Hotlines - 2013 Archives - Page 4 of 6

6.28.13 – (LAA) – AM/PM Details, Drug Testing Wait Time Language, Updated Order of Open Time Chart

APFA Hotline – June 28, 2013 AM/PM Details, Drug Testing Wait Time Language, Updated Order of Open Time Chart Drug Testing Wait-Time Language We are pleased to announce…

6.27.13 – (LAA) – 30-in-7 is Back, DOMA, AM/PM Reserves, Cross-Division Flying Improvements

APFA Hotline Update – June 27, 2013 30-in-7 is Back, DOMA, AM/PM Reserves, Cross-Division Flying Improvements, etc… The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) On Wednesday, the Supreme…

6.24.13 – (LAA) – Willingness to Serve – RDU-I, BOS, BOS-I Vice Chairperson

June 24, 2013 Willingness to Serve – RDU-I, BOS, BOS-I Vice Chairperson The National Ballot Committee would like to advise all flight attendants based at BOS, BOS-I and RDU-I…

6.22.13 – (LAA) – BOD Meetings, Senate Hearings on US Airways Merger, NY and Chicago Town Hall Meetings, 472 AA Flight Attendants, Retirement Seminars

APFA Hotline – June 22, 2013 APFA Board of Directors Meeting The Board continues to meet this week in DFW. As always, members in good standing are welcome…

6.14.13b – (LAA) – AA’s New Leadership Team, APFA President Town Hall Visits, Uniform Update, 2012 Flex Spending Account, Reciprocal Agreements, Reserve Assignments, Purser Proffer, AM/PM Update, EX Meeting, BOD Meetings, 408 AA FAs

APFA Hotline – June 14, 2013 AA’S NEW LEADERSHIP TEAMThis week in some exciting merger news, AA’s future CEO Doug Parker announced his new senior leadership team…

6.13.13 – (LAA) – Last Day to Vote for APFA Negotiator

Last Day to Vote for APFA Negotiator Ballots due: June 14th – 10:00 a.m. Central The National Ballot Committee would like to remind all…

6.07.13 – (LAA) – TSA Abandons Plan to Allow Knives on Board Airplanes, Bankruptcy News, Grace Period for Filing 2012 Healthcare FSA Claims, Quarterly Executive Committee Meeting and Special Board Meeting, 265, Senator Frank Lautenberg

APFA Hotline – June 7, 2013 We Did It This was a tremendous week for the efforts of APFA’s government affairs team as the TSA abandoned its…

6.14.13 – (LAA) – APFA Negotiating Team Election Results

APFA Negotiating Team Election Results This is Cindy Horan, Chairperson of the APFA National Ballot Committee. Today, June 14, 2013, the National Ballot committee certified the results of…

6.05.13 – (LAA) – TSA Administrator John Pistole Announced that the Proposed Changes to the Prohibited Item List Would not be Implemented

APFA Hotline – June 5, 2013 This afternoon, TSA Administrator John Pistole announced that the proposed changes to the prohibited item list would not be implemented. Citing the…

6.04.13 – (LAA) – Online Training Site to Remain Open Longer than Originally Stated

APFA Hotline Update Tuesday, June 4, 2013 AA Flight Service has announced it will keep the online training site open for FAs longer than was originally stated. Now, the…

6.03.13 – (LAA) – New Jetnet Training Site

APFA Hotline – June 3, 2013 New Jetnet Training Site AA’s online training web site will be down from June 5th 1700 CDT through June 10th. All FAs who are…

5.31.13b – (LAA) – Bankruptcy News, APFA Negotiator Elections, Adjacent Base Flying, FA Tablets, London Customs Searches, MIA-MXP

APFA Hotline – May 31, 2013 Bankruptcy News AMR reported earnings this week with a $105 million loss in April. Monthly earnings’ reports are required under the…

5.31.13 – (LAA) – A Message from APFA President Laura Glading

A Message From APFA President Laura Glading This week I attended a Flight Service Town Hall meeting at DFW. I was under the impression that I…

5.24.13 – (LAA) – Four-Party MOU Discussions, ‘Me, Too’ Provision Satisfied, 1114 Committee Update, Scheduling and Contract Updates, No Knives, New JETNET Terms of Service, Social Media, Flight 191

APFA Hotline – Friday, May 24, 2013 FOUR-PARTY MOU DISCUSSIONS On May 23, 2013, representatives concluded three days of discussions for a four-party Memorandum of Understanding. Attending the meeting were…

5.17.13b – (LAA) – Reserve Improvements, Negotiator Elections, NY Manual Checks, APFA Flyer App

APFA Hotline – Reserve Improvements, Negotiator Elections, NY Manual Checks, APFA Flyer App May 17, 2013 APFA/Company Meeting on Reserve Improvements APFA and AA met with the company…

5.17.13 – (LAA) – Press Release – Pressure Mounts on TSA Over Knife Rule

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON TSA OVER KNIFE RULE Airline Trade Group, American Public Add Voices to Effort Leslie Mayo (858)859-2732 Anthony DeMaio (508)417-3139 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17,…

5.10.13 – (LAA) – MOU Transition-Agreement Discussions Continue, AMR Seeks Approval for APA and TWU Memorandum of Understanding, Tablet Training Reminder, No More LBFO on Bankruptcy Exit

APFA Hotline – May 10, 2013 MOU/TRANSITION-AGREEMENT DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE The AFA-CWA and APFA MOU teams met yesterday in Washington, DC to further prepare for bargaining of the…

5.09.13 – (LAA) – Reserve Relief

APFA Hotline Update – Reserve Relief – May 8, 2013 Reserve Relief APFA will be meeting with the company next Friday, May 17th to address once again the piecemeal…

5.06.13 – (LAA) – News Release – Organizations Representing 400,000 on the Front Lines of US Aviation Submit Legal Peitition to TSA and Homeland Security to Keep All Knives off Planes

Press Release 5.06.13Legal Petition Filed With TSA Administrator Pistole 5.06.13Memorandum in Support of the Petition 5.06.13Petition Exhibits 5.06.13 NEWSRELEASE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING 400,000 ON THE FRONT LINES OF U.S.…

4.25.13b – (LAA) – Stock Claim Q and A’s, No Knives on Planes, Human Trafficking

APFA Hotline – April 25, 2013 APFA’S STOCK CLAIM Q&As 1. Q: What will the Unsecured Creditors of American receive? A: When American exits bankruptcy, it will…

4.25.13 – (LAA) – WTS Received

Willingness to Serves Received – APFA Negotiating Team April 25, 2013 This is Cindy Horan with the APFA National Ballot Committee. On April 25, 2013, the National Ballot Committee…

4.23.13 – (LAA) – No Knives on Planes

NO KNIVES ON PLANES – APRIL 23, 2013 UPDATE Late yesterday, TSA announced that it will not begin allowing knives on planes on April 25, as planned. The…

4.22.13 – (LAA) – Flight Attendants Accept Temporary Reprieve For Aviation Security

TSA Delays Knives On Planes Flight Attendants Accept Temporary Reprieve For Aviation Security Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions Remains Resolute: No Knives, Ever Again 　 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: AFA:…

4.19.13 – (LAA) – Boston Marathon Bombins, Explosion in West, Test, Knives on Planes, AA Computer Problems, AFA-CWA Meet in Dallas, FAA Manual Audits in MIA

APFA Hotline – April 19, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts and West, Texas As the town of West, Texas, begins to heal from Wednesday’s catastrophic plant explosion, and authorities in Boston…

4.16.13 – (LAA) – AMR Files Plan of Reorganization

AMR Files Plan Of Reorganization April 16, 2013 Yesterday evening (April 15), AMR filed the much-anticipated plan of reorganization (POR) and disclosure statement in bankruptcy court. The POR…

4.15.13 – (LAA) – The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions Enlist Passengers for Help in ‘Knife Fight’

THE COALITION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNIONS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ENLIST PASSENGERS FOR HELP IN ‘KNIFE FIGHT’ TSA Rule Change Coming Allowing Knives In Flight Not Okay With Flight Attendants FOR IMMEDIATE…

4.11.13 – (LAA) – Only Fourteen More Days Until Knives Are Allowed in the Cabin

APFA Hotline – April 11, 2013 ONLY FOURTEEN MORE DAYS UNTIL KNIVES ARE ALLOWED IN THE CABIN NO KNIVES ACTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,APFA along with the Coalition of Flight Attendants…

4.09.13 – (LAA) – No Knives Update: Democrats Pressure Pistole – Chairman Hudson Responds to Flight Attendants

No Knives Update: Democrats Pressure Pistole – Chairman Hudson Responds to Flight Attendants April 9, 2013 APFA and other members of the Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions continue to…

4.8.13 – (LAA) – Press Release – Flight Attendants Disregarded By Homeland Security Subcommittee Key Stakeholder Left Out of TSA Policy Hearing

Flight Attendants Disregarded By Homeland Security Subcommittee Key Stakeholder Left Out of TSA Policy Hearing The below press release was issued by the Coalition of Flight Attendants today. Click…

4.4.13 – (LAA) – Open Letter from Betty Ong’s Brother Regarding Knives on Planes

An Open Letter From Betty Ong’s Brother – April 4, 2013 Administrator of the United States Transportation Security AdministrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityWashington, D.C. 20528 March 31, 2013 Dear Mr. Pistole,…