Monday, March 11, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants Dallas, TX (March 11)— “The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) has been monitoring the accident investigation of Ethiopian Airlines closely since the tragedy occurred. Our condolences go out to the family and…
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Monday, March 11th, 2019 Update on Ethiopian Airlines Accident APFA has been monitoring the accident investigation in Ethiopia closely since the tragedy occurred. We are in touch with the company, government officials and with our brother and sister unions, APA and TWU. As of now, there is no action…
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Monday, March 11th, 2019 APFA Members: Upon hearing the news yesterday regarding the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, I immediately contacted Doug Parker and Jill Surdek to request they address critical safety concerns of our Union and our members in flying the 737 Max aircraft. The company issued…
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Monday, March 11, 2019 Secondary Vacation Bidding The secondary and final round of annual vacation bidding will be closing on March 13th at 1200 DFW time. If you have any vacation days that were not awarded in the primary round this is your opportunity to bid for the remaining…
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March 10th, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 Our condolences go out to the families of crew and passengers who perished in today’s Ethiopian Airlines crash. This event has raised safety concerns for our members/flight attendants who fly/work this aircraft and I have requested our company (American Airlines) address these…
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March 10th, 2019 Please remember to check your status prior to bidding. Your information can be found on the PBS Dashboard on the 10th of every month at 1200 DFW time. Bidding Reserve in PBS For bidding reserve off days you start by clicking on the Reserve Tab on…
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March 9th, 2019 KCM Planned Maintenance: March 11th & 13th Please be aware that American will be performing system maintenance at data centers on March 11th and 13Th from 2300 to 0500 Central Time. As part of the IT maintenance, during the update window, employee badge photos may be inaccessible…
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Friday, March 8, 2019 APFA Executive Committee Members Elected The APFA Board of Directors elects the Ad Hoc Members of the Executive Committee, during the regular course of business at the APFA Annual Convention. There will be two vacant positions effective on April 1, 2019. Each position will serve a…
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 AA Temporarily Removes Fourteen Aircraft from Service for Evaluation American Airlines has notified APFA that fourteen (14) of the Boeing 737-800 series aircraft have been removed from service for further inspection. An issue with two (2) of these aircraft stems from the upgraded interiors by…
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 On Monday night, APFA held an awards ceremony at the Annual Board of Directors Convention in Boston. One of the three awards presented was the Martha W. Griffiths Award. In the 1950s, Martha W. Griffiths was instrumental in the legislative fight against the discrimination of…
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 APFA Board of Directors Annual Convention APFA Leaders are in Boston this week for the 2019 APFA Board of Directors Annual Convention. Members in good standing are welcome to attend all open portions of the meeting. Full minutes of the meeting will be available on…
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Friday, March 1, 2019 Presidential Grievance Filed Improper Implementation and Programming of Contractual Language This week, APFA filed a Presidential Grievance on the Company’s Improper Implementation and Programming of Contractual Language in regard to: Positive Contact for Reserve Assignments, Reserve Call-out Time, and Priority of Assignment and Trips Out of Base.…
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Friday, March 1st, 2019 Training Bidding System (TBS) for PBS bases The Training Bidding System (TBS) was implemented alongside PBS. Flight Attendants will bid and be awarded CQ training in seniority order. TBS will only be available in your base month, grace month or one month prior.The previous process…
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 Black Wings website: https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/blackwings/
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The National Ballot Committee (NBC) certified the results of the APFA Base Representative Elections today. The elected candidates will take office on April 1, 2019. The results are as follows: The U.S. Department of Labor-Office of Labor Management Standards certified the results of the APFA…
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 First Presidential Grievance of 2019 A Presidential Grievance regarding the company’s improper implementation and programming of contractual language was filed February 26, 2019. The Presidential Grievance specifically addresses 3 areas: 1) Positive Contact for Reserve Assignments 2) Reserve Call Out Time 3) Priority of Assignment/Transfer…
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Letter of Agreement – Exception for Rescinding Transfers to PHX/SLT March 4th DEADLINE Due to the fact that Flight Attendants may have requested a transfer before the announcement of “Base Resizing” in PHX and SLT, APFA signed a Letter of Agreement with the company to…
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 A new survey is now available on the APFA website. To access this survey you must log in with your APFA login. You will only be able to take the survey once. What is the purpose of this survey? Each month your representatives meet with…
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Customs & Border Patrol Bag Search/Questioning: We have received several reports from Flight Attendants arriving into the United States from foreign ports, stating they are being subjected to bag searches. Additionally, several are reporting that the Customs Officers are stating the company has asked them…
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February 26, 2019 This is a reminder, that all ballots, for the Base Elections for CLT, DCA (combined), DFW, LAX, LGA, MIA, PHX, SFO, STL, must be received in the designated PO BOX by 10:00am CT, tomorrow, February 27, 2019. Ballots will be retrieved at that time and the…
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Monday, February 25, 2019 Calling All Activists JOIN US TODAY! MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019 IT’S TIME we take our airline back! APFA will be picketing the American Airlines Leadership Conference on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas. IT’S TIME to put the focus back…
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Friday, February 22, 2019 Union Alleges American Airlines is Discriminating Against Female Flight Attendants APFA Files EEOC Charge Claiming Company’s Attendance Policy Has Disproportionate Impact on Women [Los Angeles, CA] – Today, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (“APFA”), the union that represents over 27,000 American Airlines flight attendants,…
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Friday, February 22, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORYAmerican Airlines Flight Attendant Union to Picket AA Leadership Conference “UnfAAir in the AIR” (Dallas, TX- Feb. 21)—The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) the Union representing 27,000+ American Airlines Flight Attendants announced today they will be protesting their company’s unfair labor practices, continual…
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Tuesday, February 21, 2019 Calling All Activists IT’S TIME we take our airline back! APFA will be picketing the American Airlines Leadership Conference on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas. IT’S TIME to put the focus back on what makes this airline run! It’s…
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Calling All Activists and APFA Members Join us to picket American Airlines management on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas. We are protesting American’s direct bargaining with our membership during negotiations, their last minute announcement of “resizing” our…
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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...
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...