Hotlines - 2001 Archives - Page 2 of 3

10.09.01 – (LAA) – APFA Meeting with AA to Discuss Possible Need for Additional Furloughs, Aviation Security Bill, Bond Bill

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the Hotline updated for Tuesday, October 9. APFA was scheduled to meet with the Company today to discuss the possible need…

10.05.01 – (LAA) – Senate Bill 1479, House Bill 2989, Contract Implementation Schedule, APFA Phone Watch De-Activated, WINGS Flag Run

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 5. First, an update on Senate Bill 1479 and House Bill 2989. Both of these…

10.02.01 – (LAA) – Senate Bill 1479, TWA Integration, Furloughs, 9/11 Memorial Services

This is APFA President John Ward. Today is Tuesday, October 2. Missouri Senator Kit Bond yesterday introduced legislation which would require third-party arbitration to determine the seniority issues arising from…

9.30.01 – (LAA) – Sen Kit Bond Seeking Federal Legislation with Would Require 3rd Party Arbitration to Decide TWA Seniority Integration

Today is Sunday, September 30, 2001. This is APFA President John Ward, with a special hotline update. APFA is aware that Missouri Senator Kit Bond is seeking federal legislation that…

9.28.01 – (LAA) – Bush at O’Hare Airport Outlines Planes for Increasing Airline Security, APFA Phone Watch

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Friday, September 28. President Bush was at O’Hare Airport in Chicago yesterday outlining his plans for increasing airline security and restoring…

9.26.01 – (LAA) – FA Furlough Announcements, Phone Watch, 9/11 Memorial Skyword

This is John Ward, President of APFA with an updated hotline for Wednesday, September 26. APFA met with the company on Monday morning to discuss the recent Flight Attendant furlough…

9.23.01 – (LAA) – Furloughs, 9/11 Memorial Services, Phone Watch

This is John Ward, President of APFA with an updated HotLine for Sunday, September 23. Sunday, September 23, 2001 As we reported on Friday nights HotLine management has notified APFA…

9.21.01 – (LAA) – AA Announces Furlough of All Probationary FAs, Memorial Services for Crews of Flights 11 and 77, 9/11 Memorial Issue of Skyword

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Friday, September 21. This evening, management informed me that it will furlough all probationary flight attendants, effective October 1. This equates…

9.20.01 – (LAA) – Effects of 9/11 on Airline Industry, Memorial Services for Fallen Crews of Flights 11 and 77

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Wednesday, September 19. This afternoon, the APFA National Officers, along with our APA and TWU counterparts, met with Don Carty and…

9.18.01 – (LAA) – Memorial Services for Crew Members of Flights 11 and 77, Phone Watch

This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Tuesday, September 18. Information regarding Memorial Services and funeral arrangements for the crew members of flights 11 and 77 will follow…

9.16.01 – (LAA) – Security Following 9/11 Attacks, Memorial Services for Crews of 9/11

September 16, 2001 This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Sunday, September the 16th. As the operation gets up and running again your safety is our number one…

9.14.01 – (LAA) – 9/11 Memorial Services, 9/11 Memorial Skyword, Phone Watch

This is APFA President John Ward with the APFA hotline for Friday, September 14. As the slow process of getting the world’s largest airline back in the air continues, we…

9.12.01 – (LAA) – AA Releases Preliminary, Partial Passanger and Crew List for Flight 11 and 77

SPECIAL HOTLINE UPDATE Wednesday, September 12, 2001 This is APFA President John Ward with a Special HotLine Update for Wednesday, September the 12th. American Airlines has released a preliminary, partial…

9.11.01 – (LAA) – AA Verifies that Flight 11 and 77 Were Lost in 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, APFA Phone Watch Activated

This is APFA President John Ward with a HotLine Update. Today is Tuesday, September the 11th. As you know, it has now been confirmed that two American Airlines aircraft were…

8.31.01 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team Wraps Up TA Presentations, TA Phone Watch Ends, TA Ballots

August 31, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with HotLine news for the week ending August 31, 2001. The Negotiating Team has wrapped up a four-week engagement…

8.24.01 – (LAA) – Ratification Ballots Mailed, TA Briefings

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, August 24, 2001. All APFA members should have already received their ratification ballots in the mail. The…

8.17.01 – (LAA) – TA Language and Skyword in the Mail, TA Phone Watch

Friday, August 17, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with HotLine news for the week ending August 17, 2001. By now you should have received your T.A.…

8.10.01 – (LAA) – AA’s Position on Carrying FA Manual Binders

APFA HotLine for August 10, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with APFA HotLine news for Friday, August 10, 2001. The manual saga continues and it appears…

8.03.01 – (LAA) – TA Agreement Language in the Mail, TA PhoneWatch

This is Leslie Mayo, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with HotLine news for the week ending August 3, 2001. Some of you should have already received your Tentative Agreement Language via…

7.11.01 – (LAA) – EC Endorses TA, TA Ratification Ballot

This is APFA President John Ward, calling from Chicago, with an updated HotLine. Today is Wednesday, July 11, 2001. The time is approximately 1900 Central. The APFA Executive Committee has…

7.06.01 – (LAA) – Negotiating Committee Unanimously Endorses TA, BOS Chair Ballot Results, YourWorld Training

Friday, July 6, 2001 This is APFA President John Ward with an update on the status of the Tentative Agreement reached between APFA and American on June 30th. Today is…

6.30.01 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Reach Tentative Agreement

This is APFA President John Ward with a Negotiations Update. Today is Saturday, June 30, 2001. The time is approximately 7:15 Eastern Time. I’m pleased to report that APFA and…

6.28.01 – (LAA) – Negotiations with NMB and AA Continue, Presidential Emergency Board Likely to be Appointed

Negotiations Hotline Update Thursday, June 28, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Thursday, June 28th, 2001. It is approximately 6:45 on the East…

6.22.01 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team at Table with NMB and AA Negotiators

HOTLINE UPDATE Thursday, June 28, 2001 This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated HotLine for Thursday, June 28th, 2001. It is approximately 6:45 on the East coast.…

6.15.01 – (LAA) – APFA and AA Will Return to Bargaining Table, What to Do During the “Cooling Off” Period

This is APFA President John Ward with a negotiations update. Today is Friday, June 15. As previously reported on this hotline, APFA and American Airlines will return to the bargaining…

6.08.01 – (LAA) – Contract Negotiations Resume Between APFA and the Company, Strike Manuals Being Mailed Out

Negotiations Hotline This is APFA President John Ward with a negotiations update. Today is Friday, June 08, 2001, day #8 of the 30-day cooling off period. Contract negotiations between APFA…

6.01.01 – (LAA) – AA Profferes Binding Arbitration to Resolve Dispute, 30-Day Cooling Off Period, PhoneWatch

Negotiations Update This is APFA President John Ward with a negotiations update. Today is Friday, June 1. As you will recall, last week, the National Mediation Board declared an “impasse”…

5.25.01 – (LAA) – APFA FAs Reject Arbitration

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an updated hotline for May 30th, 2001. The following Press Release was issued today: AMERICAN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS’ UNION REJECTS ARBITRATION; 30-DAY COUNTDOWN…