5.01.19 – The Weekly Scoop

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

 

Road Shows Kicked Off April 29th & 30th in LAX & SFO

National President Lori Bassani, Negotiations Committee Chairperson,
met with SFO Flight Attendants for informal discussions following
Monday’s Road Show.

In LAX, members of the Negotiating Committee and JSIC were
available to answer questions from those in attendance.

May 20—ORD (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
Embassy Suites by Hilton O’Hare-Rosemont
5500 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
Phone #:  847-678-4000
*Parking provided by APFA

May 21—STL (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
Hilton St. Louis Airport
10330 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO
Phone #:  314-426-5500
*Parking provided by APFA

May 22—DFW (2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Yandry Center—DFW Airport
Terminal C (across from Gate C2)
DFW Airport, TX

Arbitration Hearing – Tomorrow, Thursday, May 2nd

A3 Deadhead Grievance, which involves the Company’s failure to provide positive space travel in the form of A3 status, for those Flight Attendants who choose to deadhead to their commuter city versus returning to base.
(JCBA Section 16.H.3.)

May 2nd & 3rd – 9:00 am
(Thursday and Friday)

Westin DFW Airport North
4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063
972-929-4500

Hotel transportation available from DFW Airport to the Westin DFW Hotel.

Upcoming Road Shows Calendar

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-Robin Charbonneau, APFA National Communications Chair, [email protected]

APFA Letter to Elwell Stimulates Action From SenatorsIn response to APFA National President Lori Bassani’s letter to FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell last week, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a follow-up letter to Mr. Elwell expressing their disapproval of the slow implementation of the FAA Bill.

“Over seven months after enactment, we have yet to see FAA take any action. This is unacceptable. We write today to request an update on finalization of this critical rule and to inquire about steps being taken by the agency to meet the one-year deadline, as required by law. We also request that FAA coordinate with the Office of Inspector General at U.S. Department of Transportation (IG) to ensure that the new seat size rule adheres to safety standards,” wrote the Senators.

Senators Blumenthal, Markey and Whitehouse’s Letter to Acting Administrator Elwell

Frustrated, too? Let Mr. Elwell know that we are still waiting for him to uphold the law. Tell him to implement the Flight Attendant 10-hour rest minimum as well as the studies to address cabin air and seat pitch.

[email protected]

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

Where Are We Staying?  Where’s the Van? Curbside Pickup? 
CCI and FOS are great tools for this information!
Follow these simple paths:

CCI:
Documents >PreFlt Docs >HIDIR/HTL >Input city code

FOS:
HIHTL/Flt #/date/departure city.

Example: HIHTL/1915/30May/CLT
-Michael Malool, APFA National Hotel Rep for 

-Julia Simpson, APFA National Hotel Chair, [email protected]