AFA Media Releases
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
Date |
Media Release |
|---|---|
Dec 21, 2005 |
Association Of Flight Attendants Launches Online Petition To Keep Dangerous Items Off PlanesThe Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) has launched a public, online petition to stop the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) partial lift of the prohibited items ban. |
Dec 12, 2005 |
Association Of Flight Attendants Testify Before Senate On New TSA RegulationsPatricia A. Friend, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, testified today before the United States Senate Transportation Committee regarding the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new passenger screening procedures which will allow a partial lift of items currently on the prohibited items list. |
Nov 2, 2005 |
Flight Attendants Join Together To Lobby Against OutsourcingFlight attendants from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) and the Professional Flight Attendants Association (PFAA), an independent organization representing Northwest Airlines flight attendants, today joined forces on Capitol Hill to inform lawmakers of the severity that outsourcing jobs would have on the flight attendant profession. |
Nov 1, 2005 |
Appeals Court Points Flight Attendants to Case against PBGC to Restore Pension PlanAFA Continues to Focus Its Legal Appeal on Challenge of PBGC Actions |
Oct 26, 2005 |
Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants Object To Gotbaum's Request For Multi-Million Dollar BonusHawaiian Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) voiced their disapproval today to Hawaiian Trustee Joshua Gotbaum's recent request for an eight million dollar bonus. |
Oct 25, 2005 |
Aloha Flight Attendants File Objection To Corporate Motion That Would Annul ContractsAloha flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), filed an objection yesterday to an 1113(c) motion filed by Aloha Airlines in October, which would abrogate the collective bargaining contracts of Aloha's labor unions. |
Oct 18, 2005 |
Association Flight Attendants Offer To Lend Unconditional Support Of Resources To Northwest Flight AttendantsThe Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) offered an unconditional, no-strings-attached, pledge of resources and support to the Professional Association of Flight Attendants (PFAA). |
Sep 27, 2005 |
Flight Attendant Associations Call for Boycott of New Movie Flight PlanThe Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), along with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and Southwest Airlines flight attendants represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 556 today called for all members to boycott the recent Hollywood film Flight Plan, starring Jodie Foster. |
Sep 19, 2005 |
Flight Attendants File Suit Against Government AgenciesAFA-CWA filed a complaint in District Court against Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and FAA Administrator Marion Blakely for their failure to ensure the health and safety of flight attendants and other employees working in the airline industry. |
Sep 16, 2005 |
Flight Attendants Demand Immediate Congressional Action as Airline Bankruptcies Terrorize Workers’ Pension ProtectionsFlight Attendants have warned for months that United's action to dump pensions on the government would trigger a collapse of the nation's pension system. With the bankruptcy filings of Delta and Northwest, the collapse is now imminent. Congress must act. |
Sep 16, 2005 |
Senate Must Not Forget Flight Attendants for Pension ProtectionsFollowing the Delta and Northwest bankruptcy filings, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid issued a press release calling for immediate action to preserve the employee pension plans at Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. He declared that Congress ‘must not sit by and do nothing while thousands of hard working Americans' retirement security is at risk’ echoing the words spoken by United Flight Attendants for months. Flight Attendants call for commitment from Reid to include them in airline worker pension protections. |
Sep 15, 2005 |
AFA-CWA Prepared to Help Northwest Flight Attendant through BankruptcyAFA-CWA has the experience, knowledge and resources to represent NWA Flight Attendants during bankrtupcy. |
Sep 14, 2005 |
AFA-CWA Launches Campaign to Organize Northwest Flight AttendantsNorthwest Flight Attendants seek representation, experience and power of AFA-CWA. |
Sep 14, 2005 |
Northwest Flight Attendants Demand New RepresentationAFA-CWA announced an organizing campaign to represent Northwest Airlines flight attendants. |
Aug 19, 2005 |
California State Assembly Strongly Supports Federal Legislation to Restore Flight Attendant PensionsThe California State Assembly passed a resolution yesterday with a 44 to 22 vote in favor of Resolution No. 18 which calls for federal legislation that would aid in the protection of hard-earned retirement benefits for all non-executive and non-management employees in the airline industry. |
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