotiations team met the week of July 11th -13th in DFW in our second week of mediated bargaining. As we previously reported, at our first mediated session, we made some headway. At this session, progress ground to a halt.

7.19.23 – Video Update: What is a Strike Authorization Vote?

This week, the APFA Board of Directors unanimously authorized your APFA Negotiating Committee to conduct a strike authorization vote. The strike authorization vote will open on July 28th and will close on August 29th

7.18.23 – An Important Video Message From Your National President: July 18, 2023

A Message From Your National President Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Yesterday the APFA Board of Directors, comprised of your Base Presidents, unanimously voted to conduct a strike authorization vote. It’s time…

7.17.23 – An Important Video Update From Your Negotiating Committee: July 17, 2023

After passing all sections of the Contract and entering federal mediation, your APFA Negotiating Committee recommends that your APFA Board of Directors approve a strike authorization vote (SAV) by the Membership.

7.14.23 – Negotiations Update #26

In an important milestone in our push to win an industry-leading contract for Flight Attendants, we held our first bargaining sessions with federal mediators from the National Mediation Board during the last week of June.

7.07.23 – Video Update: Securing the Contract We Have Earned

Timothy Legeros, Miami-based Negotiating Committee Member, talks about how to show support for a contract that reflects our value to American Airlines.

6.26.23 – Video Update: Why Do Negotiations Take So Long?

Why Do Negotiations Take So Long? Monday, June 26, 2023 Obtaining a contract under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) can take a while. Reese Cole, ORD-based Flight Attendant and Member…

6.24.23 – Video Update: Federal Mediation Begins Next Week

Next week, federal mediators assigned by the National Mediation Board will join our negotiations. Susan Wroble, ORD-based Flight Attendant and Member of your Negotiating Committee provides a video update on what lies ahead.

6.15.23 – Negotiations Update #25

After a briefing with your APFA Base Presidents, your Negotiating Committee passed a reserve proposal to the company intending to lower the number of years Flight Attendants are required to serve reserve.

5.17.23 – Must Read: Bargaining Update

We are in the advanced stages of bargaining with American Airlines. APFA passed our economic proposal to the company on March 7th, 2023.

5.04.23 – Negotiations Update #24

We are scheduled to meet with the company two weeks every month through September and will be joined by the mediator for fifteen of those sessions. In April, we continued bargaining with the company to work on the outstanding issues in Section 10-Scheduling and Section 12-Reserve.

4.14.23 – Negotiations Update #23

Thank you to everyone every who joined us on the picket line throughout the system on April 4th. The “We Are Ready!” luggage tags are in the mail to each Flight Attendant’s address on file with APFA.

3.09.23 – Negotiations Update #22- Economic Proposal

On Tuesday, March 7th, your APFA Negotiating Committee presented an economic proposal to the company. Our comprehensive economic proposal includes all remaining sections of the agreement including Compensation, Expenses, Vacation, Sick Leave, Insurance, Retirement, Other Benefits, Training, and Profit Sharing

3.04.23 – Negotiations Update #21

We bargained with the Company in January and February. During these sessions, the company and APFA exchanged updated proposals on Section 10- Scheduling and Section 12– Reserve.

3.03.23 – APFA Files for Federal Mediation

Today, APFA filed for federal mediation in our contract talks. As we previously discussed, federal mediation is part of the process for reaching an agreement under the Railway Labor Act.

2.22.23 – Negotiations Update: Our Next Steps in Bargaining

We are entering a critical period of our bargaining for a new contract. We have bargained over all the non-economic sections of the agreement and will soon pass our economic proposals across the table.

12.28.22 – Negotiations Update #20

Negotiations continued in November and December. During these sessions, the company and APFA exchanged updated proposals on Section 10- Scheduling. APFA also passed our opening proposal on Section 12 – Reserve.

11.10.22 – Negotiations Update #19

During these sessions, the company and APFA exchanged updated proposals on Section 10- Scheduling. APFA also passed our opening proposal on Section 12 – Reserve.

9.17.22 – Negotiations Update #18

During this session, the Company passed its third version of Section 10 – Scheduling, which contained both rejections of our proposed items and substantive changes that are eye-opening to say the least.

8.20.22 – Negotiations Update #17

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Negotiations Update #17 Negotiations continued in DFW on August 10th and 11th. During these sessions, we furthered discussions on Section 10 – Scheduling. As mentioned in the…

8.13.22 – Negotiations Update #16

Saturday, August 13, 2022 Negotiations Update #16 Negotiations continued in DFW on July 19th and 21st and this week. During these sessions, we furthered discussions on Section 10 – Scheduling. As mentioned…

7.08.22 – Negotiations Update #15

Friday, July 8, 2022 Negotiations Update #15 Negotiations continued in DFW on June 7th-9th and June 28th and 29th. During these sessions, we continued discussions with Management on Section 11-Hours…

5.31.22 – Negotiations Update #14 – JCBA Sections 30 and 31

One of the key subjects of bargaining over the last several months has been the broken grievance and arbitration procedures at American Airlines. The problems are clear: contract issues not getting resolved at the local level, and a grievance and arbitrator procedure that leaves important issues unresolved.

5.28.22 – Negotiations Update #13

We continued discussions with Management on Section 14- International Flying, Section 11-Hours of Service, Section 30- Dispute Resolution and Grievance Procedure, and Section 31 – System Board of Adjustment. This week we reached an agreement on three items Hours of Service: standby duty day limitations, ODAN duty day limitations, and voluntary extension (VE).

5.14.22 – Negotiations Update #12

During this session, we continued discussion with the company on Section 14- International Flying. We also opened and passed a proposal on Section 11-Hours of Service. In the International Section, the Company is proposing to be able to reduce IPD rest down to ten hours in actual operations. Currently, the Company must provide 14 hours of rest on IPD layovers, which cannot be reduced.

4.20.22 – APFA Negotiations Town Hall Begins Shortly

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 APFA Negotiations Town Hall Begins Shortly The AFPA Negotiations Town Hall will begin today at 1pm CT. What if I am unable to attend the live town…

4.20.22 – Negotiations Update #11

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Negotiations Update #11 Negotiations continued in DFW on April 4th-7th. During this session, we continued discussion on Section 8-Vacation, Section 9-Sick Leave, Section 15-Foreign Language Speaker,…

4.18.22 – Reminder: APFA Negotiations Town Hall – Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Monday, April 18, 2022 Reminder: APFA Negotiations Town Hall Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual Negotiations Town Hall on Wednesday, April 20th, from 1 pm until 2 pm…

4.15.22 – APFA Negotiations Town Hall – Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Friday, April 15, 2022 APFA Negotiations Town Hall Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual Negotiations Town Hall on Wednesday, April 20th from 1 pm until 2 pm (CT).…

3.30.22 – Negotiations Update #10: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

On March 24, 2022, your APFA Negotiating Committee presented a bullet point proposal to the Company team on the remaining sections of the agreement. The remaining sections contain critical provisions impacting our pay, quality of work-life, and control over our schedules. Compensation, Expenses, Vacation, Sick Leave, Scheduling…

3.06.22 – Negotiations Update #9: Sunday, March 6, 2022

During the negotiations session the week of February 8th, 2022, the union and the company discussed Section 25- Leaves of Absence, Section 15- Speaker, Section 16- Deadheading, and Section 30 and 31, which are the Grievance and System Board Sections….

2.02.22 – Updated APFA Negotiations Webpage Now Live

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Updated APFA Negotiations Webpage Now Live As reported in our June 18, 2021, hotline announcing the resumption of negotiations, we are approaching negotiations differently by providing you more…

1.26.22 – Negotiations Update #8: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

We focused on Section 25- Leaves of Absence, Section 16- Deadhead, and APFA passed a proposal on Section 15- Speaker for the first time. In Section 25- Leave of Absence, we are down to a few issues. This section will be tabled until later in negotiations. In deadhead, APFA is proposing deadheading Flight Attendants receive the highest class seat available rather than coach seats…

1.11.22 – An Update on Negotiations- January 11, 2022

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Hello Everyone, Our June 18, 2021, Negotiations Update communicated a new approach to bargaining. Using a strategic approach, discussions will target key areas where Flight Attendants need contractual…

11.22.21 – Negotiations Update #7: Monday, November 22, 2021

At this session, we continued discussion on Section 22-Filling of Vacancies, Section 29-Training, and Section 38-Crew Rest. We were able to reach a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Section 22- Filling of Vacancies. Section 38- Crew Rest has been tabled as there is no more movement either side is willing to make at this point in negotiations….

11.07.21 – Negotiations Update #6: Sunday, November 7, 2021

Section 23 – Reduction in Force: We reached a Tentative Agreement on this section. One issue in which we were able to improve was improving the look back period for determining severance pay. Section 23 – Reduction in Force: We reached a Tentative Agreement on this section. Section 27 – Injury on Duty: We tabled this section, meaning we will deal with the remaining open issues later in bargaining….

10.01.21 – Negotiations Update #5: Friday, October 1, 2021

During the four days of bargaining, we reached Tentative Agreements on six sections: Section 7 Uniforms, Section 17 Co-Terminals, Section 18 Charters, Section 19 CRAF, Section 21 Probation, Section 28 Medical Examinations. As part of our overall strategy in focusing on key priorities, we are moving to reach agreements where possible and carry over key issues until later in negotiations….

8.16.21 – Negotiations Update #4: Monday, August 16, 2021

The negotiations last week focused on finalizing sections of the contract, which were open when negotiations were paused at the start of the global pandemic. One of the major discussions was Section 6, Crew Accommodations, particularly the severe problems of the company failing to provide hotels promptly in the case of rescheduling or cancellation. Another area on which we had a lot of discussion was the commuter policy, found in JCBA Section 37.I. With the recent displacements and packed flights, we need improvement to the commuter policy….

8.07.21 – Negotiations Update #3: Saturday, August 7, 2021

On Monday, we will first be discussing Seniority, Charters, and Crew Accommodations. Later in the week, we will also be discussing Moving Expenses, Uniforms, General, CRAF, and Probation. One of the hot issues to be discussed next week in the Crew Accommodations section will be the failure of management to provide hotels promptly. Last week, APFA filed a Presidential Grievance on the topic, concurrently with APA, to demand immediate solutions to the problem. This grievance demands immediate steps to resolve the issues, and discussions are ongoing with management to resolve the situation….

7.16.21 – Negotiations Update #2: Friday, July 16, 2021

The Negotiating Committee has been meeting weekly since then to prepare for a return to the bargaining table. We have been working on sections of the Agreement that were under active negotiations last year. We have secured bargaining dates with the Company through the end of the year. Negotiations will commence in August. The Committee is looking at the remaining sections of the Agreement to identify key priorities for our bargaining. This includes many of the core sections of the Agreement, including Scheduling, Reserve, and Compensation….

6.18.21 – Negotiations to Resume

With the pause in bargaining, it is a natural time to reset the bargaining. When we return to the bargaining table, we are adopting a different, more transparent approach to negotiations. We will be providing you a lot more information about what is happening at the bargaining table, including more detail on what the Union and Company are proposing. We will also be calling upon the Membership to help us win our priorities at the bargaining table. An informed, active Membership is our greatest strength….

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