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6.13.22 – APFA Virtual Membership Meeting Tomorrow, June 14th
Monday, June 13, 2022 APFA Virtual Membership Meeting Tomorrow, June 14th APFA will be hosting a Virtual Membership Meeting tomorrow, June 14th, from 12:30pm until 2:30pm (CT). This Virtual Membership Meeting will provide important updates…
Read More6.10.22 – Reserve Bidding Reminder: Back Yourself up With a Lineholder Bid
Friday, June 10, 2022 Reserve Bidding Reminder: Back Yourself up With a Lineholder Bid When PBS opened today the line averages were, at most bases, slightly higher than originally discussed…
Read More6.10.22 – PBS Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – July 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022 PBS Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – July 2022 Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to a day in a bid month that occurs when not enough…
Read More6.07.22 – Contract ACTION Team Meeting Will Begin Shortly
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Contract ACTION Team Meeting Will Begin Shortly Dear Contract ACTION Team Member, The Contract ACTION Team is meeting today to discuss with your fellow team members…
Read More6.07.22 – Welcome New Hire Flight Attendant Class 22-13!
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Welcome New Hire Flight Attendant Class 22-13! Please join us in welcoming our newest Flight Attendants from class 22-13! New to APFA? Check out the New…
Read More6.06.22 – FADAP: Workplace Mental Health First Aid Training Available Online
Monday, June 6, 2022 Click the link below to access the online training. Workplace Mental Health First Aid Wings of Sobriety Meetings What is FADAP? FADAP is a substance-abuse prevention program,…
Read More6.06.22 – Contract ACTION Team: Meet the Negotiators Recap
Monday, June 6, 2022 Contract ACTION Team: Meet the Negotiators Recap Dear Contract ACTION Team Member, The Contract ACTION Team met with our APFA Negotiating Committee on Thursday, May 26th,…
Read More6.06.22 – Deadline to Order iPhone EFB is Wednesday, June 8
Monday, June 6, 2022 Deadline to Order iPhone EFB is Wednesday, June 8 The cutover to the new iPhone EFB is fast approaching. The Samsung Note 5 tablet will be…
Read More6.06.22 – Lawsuits Filed Against APFA
Monday, June 6, 2022 Lawsuits Filed Against APFA One of the first steps we took upon taking office a little over two years ago was reasserting APFA’s adherence to financial…
Read More6.03.22 – REAL ID Deadline is May 3, 2023
Friday, June 3, 2022 Beginning May 3, 2023, if you plan to use your state-issued ID or driver’s license to enter KCM® or TSA checkpoints, it must be REAL ID-compliant.…
Read More6.02.22 – 12th Annual Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program Conference
Thursday, June 2, 2022 Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program 2022 Conference 12th Annual FADAP Conference Agenda General Information Dates: August 16-18, 2022 Location: Maritime Conference Center, (MCC) 692 Maritime Blvd.…
Read More6.02.22 – Reminder: Flight Attendant Drug And Alcohol Program (FADAP) Zoom: Workplace Mental Health
Thursday, June 2, 2022 Reminder: FADAP Mental Health Zoom Today at 1:00pm CT/ 2:00pm ET Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84015257760?pwd=MFdGSXJTdWtJTERQWUxEWWQ4NEJxUT09 Find your local Zoom number here. Wings of Sobriety Meetings What…
Read More6.02.22 – APFA Virtual Membership Meeting: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Thursday, June 2, 2022 APFA Virtual Membership Meeting APFA will be hosting a Virtual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th from 12:30pm until 2:30pm (CT). This Virtual Membership Meeting will provide important updates from various…
Read More6.01.22 – Remembering AA Flight 1420: Twenty-Three Years Later
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Remembering AA Flight 1420: Twenty-Three Years Later Today commemorates the twenty-third anniversary of American Airlines Flight 1420 from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which overran the runway…
Read More6.01.22 – APFA Virtual Retirement Town Hall Recording from Thursday, May 26, 2022
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 APFA Virtual Retirement Town Hall Recording On Thursday, May 26th, APFA hosted a Virtual Town Hall to answer your questions regarding retirement from American Airlines. Below,…
Read More6.01.22 – July 2022 Monthly Vacation Buyback
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 July 2022 Monthly Vacation Buyback We frequently hear from Flight Attendants who would like more opportunities to participate in vacation buyback. While the Company must contractually…
Read More6.01.22 – July 2022 Bidding Timelines
July 2022 Bidding Timelines APFA Contract & Scheduling Desk Call 817-540-0108 Monday – Friday, 0700 – 1900 (CT) APFA Live Messaging Monday – Friday: 1500 – 2300 (CT) Weekends and Holidays: 0900 – 1700 (CT) (Link may…
Read More6.01.22 – June Recognitions
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 June Recognitions June is Pride Month, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall riot in Greenwich Village, New York City. On June 28, 1969, Police raided the…
Read More5.31.22 – Coping With Emotional Stress
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Coping With Emotional Stress As a nation, we are all grieving, viewing the senseless massacres of fellow Americans just trying to live their lives. Watching the…
Read More5.31.22 – Negotiations Update #14 – JCBA Sections 30 and 31
One of the key subjects of bargaining over the last several months has been the broken grievance and arbitration procedures at American Airlines. The problems are clear: contract issues not getting resolved at the local level, and a grievance and arbitrator procedure that leaves important issues unresolved.
Read More5.31.22 – Welcome New Hire Flight Attendant Class 22-12!
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Welcome New Hire Flight Attendant Class 22-12! Please join us in welcoming our newest Flight Attendants from class 22-12! New to APFA? Check out the New…
Read More5.31.22 – International Flight Attendant Appreciation Day 2022
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 International Flight Attendant Appreciation Day Today is International Flight Attendant Appreciation Day. This day was first observed in 2015 by a Canadian Union which wanted to…
Read More5.30.22 – Memorial Day 2022
Monday, May 30, 2022 – Memorial Day A Memorial Day Tribute Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who died while serving in the…
Read More5.28.22 – Negotiations Update #13
We continued discussions with Management on Section 14- International Flying, Section 11-Hours of Service, Section 30- Dispute Resolution and Grievance Procedure, and Section 31 – System Board of Adjustment. This week we reached an agreement on three items Hours of Service: standby duty day limitations, ODAN duty day limitations, and voluntary extension (VE).
Read More5.28.22 – Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP): Workplace Mental Health
Saturday, May 28, 2022 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84015257760?pwd=MFdGSXJTdWtJTERQWUxEWWQ4NEJxUT09 Find your local Zoom number here. Wings of Sobriety Meetings What is FADAP? FADAP is a substance-abuse prevention program, created and promoted for…
Read More5.26.22 – Contract ACTION Team Meeting Today: Meet the Negotiators
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Contract ACTION Team Meeting Today: Meet the Negotiators Dear Contract ACTION Team Member, As a member of the Contract ACTION Team, we would like to invite…
Read More5.26.22 – APFA Virtual Retirement Town Hall Will Begin Shortly
Thursday, May 26, 2022 APFA Virtual Retirement Town Hall Today The APFA Virtual Retirement Town Hall will begin at 11:00am (CT). Topics will include: 401(k) ● 65-Point Plan ● COBRA ● Medicare…
Read More5.26.22 – Health and Wellness Deals
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Health and Wellness Deals It is always a beautiful day to be healthier and try to save money, too! Did you know you can get access to…
Read More5.25.22 – Remembering AA Flight 191
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Remembering AA Flight 191 On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for Los Angeles International Airport. Ten Flight Attendants and…
Read More5.23.22 – Mental Health Awareness Month
Monday, May 23, 2022 Mental Health Awareness Month In recognition of Mental Health Awareness month, Chaddrian Calhoun, co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, approached us about mental health…
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