Saturday, October 14, 2019 PBS: Buddy Bidding Checklist 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. General Guidelines ▢ Have all “buddies” accepted▢ Check the final number of…
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Friday, October 11, 2019 PBS Buddy Bidding Changes For months now we have been working on changes to the buddy bidding logic, to be in line with how the logic should be working, rather than what had been implemented with the original PBS system and subsequently the JCBA PBS…
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Wednesday, October 10, 2019 PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status PBS Opens on the 10th. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can be found on the PBS Dashboard on the 10th of every month at 1200 DFW time. Also review if all the information…
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Tomorrow – Thursday the 10th APFA National Officers, the Negotiating Committee, the Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee (JSIC), and the National Department Chairs & Specialists will host a Telephone TownHall Thursday, October 10th from 12:00 to 1:00 pm CDT. Click the image above or click here to register for the event. Contract…
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – October 26th The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, to be held on Saturday, October 26th, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Take Back Day aims to provide a safe,…
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 APFA Government Affairs – Update on the 10-hour Rest Rule When Congress passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R 302), it included a provision mandating a minimum 10-hour rest for Flight Attendants. Congress intended it to be self-enacting or, in other words, to immediately implement what…
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Monday, October 7, 2019 Informational Picket UNITE HERE, Wednesday, October 9th DFW Airport, Terminal D 1400-1800 Dear DFW APFA Member, You may recall the huge action UNITE HERE airline catering workers had with hundreds of allies in front of the American Airlines headquarters last month. Their fight is ongoing and…
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Monday, October 7, 2019 APFA Fall Board Meeting Tentative Agenda The APFA Fall Board Meeting will be held on October 15-16, 2019 at the Hurst Conference Center. In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual, the Tentative Agenda for this meeting is now available on the website www.APFA.org. Once the meeting is called to order, this agenda…
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Friday, October 4, 2019 Vacation Accrual The 420 annual (35-hour monthly average) thresholds applied to all non-PBS bases for the month of JAN 2019 and additionally for DFW and MIA through APR 2019, in order to accrue vacation and sick for those months. Under JCBA Section 8.A, in order…
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 Informational Picket UNITE HERE, Wednesday, October 9th DFW Airport, Terminal D 1400-1800 Dear Activist, You may recall the huge action UNITE HERE airline catering workers had with hundreds of allies in front of the American Airlines headquarters last month. Their fight is ongoing and they are…
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Join the ConversationAPFA National Officers, the Negotiating Committee, the Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee (JSIC), and the National Department Chairs & Specialists will host a Telephone Town Hall Thursday, October 10th from 12:00 to 1:00 pm CDT. Click the image above or click here to register for the event. Letters of…
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Date Thursday, October 10 Time 12:00 – 13:00 CDT Web Registration Click Here Phone Number 1-855-840-6970 APFA National Officers, the Negotiating Committee, the Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee (JSIC), and the National Department Chairs & Specialists will be hosting a Telephone Town Hall on Thursday, October…
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Hurricane Dorian – Letters of Agreement On September 27th, 2019, we were able to secure Letters of Agreement for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. These agreements will mitigate all missed trips (TM) and personal days (PO) from August 26th, 2019 thru September 5th, 2019 that were hurricane…
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 APFA Supports our Brothers and Sisters at GM-UAW More than 47,000 union workers picket outside U.S. plants applying pressure on GM’s management for its poor decision to idle four of its U.S. factories and ultimately threaten their employees’ futures. GM had asked for UAW workers to…
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Minutes from the Aug. 26 Special Board of Directors Meeting The APFA Special Board of Directors Meeting was held August 26, 2019. In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual, the official minutes of the Special Board of Directors Meeting are now available on the www.APFA.org…
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Due to an Overwhelming Response, Aflac Open Enrollment is Extended to Thursday, Sept. 26th Aflac enrollment specialists are available today until 8:00 pm CDT. Phone calls will be extended from 8 am to 12 noon CDT, Thursday, Sept 26th. After the deadline, the phone number will no…
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Negotiating Committee Reserve Round Table Event The APFA Negotiating Committee will host a Reserve Round Table event tomorrow, September 26th at APFA headquarters. Twenty participants were randomly selected of the more than 100 ballots received. This Reserve Round Table discussion will build upon our past base…
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Friday, September 20, 2019 Remembering USAir Flight 5050 – Thirty Years On this the thirtieth anniversary of the USAir Flight 5050 crash, we honor the Flight Attendants for their professionalism and bravery. Wayne Reed Kelly Donovan Susan Harrelson Gilliam Jolynn Galmish Due to the heroic efforts of the Flight…
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Thursday, September 19, 2019 October PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process Here are a few definitions for some of the key terms to help you better understand the award summary chart above: Line Average (Actual and Requested) The average credit hours projected for lines of flying in a particular…
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Thursday, September 19, 2019 PBS Re-Run Complete The PBS re-run results are complete and available to preview at this time. Please, re-check your awards and contact the FABRC if you feel you have a mis-award. The mis-award deadline has been extended to September 26th at 1200 CST. In Unity, APFA…
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Thursday, September 19, 2019 PBS Awards to be Re-Run For the October bid month, an issue was found with PBS awards in conjunction with the calculation of vacation days. This is an automated process that failed this month and the company and union are investigating the failure. This issue impacted…
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Aircraft Cabin Air International Conference 2019 & GCAQE (Global Cabin Air Quality Executive) Meeting National President Lori Bassani was invited to London this week to speak at the International Aircraft Cabin Air Conference. Other speakers include Doctors, Scientists, Aerospace and Maintenance, Human Factors and experts from…
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 APFA AND AA CONCLUDE ARBITRATION HEARING CHALLENGING UNFAIR AND OUTRAGEOUS ATTENDANCE PROGRAM On Thursday and Friday, September 12th -13th , APFA and the Company completed the final two days of intense arbitration on APFA’s Presidential Grievance. APFA is legally challenging the unreasonableness of AA’s disrespectful…
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 UBL Update: Generic Criteria and Processing Generic Criteria Update On September 11, a new option was added to the bidding criteria in TTS/UBL allowing you to select the number of legs per duty period. This change ensures the generic bidding option includes only the types of…
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Saturday, September 14, 2019 PBS: Bidding Checklist 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. Prior to logging out of PBS, use this bidding checklist to…
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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...