Posts Tagged ‘April 2024’
4.30.24 – Taking Our Fight to the White House: Join a Picket Near You
American Airlines Flight Attendants have been working for five years without a renewed contract, and management continues to delay a serious offer to complete negotiations.
Read More4.26.24 – Adoption and Surrogacy Programs Enhanced Benefits
On January 1, 2024, American Airlines enhanced its adoption benefit by increasing the lifetime maximum from $8,000 to $30,000. It also expanded the benefit to also include surrogacy expenses.
Read More4.25.24 – 2024 National Chair and Regional Representative Appointments
Today, the Executive Committee held a special teleconference to confirm the appointments for the National Chair and Regional Representative positions. These positions are two-year terms commencing on May 1, 2024.
Read More4.25.24 – Corporate Greed Soars at American Airlines
Just weeks after releasing the 2023 AA proxy statement, showing significant increases in CEO Robert Isom’s pay and benefits, American Airlines today reported a loss for the first quarter of 2024 while generating record first-quarter revenue of 12.6 billion and predicting a full-year profit.
Read More4.24.24 – Reminder: Illegal Self-Help Tactics
Under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), we are prohibited from resorting to “self-help” until the National Mediation Board officially releases us and after the thirty-day cooling-off period concludes.
Read More4.23.24 – Update: Reduction in Staffing Grievance Arbitration
Last Friday, APFA concluded the Reduction in Staffing Presidential Arbitration in New York. This staffing grievance, filed in 2020, was in response to American Airlines management’s unilateral decision to use the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent decrease in air travel demand as an excuse to reduce staffing
Read More4.23.24 – APFA Virtual Retirement Seminar Begins in 30 Minutes
Our two-hour APFA Virtual Retirement Seminar will begin at 11 am (CT). Topics will include: 401(k), 65-Point Plan, COBRA, Medicare, Pensions, Retiree Travel, Social Security, Vacation/Sick Payout
Read More4.22.24 – Special EC Meeting Notification for Thursday, April 25, 2024
A Special Executive Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024. You may now view the Final Agenda for this video conference.
Read More4.22.24 – Final Reminder: APFA Virtual Retirement Seminar Tomorrow
As a reminder, we are holding a virtual retirement seminar tomorrow, April 23, from 11 am until 1 pm (CT). Topics will include: 401(k), 65-Point Plan, COBRA, Medicare, Pensions, Retiree Travel, Social Security, Vacation/Sick Payout
Read More4.18.24 – Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – May 2024
Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to any day in a bid month when not enough Flight Attendants bid in PBS to fly on that day. PBS will award as many Flight Attendants as possible to be off on a particular day.
Read More4.18.24 – May 2024 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Company PBS Bid Award Summary, APFA PBS Bid Award Summary by Base, PBS Award Files, PBS Mis-Award Process
Read More4.17.24 – Reminder: APFA Virtual Retirement Seminar – Tuesday, April 23rd
As a reminder, we are holding a virtual retirement seminar on Tuesday, April 23, from 11 am until 1 pm (CT). Topics will include: 401(k), 65-Point Plan, COBRA, Medicare, Pensions, Retiree Travel, Social Security, Vacation/Sick Payout
Read More4.15.24 – Workers Across U.S. Join AA Flight Attendants In Proclaiming ‘Time’s Up, AA!’
CHICAGO, Illinois – Labor leaders from major Unions across the U.S. will convene in Chicago for the 2024 Labor Notes Conference, a gathering attracting thousands of Activists intent on battling corporate greed and properly valuing America’s workforce.
Read More4.15.24 – Negotiations Update #52: April 15, 2024
On March 13th, APFA met with the members of the National Mediation Board (NMB) at a formal status conference to brief the Board members on the status of our bargaining and to discuss our request for a release.
Read More4.11.24 – Save The Date! Systemwide Informational Picketing: Thursday, May 9th, 2024!
American Airlines must finalize a contract that addresses the current economic environment without further delay. We will keep the pressure on management and our fight at the forefront of the public and the media.
Read More4.11.24 – Call to Action! No More Stalled Negotiations!
Over 100,000 Flight Attendants are in drawn-out negotiations across the industry. But without a credible strike threat, airline management is perfectly happy to prolong negotiations for years.
Read More4.09.24 – Reduction in Staffing Arbitration Begins April 16th, 2024
Next week, the Reduction in Staffing Presidential Grievance Arbitration will be heard in New York. April 16th – 19th – 9:00 am
Read More4.07.24 – SMS and Webchat Outage
We are experiencing an outage with SMS and Webchat when trying to reach an APFA Representative. You may still reach a representative using the WhatsApp and iMessage platforms.
Read More4.05.24 – APFA Executive Committee Special Meeting Minutes
APFA held a Special Executive Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Westin Irving Convention Center in Irving, TX, during the March 2024 APFA Board of Directors Meeting.
Read More4.04.24 – Issues with mobileCCI
This morning the company sent out a CCI message letting Flight Attendants know that there are currently issues accessing mobileCCI. How do I sign in for my trip if mobileCCI is not working for me?
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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: 7:00AM - 7:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
M-F: 3:00PM - 11:00 PM (CT)
Sat-Sun: 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: 7:00AM - 7:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
M-F: 3:00PM - 11:00 PM (CT)
Sat-Sun: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...