Posts Tagged ‘September 2021’
9.30.21 – Crew Portal Outage
Thursday, September 30, 2021 Crew Portal Outage We are aware that Crew Portal has experienced intermittent outages all day. We have been in continuous contact with Flight Service as they…
Read More9.30.21 – Aflac® Open Enrollment Begins November 1, 2021
Thursday, September 30, 2021 Aflac® Open Enrollment Begins November 1, 2021 The Aflac® open enrollment period will be from November 1, 2021 – January 15, 2022. New Benefit Options, guaranteed…
Read More9.30.21 – APFA Contract ACTION Team – What is Section 6 Negotiations?
Thursday, September 30, 2021 APFA Contract ACTION Team – What is Section 6 Negotiations? Knowledge is power—a simple statement that carries a lot of weight. As our contract negotiations proceed, we…
Read More9.29.21 – Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for October 2021
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for October 2021 For the October bid month, APFA has secured pay protections for partial and full sequence COVID-19 cancellations. A list for…
Read More9.29.21 – Government Shutdown Looming
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Government Shutdown Looming If Congress does not act before midnight on Friday, October 1st, the federal government will shut down. We’ve seen this before. During the…
Read More9.29.21 – Update: FAA Tablet Audits
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Update: FAA Tablet Audits Recently, an APFA Safety & Security hotline went out alerting Flight Attendants to future FAA tablet compliance audits. The FAA has announced their decision to continue permitting…
Read More9.25.21 – Minutes from the 2Q2021 Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, September 25, 2021 Minutes from the 2Q2021 Executive Committee Meeting The APFA Second Quarter 2021 Executive Committee Meeting was held Thursday, September 2nd. In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual, the official…
Read More9.25.21 – Forty-Three Years Later: We Remember PSA Flight 182
Saturday, September 25, 2021 Remembering PSA Flight 182 On September 25, 1978, four Flight Attendants and three Pilots worked Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 from Los Angeles to San Diego,…
Read More9.24.21 – Understanding Coverage Needed (CN) Dates in PBS
Friday, September 24, 2021 Understanding Coverage Needed (CN) Dates in PBS One of the most common questions the APFA Contract & Scheduling Department hears is, “Why didn’t I receive the days off that…
Read More9.23.21 – APFA Flight Attendant Teddy Andrews Testifies Before Congress On Air Rage
Thursday, September 23, 2021 APFA Flight Attendant Teddy Andrews Testifies Before Congress on Air Rage This morning, one of our own, CLT-based Flight Attendant Teddy Andrews, testified before the House…
Read More9.21.21 – Chicago Federation of Labor: ORD Air Rage Town Hall
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Chicago Federation of Labor: ORD Air Rage Town Hall Wednesday, September 29, 2021 1:00 pm CT Hilton Chicago O’Hare Ballroom RSVP: www.chicagolabor.org/airrage As many as 10…
Read More9.20.21 – Revised October 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary
Monday, September 20, 2021 Revised October 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary Today, the Company issued a revised PBS Bid Summary for the October award. A Flight Attendant noticed a discrepancy in…
Read More9.20.21 – Save the Date: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation: Air Rage
Monday, September 20, 2021 Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation: Air Rage “Disruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, Airlines and Airports” Thursday, September…
Read More9.20.21 – 32 Years Later: Remembering USAir Flight 5050
Monday, September 20, 2021 32 Years Later: Remembering USAir Flight 5050 On September 20, 1989, USAir Flight 5050 from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C., experienced an aborted takeoff.…
Read More9.19.21 – mobileCCI & iOS 15/Quarterly Wed-Based Training
Sunday, September 19, 2021 mobileCCI & iOS 15 Tomorrow, Monday, September 20, 2021, Apple will release iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8 and tvOS 15. Once you update your device(s), you must…
Read More9.18.21 – October 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Saturday, September 18, 2021 October 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process October PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to…
Read More9.16.21 – APFA Negotiations Virtual Town Hall Recording
Thursday, September 16, 2021 APFA Negotiations Virtual Town Hall Recording Below, you will find a link for the recorded Negotiations Virtual Town Hall, which took place earlier today. You may also…
Read More9.16.21 – APFA Contract ACTION Team- Turning Frustration Into ACTION
Thursday, September 16, 2021 APFA Contract ACTION Team – Turning Frustration Into ACTION It’s time to turn our frustration into ACTION. Illegal assignments when we return at the end of…
Read More9.16.21 – APFA Negotiations Town Hall Starting Momentarily
Thursday, September 16, 2021 The Negotiations Town Hall will be starting momentarily. The Committee will be reviewing the current status of negotiations and providing an overview of Section 6 of the Railway…
Read More9.16.21 – Alert: FAA Tablet Audits
Thursday, September 16, 2021 Alert: FAA Tablet Audits For the past several months, the FAA has been conducting tablet audits throughout the system. Inspectors have reported an alarming number of…
Read More9.15.21 – Mid-month Direct Deposit Delay
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Mid-month Direct Deposit Delay We are aware of an issue that affected some direct deposits for today’s mid-month paycheck. We understand this affected deposits into accounts…
Read More9.15.21 – Chat With UNICEF Champions
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Chat with UNICEF Champions The UNICEF Change for Good program on American Airlines invites you to join Flight Attendant volunteers (aka Champions for Children) to hear…
Read More9.15.21 – Celebrating 2021 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 APFA Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month Today marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring the culture, heritage, and many contributions Hispanic Americans have made…
Read More9.15.21 – 2021 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 2021 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting The APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held on October 19-20, 2021, at the Marriott Dallas Las Colinas.…
Read More9.14.21 – Save the Date: APFA Virtual Retirement Town Hall Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Save the Date APFA will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall to answer your questions about retirement on Wednesday, October 13, at 11:00 (CT). Topics will include:…
Read More9.14.21 – APFA Negotiations Town Hall- Thursday, September 16, 2021
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 As noted in last week’s Contract ACTION hotline, the Negotiating Committee is hosting a virtual Negotiations Town Hall on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 1:00 pm (CT).…
Read More9.14.21 – October 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 October 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15 at 1200 (CDT). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Saturday, September 18 at 1200 (CDT).…
Read More9.12.21 – Guyana, Canada, and Suriname Now Requiring Proof of Vaccination
Sunday, September 12, 2021 Guyana, Canada, and Suriname Now Requiring Proof of Vaccination Guyana (GEO) has been added to the list of countries requiring proof of vaccination for entry. As…
Read More9.11.21 – Honoring our Colleagues on the 20th Anniversary of September 11th
Saturday, September 11, 2021 This week, APFA, along with members of APA, AFA-CWA, ALPA, TWU, IAM, and other Labor Unions, came together in Unity to honor our colleagues who perished…
Read More9.11.21 – APFA EAP 9/11 Tribute: From the Ashes, Angels Emerge
Saturday, September 11, 2021 From the Ashes, Angels Emerge As Flight Attendants, we have all internalized the grief of that fateful day in different ways. In the days after 9/11,…
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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: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
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: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)