5.17.18 – (LAA/LUS) – APFA Press Release – Flight Attendants’ Union Says Tougher Approach by Feds to Sexual Harassment in the Skies is Long Overdue

For years, APFA’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has regularly provided counseling, legal assistance, and other help to APFA members who have been victims of physical and sexual assault. “We’ve come a long way since the ‘coffee, tea, or me’ culture of the 1960s, but we still have a long way to go,” said Abby Alconcher, APFA National EAP Specialist, who, along with other EAP staff, help flight attendants who have been victims of sexual harassment. “We often get reports of passengers physically touching flight attendants in inappropriate ways and passengers touching other passengers in ways that can only be considered abusive,” said Alconcher. “On our international flights, we have special problems reporting incidents to authorities abroad, where the laws and enforcement of those laws can be very complex. These new guidelines and federal requirements are much needed and will help make the skies safer.”