5.13.24 – Has Your Representative Signed The Letter To The NMB? Last Day To Call!

LAST DAY TO CALL!
URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SIGN LETTER TO THE NMB

Monday, May 13, 2024

Today is the last day that your Representative can sign on to the letter that urges the National Mediation Board (NMB) to enforce deadlines in contract negotiations. As of Friday afternoon, we have 140 signatures, which means your Representative may not have signed on yet. However, APFA members reside in all 435 Congressional districts; as constituents, we need you to help make sure your Representative knows how important it is to you that they support this letter.

Has your Representative signed the letter to the NMB yet?
Call them and ask! Urge them to sign if they still need to.
You have until 4 pm (ET) today to make the call!

Call script: “Hi, my name is [your name]. I am your constituent and a Flight Attendant. I am calling to ask my Representative to sign on to the bipartisan letter to the National Mediation Board being circulated by Representative Melanie Stansbury. This letter is not about any single labor dispute, rather it is about fixing a fundamental flaw with how the law is applied under the Railway Labor Act. The letter urges the agency to use all available resources to help conclude contract negotiations in the aviation industry which is more than 80% unionized. This letter is about fundamental workers’ rights. Thank you.”

The Railway Labor Act (RLA) was intended to facilitate prompt resolution of labor disputes; however, our negotiations have dragged on for far too long. Workers under the RLA should be allowed to exercise our right to strike. This letter is about fixing a fundamental flaw at the NMB in regard to resolving disputes promptly, as intended under the RLA.

Last week, DCA-based Flight Attendants visited offices on Capitol Hill, urging members of Congress to sign the letter to the National Mediation Board.

After marching at the White House last week in support of restoring our right to a credible strike threat, please make sure that your Representative is supporting your fundamental right as a Union member.

In Solidarity,

Allie Malis
Lori Vitto-Glattly
APFA Government Affairs Representatives
[email protected]