Hotlines – 2024
7.18.24 – Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – August 2024
Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to any day in a bid month when not enough Flight Attendants bid in PBS to fly on that day.  PBS will award as many Flight Attendants as possible to be off on a particular day.
Read More7.18.24 – August 2024 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Company PBS Bid Award Summary, APFA PBS Bid Award Summary by Base, PBS Award Files, PBS Mis-Award Process
Read More7.15.24 – New T-Mobile/AT&T Phone Issues Form on APFA.org
Recently, APFA has received several calls from Flight Attendants who have received missed trips from Crew Scheduling. The calls are not going through, and the Flight Attendant is completely unaware that they have missed a call(s) from Crew Scheduling.
Read More7.12.24 – 7/11/24 Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Recording
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
Read More7.11.24 – Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Begins Soon!
Join us for a Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting today, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT.
Read More7.10.24 – July 2024: Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Approximately 20% of the US population lives with a mental health condition and approximately 70% of those with a mental health condition belong to the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community.
Read More7.10.24 – Reminder: Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Tomorrow, July 11, 2024
Join us for a Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting tomorrow, July 11, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT. This Virtual Membership Meeting will provide important updates from various APFA Department Chairs, Specialists and Committee Representatives.
Read More7.10.24 – Reserve Bidding Update for August 2024
Each month, a team of APFA Contract and Scheduling Reps review the PBS Misaward Challenges that are submitted to the Union. We escalate many of those to the Company for further review and discussion.
Read More7.09.24 – Negotiations Update #66: Negotiations Continue The Week Of July 15, 2024
Since the beginning of May, APFA and American Airlines management have been engaged in extensive mediation to reach an agreement. In this negotiations update, we will provide more information on the bargaining status and the steps moving forward to reach an agreement.
Read More7.05.24 – Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting: Thursday, July 11, 2024
Join us for a Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT. This Virtual Membership Meeting will provide important updates from various APFA Department Chairs, Specialists and Committee Representatives.
Read More7.01.24 – Negotiations Update #65: Progress Made in Talks; Agreement Not Reached
As we previously reported, on Friday, in a very rare move and with one day’s notice, the National Mediation Board (NMB) ordered APFA and AA management to Washington, D.C., for further negotiations to attempt to reach an agreement.
Read More7.01.24 – August 2024 Bidding Timelines
Bidding timeline including ETB, vacation, TTS, PBS, CQ, and more
Read More6.30.24 – Negotiations Update #64: Talks Continue in Washington, D.C.
Negotiations between the APFA and AA went late into the evening yesterday at the offices of the National Mediation Board. Talks are ongoing as we continue the fight for the contract we deserve.
Read More6.28.24 – 1Q24 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
The First Quarter 2024 APFA Executive Committee Meeting was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual, the official minutes are now available on APFA.org.
Read More6.28.24 – Negotiations Update #63: APFA and AA Called to Washington, D.C.
This morning, National Mediation Board (NMB) Board Members requested leaders from the APFA and AA Negotiating Committees return to Washington, D.C., for a meeting tomorrow (Saturday, June 29, 2024).
Read More6.24.24 – June 2024: Caribbean American Heritage Month
APFA would like to take a moment to recognize Caribbean American Heritage Month. Since 2006, June has been declared a month-long observance of the vast and rich cultures and heritages of the Caribbean people.
Read More6.20.24 – Negotiations Update #62: Negotiations Conclude With No Agreement
Weeks of intensive mediation at the National Mediation Board ended without an agreement. We do not believe further negotiations will be scheduled prior to the National Mediation Board determining to release the parties into a thirty-day cooling-off period.
Read More6.20.24 – American Airlines Flight Attendants End Contract Talks, Prepare To Strike
EULESS, TX– (June 20, 2024) – Today, contract talks between the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and American Airlines ended without an agreement, moving 28,000 Flight Attendants one step closer to a strike.
Read More6.18.24 – Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – July 2024
Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to any day in a bid month when not enough Flight Attendants bid in PBS to fly on that day. PBS will award as many Flight Attendants as possible to be off on a particular day.
Read More6.18.24 – July 2024 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
The July 2024 PBS Award Files will be available to view on the APFA website on or around Wednesday, June 19. PBS Award File Video Tutorials are located on APFA.org.
Read More6.14.24 – Negotiations Update #61: Negotiations Continue Next Week
This week, we continued our struggle for our contract at the National Mediation Board (NMB) offices in Washington, D.C. At the beginning of our mediation session, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su joined our talks with all three NMB members.
Read More6.13.24 – Negotiations Update #60: Negotiating Committee Update From Washington, D.C.
The National Mediation Board has directed the parties to continue bargaining tomorrow (Friday). Your Negotiating Committee continues our fight for a fair contract and will provide more details as they become available.
Read More6.12.24 – Red-Hot, Ready To Strike: American Airlines Flight Attendants Picket June 13
EULESS, TX– (June 12, 2024) – As temperatures rise and summer travel kicks off, Flight Attendants are forecasting a red-hot solidarity summer with American Airlines Flight Attendants closer to a strike than they have been in 30+ years.
Read More6.12.24 – 32 U.S. Senators Urge NMB To Resolve Prolonged Contract Negotiations
Sen. Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline Workers to Strike If Agreements Can’t Be Reached. Today, 32 U.S. Senators wrote to the National Mediation Board (NMB)
Read More6.12.24 – Reminder! Worldwide Flight Attendant Day Of Action: Tomorrow, June 13, 2024
We’re coming for our share of the profits we create. Join your fellow Flight Attendants on the informational picket lines at 30 airports tomorrow, Thursday, June 13th, to demand our contracts!
Read More6.10.24 – Save The Date: Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting: Thurs, July 11, 2024
Save the Date! Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting, Thursday, July 11, 2024, 11:00am -12:30pm CT. The next Quarterly Virtual Membership Meeting will be held Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT.
Read More6.09.24 – June 2024: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
June 2024: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Sunday, June 9, 2024 June is a time to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride! This movement began with the historic Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and one year…
Read More6.06.24 – Ensure Your Pay Is Accurate After an IROPs
During the last round of IROPs, the company did not complete the repair of many reschedules, and even today there may be sequences that still show failed continuity at the top of the HI3.
Read More6.05.24 – Negotiations Update #59: Immediate Call To Action!/ APFA Board Of Directors Statement
Click here for an immediate call to action! Send a letter to CEO Robert Isom telling him that “My Union Speaks for Me!”.
Read More6.05.24 – Negotiations Update #58: Management Negotiates Directly With Flight Attendants
Yesterday afternoon, AA management approached APFA with a proposal to increase pay rates by 17%, effective June 1st, 2024, without reaching an agreement on our contract.
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