9.19.18 – (LAA/LUS) – Weekly Scoop – HIGH ALERT – Nation-Wide Picketing Event, Negotiating Committee, Remember November, Hurricane Florence, CIRT, Aviation Safety InfoShare, Vote, Mock Bidding

High Alert #2:

Save the Date! November 18 is the day to “Remember.”
Dust off your walking shoes for a Nation-Wide event. Calling all activists.

Hello from the Negotiating Committee!

Hello from the Negotiating Committee! We are meeting in Dallas this week to focus on team building, cohesiveness, and initial contract preview.
We are shadowing the various departments to speak with the Chairs and front-line representatives that assist our membership.
We are energized with learning about each other and creating a common foundation to best represent and advocate for you!

Pictured: Alana Billingsley, APFA PBS Specialist and Brian Pinkowski, ORD, Negotiator

Remember November

As the 25th Anniversary of APFA’s memorable strike approaches, the Communications Dept welcomes any photos you might have of APFA’s day in history.  Please email them to: [email protected]

– Robin Charbonneau, APFA Communications Chair, [email protected]

Here to Help

‍Hurricane Florence Relief
Hurricane Florence has left a disastrous impact on the Carolinas and Virginia. Many have asked what they can do to assist those in need. American Airlines and The Red Cross have been partners for many years. The Red Cross has the ability to activate and deploy resources immediately as well as the experience and capacity to assess critical needs during times of disaster by providing affected areas with approved relief items. How can you help? Donations of money are the best way that we can assist at this time. Listed below is a direct link to donate to Hurricane Florence Relief – every dollar helps.

Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief >>

– Michael Tipton, APFA National Health Chair, [email protected]

The Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Program and CIRT (Critical Incident Response Team) recognizes that Flight Attendants have stress as a part of their daily work life and may not recognize when excessive stress can be potentially damaging.  For instance, whether you have been through severe turbulence on a flight, experienced a medical emergency or a death on board, critical incident stress is a normal reaction to an abnormal event.  As Flight Attendants we are “First Responders” on an aircraft and any emergency or trauma in the workplace can provoke strong, often distressful, emotions, as well as physical and behavioral reactions.  Our team was developed as a collaborative effort between American Airlines and the APFA Employee Assistance Program. The program assists Flight Attendants after experiencing a critical or traumatic workplace event. The goal of our program is to move the affected Flight Attendant(s) from a distressed state to emotional stability after the event.  

For 24/7 Confidential Assistance call 1-800-998-8194

-Abby Alconcher, APFA National EAP Coordinator

AA Injury on Duty Administrator Team

The administrator will reach out to you and take care of the following:

•  Recoding of absences
•  Ensure salary continuance is submitted
•  Make any necessary travel arrangements
•  Case management follow-up
•  Collaborating with Sedgwick and the Nurse Case Managers

How to contact your Injury on Duty administrators:

Send emails to [email protected]. This email address is being protected from spambots. You’ll need to enable JavaScript.

Flight Attendants can contact the AA IOD team anytime.
LAA 800 VIP CREW, options 6,4 
LUS 800 327-0117, options 6,3

To learn more about each candidate, visit their websites:
https://www.colinallred.com/
https://www.petesessions.com/APFA Government Affairs will continue to evaluate candidates who support issues that are important to our membership such as, fair wages, a healthy work environment, workers’ rights, and strong collective bargaining.
We are monitoring races throughout the country.

Make sure you are registered to vote in the upcoming November 6^thelection. Register to vote: https://www.vote.org/

– Allie Malis, APFA National Government Affairs Representative, [email protected]