Thursday, May 23, 2019  Protecting PBGC Pension Holders Several pieces of legislation were recently introduced to address two issues that affect Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) pension holders. The PBGC is a government agency that protects the retirement security of 37 million Americans in private-sector pension plans by ensuring that employees…
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May 22, 2019 Â Ballots Mailed for PHL & PHX Vice President Elections Ballots for the PHL and PHX Base Vice President elections have been mailed, today, May 22, 2019, to all PHL and PHX based Flight Attendants. The NBC asks that you wait until May 29, 2019, to request…
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019  Road Show Today in DFW May 22—DFW (2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Yandry Center—DFW Airport Terminal C (across from Gate C2) DFW Airport, TX Your Negotiating Committee is on the Road!  ORD Negotiations Road Show, Monday, May 20th  STL Negotiations Road Show, Tuesday,…
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from the Association of Professional Flight Attendants National President Lori Bassani The following is a statement from Lori Bassani, National President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, on American Airlines’ accusing the Transport Workers Union and International Association of Machinists …
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Monday, May 20, 2019  June 2019 PBS Bid Award Summary PBS Mis-Award Process June 2019 PBS Bid Award Summary Here are a few definitions for some of the key terms to help you better understand the award summary chart above: PPO Total Pay Purpose Only Bid – PPO bids…
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Sunday, May 19, 2019  Modified RAPs and the recent Company Communication On Friday, May 17 the Company sent out a communication regarding the process for modified RAPs that contained some errors. We spoke to the Company and they will be sending out a revised communication with the correct process. …
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Friday, May 17, 2019 Â Off the Rack Reimbursement Program There has recently been some misinformation circulating on Facebook and AA Flight Service Official Facebook page about Off the Rack Reimbursement no longer being available to Flight Attendants. The information provided by an administrator of this group is incorrect. The…
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Thursday, May 16, 2019 Â BCBS TX and Texas Health Update As was recently announced on JetNet, the current contract between BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) and Texas Medicine Resources (TMR), a company staffing physicians for all of Texas Health Resources (THR) emergency rooms, expired April 15, 2019.TMR and BCBS continue negotiations…
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Â Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Training Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is the procedure for settling disputes without litigation, such as arbitration, mediation, or negotiation. ADR allows APFA and the Company to come up with more creative solutions, providing the opportunity for a fast and informal settlement…
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019  PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow/Buddy Bidding in PBS PBS bidding will close at Noon DFW Time on the 15th of every month. Please make sure you have submitted your monthly bids or have updated your standing bid prior to closing. Buddy Bidding in PBS Disclaimer: The APFA…
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019  Attendance & Performance Policy Arbitration Next month, we are scheduled to hear the Attendance & Performance Policy Presidential Grievance, which involves the Company’s egregious changes to our Attendance & Performance Policy. We have had many Flight Attendants inquire about attending this arbitration. I want to remind everyone…
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Monday, May 13, 2019 Â PBS Bidding Tip: Co-Terminal Mix & Position Bidding Allow Co-Terminal Mix in a Work Block This property allows pairings that originate in different airports within a co-terminal base to be awarded within the same work block. This property is considered a waiver and will be…
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Sunday, May 12, 2019 Â PBS Bidding Tip: Persistent & Single Use Line Properties Persistent Line Properties When a persistent property is used in a layer, it will remain active throughout the remainder of your bid (unless Clear Bids is used). The following properties are persistent properties: Maximize Credit Maximize…
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Saturday, May 11, 2019 Â PBS Bidding Tip: Reserve Bidding Reserve in PBS For bidding reserve off days, you start by clicking on the Reserve Tab on the navigation bar. The large calendar on the left side will show the number of reserves which are needed each day according to…
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Friday, May 10, 2019 Â PBS Bidding Tip: 7 & 7 PBS Guide There is an updated version of the PBS guide on the APFA website and JetNet. APFA PBS Guide Who should bid 7 Layers as a lineholder and 7 layers as a reserve? In PBS you can bid…
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Friday, March 10, 2019  Good Afternoon,This is APFA President Lori Bassani with an update on negotiations road shows and other important issues for our membership. As you know, our negotiations committee embarked on a system-wide tour of our base cities to meet with, update and hear directly from our members…
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Thursday, May 9, 2019  APFA Phone Lines Up and Running APFA phones are back up and running. Thank you for your patience.​
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 Â APFA Phone Lines Down APFA phones are currently down. As soon as our systems are back up and running, we will notify you immediately. Thank you for your patience.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Â Carry-on Baggage and Passenger Evacuation Safety Euless, TX – Today, Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) National President Lori Bassani sent a letter to FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell, raising concerns regarding passengers evacuating airplanes with carry-on baggage during emergencies. Over the weekend, 41 people…
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Â Roadshow Update The Negotiating Committee has completed the first negotiations roadshows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. We received a lot of great feedback, and look forward to visiting more bases in the coming months. Click Here for the upcoming roadshow schedule. Reserve Survey…
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019  APFA Phone Lines Up and Running APFA phones are back up and running. Thank you for your patience.​
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Monday, April 15, 2019 Â APFA Phone Lines Down APFA phones are currently down. As soon as our systems are back up and running, we will notify you immediately. Thank you for your patience.
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Monday, May 6, 2019 Â Closing of June Training Bidding System (TBS) on the 6th and LRD on the 7th TBSBidding for June CQ training classes has closed today at noon DFW time. Awards will be available on the 7th. Go back to the TBS system through Crew Portal and…
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Monday, May 6, 2019  Generic UBL Bidding, TTS Conditional Drops & Standby Bidding Generic UBL is Now Available The option to bid for generic sequences is now available in UBL. This option is available for pick-up only requests. This gives Flight Attendants the opportunity to bid for trips based on specific…
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Friday, May 3, 2019  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from APFA President Regarding  CEO Compensation Euless, TX (May 3, 2019) – The following is a statement from Lori Bassani, National President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, on recent reports of American Airlines CEO’s compensation package. “The fact American Airlines paid its CEO…
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Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
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Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
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APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...