7.12.24 – 7/11/24 Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Recording

Friday, July 12, 2024

APFA Membership Meeting Recording
July 11, 2024

APFA Department Chairs and Committee Members

Yesterday, APFA hosted a virtual Membership Meeting, which included pertinent topics from your APFA Department Chairs and Committees. Video start times for each department are listed here:

00:00 – Welcome & Negotiations Recap

• Retro Pay discussion
• Boarding Pay premium discussion
• Transparency

11:16 – Strike Call Center Information

• What is a proffer of arbitration in negotiations?

15:52 – Labor Unions and Public Support

• 54 Unions have publicly endorsed APFA in our fight for a contract! All supporters may visit the Stand With Us! page on the APFA website to sign up for our negotiations updates, access our social media toolkit, and read more about APFA in the news!

20:02 – APFA Vice President (SBA / Grievances)

• Department Overview
• Presidential Grievance Update
• Staffing Presidential Grievance: decision from Arbitrator expected by late summer/ early fall. There is no set deadline for the Arbitrator to render an award.

24:19 – DE&I

• Join us at CLT Pride on Sunday, August 18, 2024! Sign up here.

26:37 – Contract & Scheduling

• Last sequence/ last series pay protection
• Direct Conflict (DC) and FAR Illegal (FI) removal information
• May Irregular Operations Debrief

40:11 – Safety & Security

• Call 817-357-8786 to utilize the APFA Notification System prompts and receive an automatic text message with important contact and reporting information, the necessary steps to report the situation, and to seek help. You may also text this number directly, and an APFA Safety and Security Representative will be immediately notified.

44:32 – ACT ARC

• Turbulence training workgroup

46:46 – Health

• SurgeryPlus clarification

47:27 – Communications

• APFA in the media

52:18 – National Ballot Committee

• BOS VP election concludes today
• Paper/Electronic balloting
• Future balloting

57:53 – Employee Assistance Program

• 4,119 members have reached out to the EAP department from February 1, 2024 to May 25, 2024. 
• 14 new EAP Peer Volunteers joined the team on April 18, 2024. We now have a total of 56 EAP and Professional Standards Representatives on duty.

01:01:17 – Injury On Duty

• Clarification on the roles of Sedgwick and American Airlines when you experience an Injury on Duty.
• How can APFA assist me during an Injury on Duty?

01:04:24 – Government Affairs

• Congressional support for negotiations
• Are you registered to vote in the election?
• Join the APFA PAC for a Flight Attendant-friendly Congress! Click here to join!

01:08:24 – Hotel

• Department functions

01:15:11 – Retirement

• Retirement notification process
• Retirement notification form information

01:19:51 – Archives

01:20:21 – Conclusion & Reminders

To watch the full video, click here.