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10.04.23 – Negotiations Update #35- Sections 30 and 31

An effective grievance and arbitration process is at the heart of our contract. It’s how we enforce our hard-won contract provisions and make sure any discipline issued is fair and for just cause. That’s why fighting for a better grievance and arbitration system has been one of our key priorities in this round of bargaining.

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9.26.23 – Solidarity: Doing Things Differently

We have been doing many things differently in this round of bargaining here at APFA. Early on, we decided that transparency would be our greatest strength, so we began communicating about what we were proposing and what the company was proposing.

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9.06.23 – Negotiations Update #32

We made some movement in our last two mediated bargaining talks. Our meetings in DFW this week are September 6th-8th. As indicated previously, management has committed to providing us with an economic proposal this week.

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8.31.23 – Negotiations Update #31: Sending a Powerful Message

Yesterday, we made it clear to American management that we are fired up, unified, and standing together for a contract with significant improvements to compensation, retirement, scheduling flexibility, and more. This strong strike authorization vote is a powerful tool necessary to reach an agreement.

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8.24.23 – Negotiations Update #30: The Fight Continues!

As the August 29th deadline to vote for strike authorization approaches, we want to outline some of the key things at stake in this round of bargaining. The Pilots just ratified their agreement which provides 46% wage increases over the duration of the contract. It’s our turn and We Are Ready!

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7.23.23 – Negotiations Update #28: Illegal Self-Help Tactics

As negotiations intensify, we must be careful on social media about how we talk about negotiations and how to pressure the Company. Under the Railway Labor Act, we cannot engage in “self-help” until the National Mediation Board releases us following a thirty-day cooling-off period.

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7.21.23 – Negotiations Update #27

Your negotiations team met the week of July 11th -13th in DFW in our second week of mediated bargaining. As we previously reported, at our first mediated session, we made some headway. At this session, progress ground to a halt.

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7.14.23 – Negotiations Update #26

In an important milestone in our push to win an industry-leading contract for Flight Attendants, we held our first bargaining sessions with federal mediators from the National Mediation Board during the last week of June.

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6.15.23 – Negotiations Update #25

After a briefing with your APFA Base Presidents, your Negotiating Committee passed a reserve proposal to the company intending to lower the number of years Flight Attendants are required to serve reserve.

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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.

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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.

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3.09.23 – Negotiations Update #22- Economic Proposal

On Tuesday, March 7th, your APFA Negotiating Committee presented an economic proposal to the company. Our comprehensive economic proposal includes all remaining sections of the agreement including Compensation, Expenses, Vacation, Sick Leave, Insurance, Retirement, Other Benefits, Training, and Profit Sharing

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3.04.23 – Negotiations Update #21

We bargained with the Company in January and February. During these sessions, the company and APFA exchanged updated proposals on Section 10- Scheduling and Section 12– Reserve.

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1004 West Euless Boulevard
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M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108

Call APFA

Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108

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After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)

APFA Events

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APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040

M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108

Call APFA

Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108

Chat APFA

After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)

APFA Events

Currently, no scheduled events...

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