4.01.15 – (LUS) LUS Flight Attendants Fully Represented by APFA, LUS APFA Contact Information

April 1, 2015

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Dear APFA Member,
 
Today marks another significant milestone in our merger.
 
Since September 2, 2014, when APFA was certified as the representative of the combined LUS and LAA Flight Attendant workgroups, APFA has been sharing certain responsibilities of representing our membership with AFA-CWA, the union that represented the Flight Attendants at US Airways. In order to enable AFA to administer provisions that were carried over from the LUS Red Book and process grievances that had arisen under the US Airways/AFA contract, and based on a written agreement (the “Maintenance Agreement”) between the two unions, APFA has been forwarding to AFA all dues money collected from LUS Flight Attendants.
 
Thanks to the tireless efforts of many union reps from each legacy workgroup, and with the help and support of the LUS representatives, APFA is now well prepared to take on all representation responsibilities under the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). APFA will continue our efforts in legislative and other arenas to promote and protect our membership and our profession.
 
AFA will continue to process the outstanding grievances that were filed under the US Airways/AFA contract. To ensure that AFA has the financial resources to properly see those grievances through, and, consistent with the Maintenance Agreement, APFA will forward to AFA the necessary amount of money from dues paid by LUS Flight Attendants.
 
This is an exciting step for the entire membership and the timing is excellent. Next week, the company expects to receive a single operating certificate from the FAA. That brings Flight Attendants a step closer to taking full advantage of the merger’s benefits.
 
Speaking for everyone at APFA headquarters, we are very excited about this step, about our futures, and about working toward an even stronger union representing the Flight Attendants of the world’s largest airline. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this transition as smooth as possible. The enormous tasks related to this merger have required patience, diligence, and hard work on the part of many Flight Attendants. We continue to be humbled by the dedication of our workgroup and union representatives.

In Unity,

APFA President Laura Glading
APFA Vice President Marcus Gluth
APFA Secretary Jeff Pharr
APFA Treasurer Greg Gunter
 
LUS Flight Attendants, please use the resources below to contact a Union Representative:

APFA HQ: 817.540.0108 – Monday-Friday 9:00 – 5:00 CT
Website: www.www.apfa.org
LUS Flight Attendant Start Page: https://www.www.apfa.org/LUS-FAs
APFA Contact Information Page: https://www.www.apfa.org/headquarters
APFA Membership Department: 817.540.0108, Ext. 8153 or [email protected]
APFA Dues Department: 817.540.0108, Ext. 8151 or [email protected]

CLT Base Page
Base President
Cathy Bossi
[email protected]

Base Vice President
Beth Story
[email protected]

DCA Base Page
Base President
Dianne Britton
[email protected]

Base Vice President
Christine Kolackovsky
[email protected]

PHL Base Page
Base President
Kim Kaswinkel
[email protected]

Base Vice President
Brian Morgan
[email protected]

PHX Base Page
Base President
Joe Seelye
[email protected]

Base Vice President
Brian Clark
[email protected]

NATIONAL SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Phone:             817-540-0108, Ext. 8302
Email:              [email protected]

• Submitting safety and/or security incident reports to APFA
• Responding to an event letter sent by SSD
• Questions, concerns or problems:
  • Submitting safety and/or security incident reports to AA
  • eManual on the tablet
  • CQ Recurrent Training
  • Safety and/or Security Procedures
  • FAA, TSA and KCM
  • Cabin ASAP Program
  • Access to the Cabin ASAP reporting system
  • How to submit a Cabin ASAP report

APFA Cabin ASAP
Event Review Team (ERT)
Phone:             817-540-0108, Ext 8888
Email:              [email protected]
Contact [email protected] or 817-540-0108, Ext. 8888 for the following:

• Responding to a call or email from the Cabin ASAP ERT
• Questions regarding a specific report/event you have submitted to Cabin ASAP

NATIONAL SCHEDULING DEPARTMENT
For the JCBA (Implemented Items), contact your Base Representatives or APFA Headquarters        
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8161
Email:              [email protected] 
 
Red Book, contact your Base Representatives or APFA HQ 
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8169
Email:              [email protected]
 
Contact the APFA Scheduling Department with questions about: Legality questions, i.e. maximum duty day or minimum rest, trip award/scheduling error, Crew Scheduling/Systems Scheduling issues. etc.
 
LUS: PBS/ISAP/RESERVE/ETB Issues
https://c03.keysurvey.com/survey/109015/11df/
 
NATIONAL CONTRACT DEPARTMENT
For the JCBA (Implemented Items), contact your Base Representatives or APFA HQ 
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8161
Email:              [email protected] 

Red Book, contact your Base Representatives or APFA HQ 
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8169
Email:              [email protected]

Contact the Contract Department with questions about: training, transfers, payroll, vacation, sick, seniority.
 
NATIONAL HOTEL DEPARTMENT
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8306
Email:              [email protected]
Hotel and Transportation Debrief Form: https://www.www.apfa.org/hotel-transportation-debrief-form

Contact the Hotel Department with questions about: hotel issues and/or concerns, transportation problems, bed bug reports.

Note: APFA’s Hotel Report form goes directly to the APFA Hotel Department who then reviews the report and records the issue for trending problems. These reports are then forwarded to the appropriate company representative and/or the respective hotel’s general manager or director of sales.
 
NATIONAL HEALTH / ON JOB INJURY (OJI) DEPARTMENTS
Phone:            817.540.0108, Ext. 8304
Email:             [email protected]

Contact the Health/OJI Department with questions about:

• Health
• Benefits
• Maternity
• Disability
• Family Leave
• Sick leave of absence
• OJI

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8308
Email:              [email protected]
 
Flight Attendant Communication Team (FACT Reps)
Steve Chen: [email protected] (LAA)
Chris Housman: [email protected] (LUS)
 
APFA.org
Sign up for the website by visiting www.www.apfa.org.
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Email:              [email protected]

APFA Hotline
Sign up for hotline messages specific to LUS Flight Attendants as well as general hotlines to all membership.
 
NATIONAL EAP REPRESENTATIVE
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8701
Email:              [email protected]

Contact EAP about: Drug/alcohol testing, medications Flight Attendants can fly on, trauma, domestic violence, depression/anxiety, addiction, mental health concerns for self or others, clearing medical, critical incident stress management (CISM), professional standards.

Do not contact EAP about:  FMLA (Contract Department), Sick Time (Health Department), Attendance (Contract Department), Health Benefits (Health Department)

APFA PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS: (Leave a confidential VM message)
CLT: 817.540.0108, Ext. 8608
DCA-US: 817.540.0108, Ext. 8604
PHL: 817.540.0108, Ext. 8619
PHX: 817.540.0108, Ext. 8620

APFA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8109
Email:              [email protected]

If you are interested in getting involved in APFA’s Government Affairs Program or would like more information on how to join APFA’s Political Action Committee (PAC), contact APFA’s Government Affairs Specialist at [email protected]!

NATIONAL RETIREMENT SPECIALIST
Phone:             817.540.0108, Ext. 8490               
Email:              [email protected]

Contact the Retirement Specialist about: retirement options, retiree travel, Social Security, Medicare, 401k (company contribution and match), QPSA, QDRO
Questions about a pension that has been sent to the PBGC?
Phone:               800-400-7242
Online:               http://mypba.pbgc.gov