Posts Tagged ‘July 2024’
7.31.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement: Virtual Town Hall Begins at 12:30 PM (CT)
Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual town hall today, Wednesday, July 31, from 12:30 PM until 3:30 PM (CT) to discuss the recently released 2024 Tentative Agreement.
Read More7.31.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement Update #2: Boarding Pay
One of the questions we receive is, “Why can’t we just take the boarding pay as regular wages?” First, that is not what was negotiated. Flight Attendants provided clear direction that securing boarding pay was a priority in this contract.
Read More7.30.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement: Virtual Town Hall Tomorrow
Your APFA Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual town hall tomorrow, Wednesday, July 31, from 12:30 PM until 3:30 PM (CT) to discuss the recently released 2024 Tentative Agreement.
Read More7.27.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement: Virtual Town Hall Next Week
On Wednesday, July 31, from 12:30 PM until 3:30 PM (CT), your APFA Negotiating Committee will host a virtual town hall to review the recently released 2024 Tentative Agreement. Login instructions will be sent out next week.
Read More7.26.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement Information/ Base Visits/ TA Call Center/Voting Information
We are pleased to provide information about the 2024 Tentative Agreement. Together, 28,000 Flight Attendants stood united and battled a company insistent on offering outdated industry-standard compensation.
Read More7.25.24 – New Login Process on APFA.org
We have recently implemented a new login process on APFA.org. To log in, you will need to enter your Employee ID and your same password.
Read More7.25.24 – APFA Executive Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution to Send TA for Member Ratification
APFA Executive Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution to Send Tentative Agreement for Member Ratification. Today, the APFA Executive Committee unanimously approved a resolution to send the 2024 Tentative Agreement for Member ratification.
Read More7.24.24 – Verify Your Address on File With APFA
To ensure that we have your correct address for mailing the 2024 Tentative Agreement Booklets, please take a moment to verify your address on file with APFA.
Read More7.23.24 – APFA Website Maintenance: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
We will be performing maintenance and updates to the APFA website today, which may last a few hours.
Read More7.22.24 – Special EC Meeting Notification for Thursday, July 25, 2024
A Special Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 25, 2024, in the APFA Unity Pays Conference Room. You can now access the Tentative Agenda for this meeting.
Read More7.20.24 – 2024 Tentative Agreement Call Center
The APFA Strike Command Center officially concluded its operations yesterday at 5 p.m. (CT). After next week’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee briefing, we will announce the opening of the 2024 Tentative Agreement Call Center.
Read More7.19.24 – Flight Attendant Union and American Airlines Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
EULESS, TX– (July 19, 2024) – Today, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and American Airlines reached a tentative contract agreement after a final week of bargaining.
Read More7.19.24 – Negotiations Update #67: Tentative Agreement Reached
We are pleased to announce that after negotiating this week in Phoenix, we have secured a Tentative Agreement that addresses our concerns on critical areas of compensation, retroactive pay, contractual improvements, and preserving our hard-won work rules.
Read More7.19.24 – Rescheduling Reminders: Nationwide Computer Outage
During the evening of July 18th, there was a nationwide outage created by an outside vendor of cyber security. This outage affected all airlines, air traffic control, hotel bookings, and banking services.
Read More7.18.24 – Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – August 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 More7.18.24 – August 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 More7.15.24 – New T-Mobile/AT&T Phone Issues Form on APFA.org
Recently, APFA has received several calls from Flight Attendants who have received missed trips from Crew Scheduling. The calls are not going through, and the Flight Attendant is completely unaware that they have missed a call(s) from Crew Scheduling.
Read More7.12.24 – 7/11/24 Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Recording
Yesterday, APFA hosted a virtual Membership Meeting, which included pertinent topics from your APFA Department Chairs and Committees. Video start times for each department are listed here
Read More7.11.24 – Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Begins Soon!
Join us for a Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting today, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT.
Read More7.10.24 – July 2024: Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Approximately 20% of the US population lives with a mental health condition and approximately 70% of those with a mental health condition belong to the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community.
Read More7.10.24 – Reminder: Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting Tomorrow, July 11, 2024
Join us for a Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting tomorrow, July 11, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT. This Virtual Membership Meeting will provide important updates from various APFA Department Chairs, Specialists and Committee Representatives.
Read More7.10.24 – Reserve Bidding Update for August 2024
Each month, a team of APFA Contract and Scheduling Reps review the PBS Misaward Challenges that are submitted to the Union. We escalate many of those to the Company for further review and discussion.
Read More7.09.24 – Negotiations Update #66: Negotiations Continue The Week Of July 15, 2024
Since the beginning of May, APFA and American Airlines management have been engaged in extensive mediation to reach an agreement. In this negotiations update, we will provide more information on the bargaining status and the steps moving forward to reach an agreement.
Read More7.05.24 – Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting: Thursday, July 11, 2024
Join us for a Virtual Quarterly Membership Meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 11:00am to 12:30pm CT. This Virtual Membership Meeting will provide important updates from various APFA Department Chairs, Specialists and Committee Representatives.
Read More7.01.24 – Negotiations Update #65: Progress Made in Talks; Agreement Not Reached
As we previously reported, on Friday, in a very rare move and with one day’s notice, the National Mediation Board (NMB) ordered APFA and AA management to Washington, D.C., for further negotiations to attempt to reach an agreement.
Read More7.01.24 – August 2024 Bidding Timelines
Bidding timeline including ETB, vacation, TTS, PBS, CQ, and more
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