Hotlines – 2011
10.14.11 – (LAA) – President’s Remarks at Fall BOD Meeting, Occupy Wall Street, AA Plans Capacity Cuts, November Bidsheets, SFO Pilot Base Closure, Benefit Enrollment, Make-up Reminder, Bid Leaves, Golden Wings, Sky Ball, ORD RDUI Retirment Briefing
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday October 14, 2011 APFA PRESIDENT Below is an excerpt from APFA President Laura Glading’s opening remarks at this week’s APFA Fall Board of…
Read More10.07.11 – (LAA) – Message from APFA President, Flight 191 Memorial, 2012 Benefit Enrollment, Golden Wings, PLOA, S80 QUAL Drop, BOD Fall Meeting, Sky Ball, ORD Retirement Briefing
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday October 7, 2011 MESSAGE FROM APFA PRESIDENT LAURA GLADING Earlier this week, APFA President Laura Glading issued a hotline message stating in part,…
Read More10.04.11 – (LAA) – AMR Stock Loses Significant Value During Trading
October 4, 2011 This is APFA President Laura Glading. Everyone is aware of the extraordinary market volatility that currently exists in our industry as in many others. Yesterday was a…
Read More9.30.11 – (LAA) – Skyword Express, Flight Attendant Coalition, PLOA, S80 Qual Drop, Upcoming Elections, Benefit Enrollment, PVD, Sky Ball, ORD Retirment Briefing, Mind Your Belongings, BOD Meeting
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday September 30, 2011 SKYWORD EXPRESS The Fall 2011 State of the Union Skyword Express was mailed to all Flight Attendants this…
Read More9.23.11 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, PLOA, Sky Ball, Government Affairs Update, RDUI and STL WTS, Mexico Layover Safety, SFO Retirement Briefing
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday September 23, 2011 NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [email protected] APFA is aware of the rumors and published reports related to AMR’s financial outlook. Be…
Read More9.16.11 – (LAA) – 9/11, DHS, Sky Ball, RDUI and STL WTS, Retirement Briefings
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday September 16, 2011 AMERICA REMEMBERS Beautiful tributes were held around the nation last weekend to honor those killed on September 11,…
Read More9.09.11 – (LAA) – We Remember 9/11
APFA Special Weekly Hotline We Remember Friday September 9, 2011 Dear Flight Attendants, Though it is difficult to believe, ten years have passed since the horrendous terrorist attacks of September…
Read More9.02.11 – (LAA) – (LAA) – 9/11 Wristbands, SFOI Closes, Turn Down, 9/11 Memorial Activities, WARR 2011, The Space Between, Wounded Warrior Chairty Golf Tournament, RDUI STL WTS, Worst Governor Ever, Upcoming Retirement Briefings, Labor Day Office Closure
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday September 2, 2011 9/11 WRISTBANDS APFA has teamed up with United AFA to produce a limited quantity of 9/11 Remembrance Wristbands.…
Read More8.26.11 – (LAA) – APFA State of the Union, Hurricane Irene, WTS for RDUI VC and STL VC, 9/11 Memorial Activities, WARR 2011, Wounded Warrior Chairty Golf Tournament, Verizon Ends Strike, ALSA, Worst Governor Ever, Retirement Briefings
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday August 26, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION APFA President Laura Glading wrapped up the State of the Union Base Visits this…
Read More8.12.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union Meetings, Picketing for FAA Reauthorization, Verizon Workers on Strike, Manual Revisions, 9/11 Memorial Activities, WARR 2011, Wounded Warrior Charity Golf Tournament, PSA Strike Vote, Worst Governor Ever, Retirement B
Weekly Hotline for Friday August 12, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION MEETINGS APFA continues to receive positive feedback from Flight Attendants at the base visits. The meetings are an informative…
Read More8.19.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union Meetings, 9/11 Memorial Activities, WARR 2011, Wounded Warrior Charity Golf Tournament, Worst Governor Ever, Retirement Briefings
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday August 19, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION MEETINGS APFA wraps up the meetings next week with return visits to ORD and…
Read More8.05.11 – (LAA) – Congress Reaches Compromise to End Government Shutdown, Frontier FAs Agree to Terms of CBA, Manual Audits, Extreme Heat at Recurrent Training, IOD Provider Changes, Improvements to Makeup Procedures, Retirement Briefings, Traffic Increas
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday, August 5, 2011 CONGRESS REACHES COMPROMISE – FOR NOW A bipartisan compromise was reached between the House of Representatives and the Senate to…
Read More7.29.11 – (LAA) – Recall Deadline, Glading Calls on Congress to End Government Shutdown, Layover Banking Safety, IOD Provider Changes, Improvements to Makeup Procedures, APFA App, JFK-HND Route Suspended, Delta Profits Announced, State of the Union Meetin
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday, July 29, 2011 RECALL DEADLINE Today, Friday, July 29 is the last day for the next 100 Flight Attendants on the recall list…
Read More7.22.11 – (LAA) – Flyer App, Recall Notices Mailed, Make Up Procedures Get a Facelift, New Fleet, Other Airlines Announce Profits, APFA PAC, Hot Cabin Temperatures, State of the Union Meetings
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday, July 22, 2011 WE’VE GOT AN APP FOR THAT! APFA is pleased to announce the release of the APFA iPhone and iPad app.…
Read More7.20.11 – (LAA) – Statement from Laura Glading – President, APFA – Regarding American Airline’s Announcement of Historic Airplane Purchase
APFA SPECIAL HOTLINE UPDATE 7.20.11 Statement from Laura Glading – President, APFA – regarding American Airline’s announcement of historic airplane purchase: This morning, American Airlines management announced that the company…
Read More7.18.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union Meetings
SPECIAL HOTLINE UPDATE State of the Union Meetings Are you tired of the rumors, the innuendo and the secretive whispers behind the galley curtain? The leadership at APFA certainly is!…
Read More7.15.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union Base Visits, PVD Survey, 2011 Recall Update, Hot Cabins, APFA Supports APSA-CWA, Virgin Pilots Call Off Strike, TWA Flight 800
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday July 15, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION BASE VISITS We continue to receive positive feedback from Flight Attendants attending the State…
Read More7.11.11 – (LAA) – 2011 Recall Update, STL State of the Union Update
Hotline Update Monday July 11, 2011 JULY 2011 RECALL UPDATE Recall notices will be sent the next 100 Flight Attendants on the Recall list on Monday, July 18, 2011 via…
Read More7.08.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union, PVD Survey
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday July 8, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION “I get it now. Thank you for coming, I’m even more confident in our…
Read More7.01.11 – (LAA) – Welcome Returning Furloughs, State of the Union Base Visits, PVD Survey, Departure Dependability Update, SMF Satellite, United-Continental-AFA, Headquarters Closed for Independence Day
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday July 1, 2011 WELCOME! We extend a warm welcome to the returning furloughs reporting to base July 1 to DFW, MIA…
Read More6.24.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union Base Visits, Negotiations Update, Contract Talks Across the Industry, Departure Dependability Form, DOM Mutual Transfers, Virgin Atlantic Pilots Vote to Strike, UHC Lawsuit
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday June 24, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION – BASE VISITS – LOCATION UPDATE Beginning July 6, APFA President Laura Glading, Negotiating Team Members,…
Read More6.17.11 – (LAA) – State of the Union Base Visits, Departure Dependability, Paperless Cockpit, APFA Endorses Rep Hirono, Happy Birthday DCA, Cabin ASAP, UHC Lawsuit, FMLA
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday June 17, 2011 STATE OF THE UNION – BASE VISITS A Conversation with APFA Beginning July 6, APFA President Laura Glading, Negotiating Team…
Read More6.10.11 – (LAA) – Wings of Courage, Cabin Temperature, UHC Lawsuit, Retirement Briefings, FMLA Updates, FSA Grace Period Nearing an End, Industry News
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday, June 10, 2011 “Wings of Courage” The Washington Park International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon will debut a new breed of rose…
Read More6.03.11 – (LAA) – FSA Grace Period Ending, Recalled FAs and Prefunding, Human Trafficking Legislation, Replacement Workers, Hiding Corporate Greed
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday June 3, 2011 “Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.” – Denis Waitley,…
Read More5.27.11 – (LAA) – Flying Safely, Welcoming Furloughed FAs, Jumpseat Riders, iPhone and iPad Apps, New Legislation, Carry-on Bags, Hiding Corporate Greed, Memorial Day
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday, May 27, 2011 Flying Safely The severe weather roaring across the country has resulted in a spike in Flight Attendant injuries.†Your safety…
Read More5.20.11 – (LAA) – AMR Board Picketing, Coalition of Flight Attendand Unions, iPhone and iPad App, Increased Competition, Alternative Screening Methods, Hiding Corporate Greed, DFW Reps in Ops, ORD Retirement Seminars
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday, May 20, 2011. AMR BOARD PICKETING Though the cold and rainy day started at 0630 about 75 Flight Attendants left the comfort of…
Read More5.17.11 – (LAA) – Call to Action – Picket Annual AMR Stockholders Meeting
Call To Action Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 18 at the Hyatt Regency Century City Los Angeles as we picket the annual AMR Stockholders Meeting to demonstrate to the…
Read More5.13.11 – (LAA) – AMR Shareholders Picketing, APFA Votes at AMR Shareholders Meeting, Hiding Corporate Greed, FAA Proposes Enhancements to Crew Training, Skyword Online, DFW Reps in Ops, ORD Retirement Seminars
APFA Weekly Hotline Update for the week ending Friday May 13, 2011 “HOW DID YOU IMPACT THE EXPERIENCE?” So begins Denise Lynn’s e-mail to the Flight Attendants this week. Then…
Read More5.06.11 – (LAA) – Killing of Osama bin Laden, Negotiations Update, Face your Base Update, Retirement Seminars, SEC Sues over AMR BID
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday May 6, 1011 KILLING OF OSAMA bin LADEN Sunday brought news that we’ve waited to hear for almost 10 years. Osama bin Laden…
Read More4.29.11 – (LAA) – Face of Your Base, Tornados, Imagine No Workers, Retirement Seminars, Don’t Drop the Soap
Weekly Hotline For the week ending Friday April 29, 2011 FACE OF YOUR BASE Seriously? This campaign just transported us back 50 years to the days of girdles, weight-checks and…
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