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Pass Travel System Outage
Jun 15, 2026
The company has advised us that the pass travel system will undergo a systemwide outage starting Tuesday night, June 16,...
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Protecting Yourself from Scams
Feb 05, 2026
MEC Hotel and Transportation Committee Occasionally, we receive reports from Flight Attendants who are receiving phone c...
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United Technology Upgrade Coming - Plan Ahead
Jan 29, 2026
United will complete a planned technology upgrade on February 4th that will impact the availability of EmployeeRES and t...
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Anticipating Flight Reductions Following the DOT and FAA Announcement
Nov 06, 2025
The DOT and FAA have recently announced that they will cut 10% of flights in preparation for the extended Government Shu...
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Update on IT Issue Impacting Reserve Screens
Aug 27, 2025
Update on IT Issue Impacting Reserve Screens On the evening of August 25th, the MEC Reserve Committee became aware of an...
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Flight Attendant Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with United Airlines
May 23, 2025
CHICAGO (May 23, 2025) - United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA...
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MEC Grievance 4-23 Denied
Jan 23, 2025
In 2022, Management began issuing counseling and performance warnings, in addition to points, when Flight Attendants pro...
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United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorization and Working Crew
Jan 16, 2025
Early in the new year the United Kingdom announced the launch of their Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) Program. Th...
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Southern California Wildfires. Flight Attendants Need Our Help!
Jan 10, 2025
AFA-CWA January 8, 2025 - The wildfires across Los Angeles are devastating and the situation continues to evolve, includ...
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