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5.18.23 – Join the APFA Virtual Negotiations Town Hall: Today at 2pm CDT

Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual Negotiations Town Hall today, from 2 pm until 3 pm CDT.

5.17.23 – APFA Virtual Negotiations Town Hall: Tomorrow, May 18th

Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual Negotiations Town Hall tomorrow, May 18th, from 2 pm until 3 pm (CT). The Negotiating Committee will be discussing the status of negotiations.

5.17.23 – Must Read: Bargaining Update

We are in the advanced stages of bargaining with American Airlines. APFA passed our economic proposal to the company on March 7th, 2023.

5.16.23 – Utilizing APFA EAP Professional Standards

During your sequence, you have a confrontation with a fellow Flight Attendant, and you are unable to resolve your differences. Call your APFA EAP Professional Standards to address the issue.

5.15.23 – Financial Planning Virtual Seminar

It’s Time to Start Thinking about Financial Planning! Join us for a Fight Attendant-focused virtual Financial Planning Seminar on Tuesday, June 13, from 1100 – 1300 (CT).

5.15.23 – Virtual Retirement Seminar: Tomorrow, May 16th

Please join us for a virtual retirement seminar tomorrow, May 16th, from 11:00 – 13:00 (CT).

5.12.23 – A ‘How-to’: Signing in for a Trip in DECS/FOS

Flight Attendants have experienced far too many IT issues when using company systems and websites. The glitches, outages and maintenance of company systems occur with little to no notice. We want to provide you with instructions for signing in for a trip if mobileCCI is inaccessible for whatever reason.

5.12.23 – APFA Virtual Negotiations Town Hall: Thursday, May 18th

Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual Negotiations Town Hall on Thursday, May 18th, from 2 pm until 3 pm (CT). The Negotiating Committee will be discussing the status of negotiations.

5.11.23 – Reminder: Quarterly Membership Virtual Meeting Begins Soon

The Quarterly Virtual Membership Meeting will be held today from 11:00am to 12:00pm CDT.

5.10.23 – Reminder: Quarterly Membership Virtual Meeting Tomorrow, May 11th

The Quarterly Virtual Membership Meeting will be held tomorrow, May 11th, 2023, from 11:00am to 12:00pm CDT.

5.10.23 – Reminder: Virtual Retirement Seminar: Tuesday, May 16th

Please join us for a virtual retirement seminar on Tuesday, May 16th, from 11:00 – 13:00 (CT)

5.09.23 – 1Q 2023 Executive Committee Meeting Final Agenda

Today, the 2023 First Quarter meeting of the APFA Executive Committee was called to order.

5.08.23 – Meeting Minutes and Upcoming Tentative Agendas

The 2023 APFA Board of Directors Convention was held in March. The official minutes of this meeting are now available on the APFA.org website.

5.05.23 – May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health Awareness is about starting conversations about mental health and the elements in our daily lives that affect our well-being. Mental health awareness month aims to reduce the stigma that stops people from asking for help.

5.04.23 – Reminder: Quarterly Membership Virtual Meeting on Thursday, May 11th

The Quarterly Virtual Membership Meeting will be held Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 11:00am to 12:00pm CDT.

5.04.23 – Negotiations Update #24

We are scheduled to meet with the company two weeks every month through September and will be joined by the mediator for fifteen of those sessions. In April, we continued bargaining with the company to work on the outstanding issues in Section 10-Scheduling and Section 12-Reserve.

5.02.23 – Skin Cancer Awareness Month

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. As we head into summer, we can all help by speaking up about skin cancer. Please share the facts to prevent this deadly disease, as it is estimated there will be almost 100,000 new cases this year.

5.01.23 – June 2023 Bidding Timelines

June 2023 bidding timelines including CQ, vacation, PBS, ETB, and more

5.01.23 – May Recognitions

Learn about May recognitions and celebrations including International Worker’s Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Lag BaOmer, Buddha Day, Memorial Day, and more

4.30.23 – A Message From Your APFA Leadership

Last week, American management announced a return to first-quarter profitability, which includes record revenue totaling 12.2 billion. These earnings represent a staggering 37.7% increase in revenue generation year-over-year.

4.28.23 – APFA Negotiating Committee Joins APFA Government Affairs On Capitol Hill

This week, your APFA Negotiating Committee and Government Affairs Department were on Capitol Hill talking to your elected representatives about the status of our contract negotiations with American Airlines.

4.27.23 – APFA Virtual Retirement Seminar – Tuesday, May 16th

Please join us for a virtual retirement seminar on Tuesday, May 16th from 11:00 – 13:00 (CT). Topics will include: 401(k, 65-Point Plan, COBRA, Medicare, Pensions, Retiree Travel, Social Security, Vacation/Sick Payout

4.27.23 – Updated System Board of Adjustment (SBA) Webpage

Updated System Board of Adjustment (SBA) Webpage Thursday, April 27, 2023 In this Hotline: – Updated SBA Webpage We are excited to highlight the new changes to the System Board…

4.26.23 – APFA Special Executive Committee Meeting: April 27, 2023

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 APFA Special Executive Committee Meeting Tentative Agenda APFA will be holding a Special Executive Committee Meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023. In accordance with APFA Policy Manual 4.A.1.a.(1), the…

4.19.23 – Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – May 2023

Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to a day in a bid month that occurs when not enough Flight Attendants bid in PBS to fly on that day.

4.18.23 – May 2023 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process

Company PBS Bid Award Summary, How to Read the Bid Award Summary, How to Read Your PBS Award, and APFA PBS Bid Award Summary by Base

4.18.23 – Cabin Air Quality Reporting: Hot Cabin and Smoke, Odor, and Fumes (SOF)

Spring has sprung! And with that comes warmer weather as we approach the summer months, and with rising temperatures across the system, that means a likelihood for an uptick in two types of events: Hot cabin events, as well as Smoke, Odor, or Fume (SOF) events.

4.18.23 – Call to Action! Protection from Abusive Passengers Act

CALL TO ACTION! Urge your Senators and Representatives in Washington to co-sponsor the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act, because assault doesn’t fly!

4.17.23 – APFA Hotline – Wings Foundation: Flight Attendants Helping Flight Attendants

Monday, April 17, 2023 Wings Foundation offers assistance to American Airlines Flight Attendants who are in critical need of financial assistance due to illness, injury, disability, or a natural disaster.…

4.14.23 – PBS Outage on April 14, 2023

This morning an outage caused PBS to be unavailable for an hour from approximately 9:30 am to 10:30 am CT.

4.14.23 – Negotiations Update #23

Thank you to everyone every who joined us on the picket line throughout the system on April 4th. The “We Are Ready!” luggage tags are in the mail to each Flight Attendant’s address on file with APFA.

4.13.23 – Updating Your EFB

Since the switch from the Samsung Tablet to the iPhone EFB, many Flight Attendants have experienced some frustration with the frequency of required iOS and application updates.

4.12.23 – Exclusive Supplemental Benefit Offering Ends Tomorrow

The exclusive supplemental benefit offering for all APFA members ends tomorrow, Thursday, April 13th. Call 833-228-5034 from 8am until 7pm (CT) to enroll or receive additional product information and rates.

4.11.23 – APFA Virtual Retirement Seminar Recording – March 27, 2023

On Monday, March 27th, APFA hosted our Virtual Retirement Seminar. Below, you will find the recorded Virtual Seminar as well as frequently asked questions and answers.