Posts Tagged ‘October 2021’
10.31.21 – Aflac® Open Enrollment Begins Tomorrow, November 1st
Sunday, October 31, 2021 Aflac® Open Enrollment Begins Tomorrow Beginning tomorrow, Aflac® will begin its annual open enrollment for its Voluntary Supplemental Benefits offering to our membership. APFA open enrollment dates: November 1,…
Read More10.30.21 – Illegal Reserve Assignments and Your RSVCOT
Saturday, October 30, 2021 Illegal Reserve Assignments and Your RSVCOT We are in the last two days of the month and are currently seeing an alarming number of illegal Reserve…
Read More10.29.21 – 2022 Annual Enrollment Closes on Friday, November 5th
Friday, October 29, 2021 2022 Annual Enrollment | Now Through November 5th 2022 Annual Enrollment Closes in eight (8) days. You have until 11:59pm (CT) on Friday, November 5 to elect your…
Read More10.28.21 – Airline Union Leaders Applaud Illinois Legislature For Supporting Aviation, Worker Sick Leave
Thursday, October 28, 2021 Airline Union Leaders Applaud Illinois Legislature for Supporting Aviation, Worker Sick Leave Following the Illinois House vote to extend the Illinois Sick Leave Act protections to…
Read More10.28.21 – Update: Assault on Flight 976
Thursday, October 28, 2021 Update: Assault on Flight 976 Last night, one of our Flight Attendants on Flight 976 from JFK-SNA was physically assaulted and sustained a physical injury. She…
Read More10.28.21 – Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for November 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for November 2021 For the November bid month, APFA has secured pay protections for partial and full sequence COVID-19 cancellations. A list for…
Read More10.27.21 – Vaccine Requirements and Exemptions
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Vaccine Requirements and Exemptions APFA continues to receive emails and phone calls regarding the requirements and the medical and religious exemption process. We have provided links below…
Read More10.27.21 – Treasurer’s Department Update
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 During the Treasurer’s Department report at the Fall Board Meeting last week, the membership was updated on APFA’s financial status. March 31, 2021, concluded the first…
Read More10.27.21 – Known Crewmember (KCM) Upcoming Maintenance
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Known Crewmember (KCM) Upcoming Maintenance APFA has been notified that the KCM service provider will be conducting maintenance on Thursday, October 28th, from 9 am until 11 am (CDT).…
Read More10.27.21 – Active Flight Attendant Legislation in Washington
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Active Flight Attendant Legislation in Washington PUMP Act (H.R. 3110) Passes the House The House of Representatives passed the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110) by…
Read More10.22.21 – 9/11 Survivor Tree Planting at APFA Headquarters
Friday, October 22, 2021 9/11 Survivor Tree Planting at APFA Headquarters Yesterday, the seedling gifted to APFA from the 9/11 Survivor Tree at Ground Zero was planted beside APFA Headquarters.…
Read More10.22.21 – November 2021 Monthly Vacation Buyback
Friday, October 22, 2021 November 2021 Monthly Vacation Buyback Monthly vacation buyback will be offered for the November contractual month. As an exception for November, APFA and AA have signed a…
Read More10.22.21 – APFA Employee Assistance Program
Friday, October 22, 2021 Instructions for a Random Drug Test We have been receiving many calls expressing concerns about random drug testing procedures. I have written a basic description with…
Read More10.21.21 – Flight Attendant 10-Hour Minimum Rest Regulation Unblocked
Thursday, October 21, 2021 Flight Attendant 10-Hour Minimum Rest Regulation Unblocked In October 2018, a bipartisan and nearly unanimous Congress passed a law to increase our Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR)…
Read More10.21.21 – Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – November 2021
Thursday, October 21, 2021 Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – November 2021 Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to a day in a bid month that occurs when not enough Flight…
Read More10.21.21 – Call to Action: Support the PUMP Act
Thursday, October 21, 2021 Call Your Representative and Tell Them to Support the PUMP Act Thank you to all the Flight Attendants who completed the survey about pumping on the job,…
Read More10.19.21 – Reminder: Pay Protection for Scheduling System Misawards
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Pay Protection for Scheduling System Misawards The Misaward Guide is located on the home page of Crew Change in Jetnet: Below are some key points to remember:…
Read More10.19.21 – Correction: APFA 2021 Fall Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda This morning, APFA National President Julie Hedrick called to order the 2021 Fall Board of Directors Meeting. The Final…
Read More10.19.21 – APFA 2021 Fall Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda This morning, APFA National President Julie Hedrick called to order the 2021 Fall Board of Directors Meeting. The…
Read More10.18.21 – November 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Monday, October 18, 2021 November 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process November PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to…
Read More10.18.21 – COVID-19 Vaccine Update #2
Monday, October 18, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Update #2 APFA Flight Attendants, On October 1, 2021, American Airlines announced that it was subject to Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety…
Read More10.15.21 – 2021 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Tentative Agenda
Friday, October 15, 2021 2021 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Tentative Agenda The APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held on October 19-20, 2021, at the Marriott Dallas…
Read More10.15.21 – Contract ACTION Team Update – Friday, October 15, 2021
Friday, October 15, 2021 What does it mean to be an Activist? Simply put, it is a practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action. As Activists for the Contract ACTION Team,…
Read More10.14.21 – November 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Thursday, October 14, 2021 November 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Friday, October 15 at 1200 (CDT). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Monday, October 18 at 1200 (CDT). Prior…
Read More10.14.21 – 2022 Annual Enrollment | Now Through November 5th
Thursday, October 14, 2021 2022 Annual Enrollment | Now Through November 5th 2022 Annual Enrollment runs now through November 5, 2021. You will have until 11:59pm (CT) on Friday, November…
Read More10.14.21 – Early Boarding Presidential Grievance Settlement
Thursday, October 14, 2021 Early Boarding Presidential Grievance Settlement A settlement has been reached between Management and APFA on the 2018 Early Boarding Presidential Grievance. The details of the Settlement…
Read More10.13.21 – APFA PBS Virtual Training Town Hall Recording
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 APFA PBS Virtual Training Town Hall Recording Below, you will find a link for the recorded APFA PBS Virtual Training Town Hall, which took place yesterday.…
Read More10.13.21 – Today’s Virtual Retirement Town Hall Will Begin Momentarily
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Today’s Virtual Retirement Town Hall Will Begin Momentarily Today, APFA is hosting a Virtual Town Hall to answer your questions about retirement. The Town Hall will…
Read More10.12.21 – APFA is Hosting a Virtual Retirement Town Hall Tomorrow, October 13th
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Virtual Retirement Town Hall Tomorrow APFA is hosting a Virtual Town Hall to answer your questions about retirement. The Town Hall will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, October…
Read More10.12.21 – Today’s APFA PBS Virtual Training Town Hall Will Begin Momentarily
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Today’s APFA PBS Virtual Training Town Hall Will Begin Momentarily Topics will include: Understanding Pairing Pools Target Credit Range (TCR) Generic vs. Specific Bidding Understanding Shuffles,…
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