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7.29.08 – (LAA) – Overage Leave Proffer Results with be Posted, Base Breakdown of Awarded Overage Leaves

Special APFA News Update for July 29, 2008. APFA is pleased to announce that, based on the Overage Leave proffer results, none of our members will be furloughed effective August…

7.25.08 – (LAA) – AA Announces Results of Voluntary Bridge to Retirement, Judge Decides in Favor of APFA with Regard to the Restructuring Participation Agreement, ORD-D and JFK Elections, WINGS

This is the APFA weekly HotLine update for July 25, 2008. On July 23, the Company announced the results of the Voluntary Bridge to Retirement. A total of 307 active…

7.23.08 – (LAA) – VBR Results Announced, Restructuring Participation Agreement Decision

Special APFA News Update for July 23, 2008 VBR results have been announced and there has been a long-awaited decision regarding the remaining lawsuits filed over the Restructuring Participation Agreement.…

7.18.08 – (LAA) – Deadlines for Volunatry Options Approaching, AMR Announced Earnings, WINGS

Following is the APFA weekly HotLine update for July 18, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. As of the date of this HotLine, the deadlines for participation in…

7.10.08 – (LAA) – Voluntary Options Available to Mitigate Potential Furloughs, APFA Dues Q&A’s

You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for Thursday, July 10. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Questions are pouring in regarding the voluntary options currently available to…

7.02.08 – (LAA) – AA Delivers WARN Letter to Most Junior Flight Attendants, Reduction in Force

This is an APFA HotLine update for Wednesday, July 2. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Due to the reduction in our fleet and flights previously announced by the…

6.27.08 – (LAA) – Glading Announces Immediate Relief Talks with American, AA Details Further Capacity Cuts, 2008 System Seniority Shuffle Complete, Last Five Days of the Month Reminder, Presidential Grievance over Docking Guidance System

You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update for June 27, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. President Laura Glading recorded a special HotLine update Thursday evening to…

6.26.08 – Relief Talks Conclude without Agreement, Mobilize to Maximize

This is President Laura Glading with a special HotLine update for Thursday, June 26. This evening at approximately 8:00 p.m. CDT, after three weeks of intense negotiations, the immediate relief…

6.23.08 – (LAA) – WTS Notifications Picked up for ORD-D, JFK, LAX-I, MIA-I, and SFO-I, Heidi Sakacs Elected VC for LAX-I

Vice Chair Election This is Linda Herod-Rivas with the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, June 23, 2008, the National Ballot Committee picked up the Willingness-to-Serve Notifications for the Vice Chair…

6.19.08 – (LAA) – Upcoming Road Shows, FMLA, National Defense Authorization Act, Docking Guidance System, Benefits, When do I Go Illegal?

You have reached the APFA weekly HotLine update. Today is June 19, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Watch your mail in the next few days for an…

6.13.08 – (LAA) – When do I Go Illegal?, Intensive Bargaining with AA, New Attendance Policy, Liquid Restriction Policy at Heathrow

You have reached the APFA HotLine for June 13, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. As announced earlier by APFA President Laura Glading, on June 10 your APFA…

6.06.08 – (LAA) – Negotiations Continue, AA New $15 Bag Check Fee, Liquid Restriction Policy in Heathrow, Stowing of Blankets

You have reached the APFA HotLine for June 6, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. On June 4, President Laura Glading recorded a special negotiations update to all…

6.04.08 – Negotiations Update

NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE for June 4, 2008 from APFA President Laura Glading Yesterday, June 3, the Negotiating Team met with the APFA Board of Directors to provide a briefing on the…

5.30.08 – AA Announces Route Cancellations, Heathrow Liquid Restriction Policy, Docking Guidance System

You have reached the APFA HotLine for May 30, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Earlier this week, the company announced several planned route cancellations in what it…

5.21.08 – (LAA) – APFA Members Demand Resignation of AMR’s Top Executives, FMLA

This is the APFA HotLine for May 21, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. This morning, APFA members were out in force to demand the resignation of AMR’s…

5.20.08 – (LAA) – Call to Action

Decline/Resign – CALL TO ACTION! This is an important reminder to all APFA members who will be in the DFW area on Wednesday, May 21. Continuing with our efforts launched…

5.15.08 – (LAA) – Picketing AMR Shareholders Meeting, Increase in Calls about OE Trips, Stowing of Blankets, Docking Guidance System, On-Board Retail Sales, WINGS Foundation

This is the APFA HotLine for May 15, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, National Communications Coordinator. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 21 for APFA’s picketing and protest at the…

5.08.08 – (LAA) – Tell Your Neotiators What you Want, 3% Wage Increase

You’ve reached the APFA HotLine for May 8, 2008. This is Frank Bastien, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Our collective bargaining process moves steadily along as your APFA Negotiating Team continues…

5.02.08 – (LAA) – Negotiating Team Prepares for Meetings with AA, Eos Ceases Operations, AA Charges Passengers $25 to Check Second Bag, AA Loses SkyCaps Lawsuit at BOS, Pay Protections

You’ve reached the APFA HotLine for Friday, May 2. This is Frank Bastien, APFA National Communications Coordinator. Your APFA Negotiating team met with the Company on Wednesday to plan a…

4.23.08 – (LAA) Arpey’s “Dear Fellow Employee” Letter

This is Jeff Pharr, member of the contract negotiating team, with a special hotline update for April 23, 2008 AMR’s top executives continue to show their profound lack of management…

4.19.08 – (LAA) – AA Announces that it will Test the Sale of Retail Items on Transcon and Hawaii Flights

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Saturday, April 19, 2008. AA announced this week that it will test the sale of retail items on…

4.16.08 – (LAA) – Call to Action to “Decline and Resign”, AMR Reports Loss

Today is April 16 and this is APFA President Laura Glading with a call to action. In a campaign begun two weeks ago we demanded that the top five executives…

4.15.08 – (LAA) National Coordinators and Division Rep Appointees Confirmed

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Tuesday, April 15, 2008. On April 1, 2008, APFA President Laura Glading called for AA’s top five senior…

4.10.08 – (LAA) – AA Agrees to Pay Protection for FAs

This is APFA President Laura Glading with an important Hotline message for Thursday, April 10, 2008. I am pleased to advise our members that, following discussions with AA regarding the…

4.09.08 – (LAA) – APFA Filing Presidential Grievance on Decision to Ground MD-80 Fleet

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator with an updated hotline for Wednesday, April 9, 2008. In light of yesterday’s decision to ground the entire MD-80 fleet for the second…

4.04.08 – (LAA) – More Recalled Members Recalled, Furloughs

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 4, 2008. As was previously announced, despite APFA’s efforts to encourage management to do the right…

4.01.08 – (LAA) – Laura Glading and Other NO’s Assume Office, “Decline or Resign” Campaign

This is Laura Glading, APFA President, with a Special Hotline, for April 1, 2008. As Brett, Denise, Juan and I assume office today, I would first like to acknowledge the…

3.28.08 – (LAA) – Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreements with US Airways and Northwest Airlines

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, March 28, 2008. March 28, 2008APFA is pleased to announce reciprocal cabin seat agreements with US Airways…

3.25.08 – (LAA) – Reciprocal Agreements, InFlight Manuals

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA Hotline update for Friday, March 25, 2008. APFA is pleased to announce reciprocal cabin seat agreements with US Airways and…

3.16.08 – (LAA) – National Officer Transitioning Into Office, FAA at LAX for Safety Manual Checks, Primary Vaction Awards

This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Sunday, March 16, 2008. The newly-elected National Officers – Laura Glading, Denise Pointer and Juan Barrera, have spent…