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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA)proudly represents the 28,000+ Flight Attendants at American Airlines. Media: communications @apfa .org
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Today,
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants returned a 99.47% ‘yes’ vote to authorize a
#strike
. Our 26,000+ Members have sent a clear message: we are ready to strike.
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
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Mind-blowing, isn’t it?
@AmericanAir
is paying Flight Attendants wages that were negotiated in 2014, yet found the cash to offer bonuses to upper management for successfully navigating the COVID pandemic- as if they did it all alone, without us.
#strike
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
It’s astonishing that American Airlines, who made $2.6 billion in profits, hasn’t given workers a raise since 2019.
I told them the same thing I told the UAW workers – make them pay until they pay you what you deserve.
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"Toyota isn't giving out raises out of the goodness of their heart. They did it now because the company knows we're coming for them." -Shawn Fain,
@UAW
President
#1u
#solidarityseason
Right after the
@UAW
won at the Big 3, Toyota gave raises at their U.S. plants. But like union President Shawn Fain says:
"Toyota isn't giving out raises out of the goodness of their heart.
They did it now because the company knows we're coming for them."
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Today marks 65 years of flying for DCA-based Flight Attendant Bette Nash. Bette began her career in 1957 with Eastern Airlines. Congratulations, Bette, on this career milestone!
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#Union
workers across industries are fighting for more. When we organize, we win!
Thank you, Derek, for sharing a 'day in the life!' It's time for a contract!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
#strikebaack
#AmericanAirlines
Flight attendants at American Airlines are nearing the end of a strike authorization vote.
They've gone without a raise since 2019 and aren't paid until the door to the plane closes.
Now 26,000 workers are fighting for more, and we talked to one about life on the job.
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BREAKING: Flight Attendant Union and American Airlines Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
#1u
more:
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Pres Hedrick to AA CEO Isom: “
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants are ready to
#strike
. If you want to push it any further, push it. We are ready.”
#1u
#corporategreed
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Watch:
@AmericanAir
3-yr Flight Attendant shares with CEO Isom how she lived on ~27k/yr in Boston out of training.
"Imagine dedicating your time, skills, and energy to a full-time job only to find the compensation falls short of providing a basic standard of living.
#1u
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New-hire Flight Attendants are struggling to survive in cities like NYC, MIA, and BOS, and shouldn't be worried about finding food on 12-14 hour work days with multiple flights.
@AmericanAir
is not interested.
#1u
#solidarityseason
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Thank you for standing with
@americanair
Flight Attendants ,
@jessicaramos
. We appreciate your support in our fight for fair wages, adequate onboard staffing, better scheduling flexibility, and more.
#WeAreReady
#SolidaritySummer
#1u
Thrilled to stand in my own backyard at LaGuardia Airport with
@APFAunity
as they announce a staggering 99.4% strike authorization vote against
@AmericanAir
!✊🏼
#1u
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Thank you to our Union Siblings, passengers and supporters who walked the picket lines with us yesterday. This struggle affects workers across many industries, and we are happy to fight alongside you!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
#Strike
#WeAreReady
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Standing in
#Solidarity
with our 75,000 Union siblings at
@UnionCoalition
as they
#strike
@kpthrive
for better wages and increased staffing.
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
This morning at 6 a.m. Pacific health care workers at Kaiser Permanente walked out on strike.
75,000 workers just launched the biggest strike the U.S. health care industry has ever seen.
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“After years of bargaining, including almost a year of mediated talks, and despite the Union’s best efforts,
@AmericanAir
did not come to the table with an agreement that adequately compensates American’s Flight Attendants"
#1u
#strike
More:
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Appreciate all of the support,
@SecretaryPete
!
#1u
Congratulations to the 28,000 APFA union flight attendants at American Airlines on the much-deserved raises and benefits in their new, industry-leading contract. It’s the latest example of the power of collective bargaining and will benefit the whole aviation sector.
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"The APFA Board of Directors unanimously rejects
@AmericanAir
management's proposal and encourages, in the strongest way possible, the company to put all of its attention towards reaching an agreement with our Union and avoiding a crippling
#strike
."
#1u
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With 95% of eligible Flight Attendants voting, 87% of American Airlines Flight Attendants voted YES to ratify the 2024 agreement.
#1u
#solidarity
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30 years ago today,
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants led one of the most successful airline industry strikes when they walked off the job in solidarity for a fair Contract just days before the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday.
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
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We joined our sisters & brothers in aviation unions across the industry on Friday to call on
@stevenmnuchin1
to
#CutTheChecks
for aviation workers as intended in the bipartisan CARES Act. This is our money - the essential workers, the taxpayers, the consumers.
#WorkersFirst
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Remembering DCA-based Flight Attendant Bette Nash. Bette’s career spanned six decades, starting with Eastern Airlines in 1957. She touched many with her warmth, dedication, and service.
RIP, Bette. You won’t be forgotten.
#1u
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Today was a powerful show of solidarity as we joined
@WGAEast
@WGAWest
@sagaftra
@afa_cwa
@TWU556
@CWAUnion
@Teamsters
and many others on the
#nyc
picket lines! It’s time for a fair contract for all!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
#wgastrike
#SAGAFTRAstrike
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Today, leadership at
@APFAunity
, representing the 28,000 Flight Attendants at American Airlines, unanimously endorsed
@VP
Kamala Harris for President and
@Tim_Walz
for Vice President of the United States.
#1u
More:
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Flight Attendants represented by
@APFAunity
,
@afa_cwa
, and the
@transportworker
s are joining forces in a historic protest, taking action together to demand significantly improved Flight Attendant contracts.
Join us on the picket lines today!
#1u
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A
#strike
would disrupt air travel across the country, particularly at DFW —
@AmericanAir
's biggest hub where 7,600 flight attendants are based and the airline has more than 900 daily flights at peak times.
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Thank you for supporting and walking with
@AmericanAir
's struggling frontline Workers!
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
#CorporateGreed
American Airlines flight attendants are on the picket line at LGA and across the country demanding a fair contract.
It is unacceptable that some of the same attendants who care for us the skies must resort to sleeping in cars because their pay is so low.
Stand with
@APFAunity
💪🏽
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READ: On the day the APFA
#Strike
Command Center opens,
@AmericanAir
management attempts to negotiate directly with Flight Attendants.
#1u
More here:
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I am a proud former union member, so I know how important collective action can be. Proud to stand with
@APFAunity
,
@afa_cwa
and
@TWU556
as they fight to get their fair share.
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Post pandemic travel surge made possible by
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants who are asking for wage increases they have not seen since 2019.
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
#readytostrike
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"Contract negotiations must have reasonable deadlines in order for both parties to be motivated to reach an agreement. APFA thanks
@SenSanders
for leading this letter to the National Mediation Board that says exactly that." - APFA Pres Hedrick
#1u
Airlines in the U.S. are making record profits while flight attendants & aviation workers struggle to make ends meet.
@afa_cwa
&
@APFAunity
have been stuck in contract negotiations for far too long.
It's time for the airlines to come to the table & deliver on a fair contract.
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A little snow didn’t stop
#Philadelphia
#FlightAttendants
from standing up for wage and work rule improvements!
#1u
#FlightAttendantsFightBack
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#SolidaritySummer
! Save the dates and make a plan to join the pickets!
#1u
Aug 30th:
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants:
Aug 31:
@afa_cwa
@united
Flight Attendants:
Sept 20:
@TWU556
@SouthwestAir
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To not live paycheck to paycheck and to retire with dignity-
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants and workers across the country deserve nothing less!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
#strike
26K flight attendants at American Airlines just voted 99.4% FOR a strike authorization.
✈️
Workers haven't had a raise since 2019.
✈️
Pilots at American Airlines just won a 46% raise, now it's the attendants' turn.
Welcome to Strike Summer
@APFAunity
!
✈️
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Thank you
@SecretaryPete
and
@FAA_Billy
for taking these incidents seriously. Flight Attendants and the other 99.9999% of passengers will not bear the brunt of this out-of-control behavior.
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Today is
#InternationalFlightAttendantDay
, a special day dedicated to appreciating all Flight Attendants and Cabin Crew members worldwide.
It's time we finally receive our fair share of the profits we help generate.
#1u
#strike
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Twenty-two years ago, twenty-five Flight Attendants, eight Pilots, three Customer Service Agents, and active and retired employees of the American Airlines and United Airlines family died in the tragic terrorist attacks which unfolded the morning of September 11th.
#NeverForget
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#MCO
#FlightAttendants
from
@TWU556
@TWULocal579
@afa_cwa
and others are sending a message: Close out these contracts, or we will
#strike
#1u
#FlightAttendantsFightBack
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Intensive Mediation Concludes With No Flight Attendant Agreement at
@AmericanAir
; Flight Attendants Should Prepare For a
#Strike
#CorporateGreed
Read here:
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Press Release: American Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify New Five-Year Contract
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Joining
@afa_cwa
/
@AFAUnitedMEC
at their Systemwide Day of Action!
#SolidaritySummer
#1u
#EnoughIsEnough
United AFA Day of Action!
On Thursday, August 31st, we are calling each of you to stand united as we embark on a system-wide Day of Action.
#RedHotSolidarity
#FixUnited
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Together, 100,000+
#FlightAttendants
are keeping their fight against corporate greed at the forefront. We demand from our employers jobs that pay living wages for our time, with benefits any American would want for themselves and their families.
#1u
#FlightAttendantsFightBack
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“We haven’t had a raise in five years. Our flight attendants have seen the very rich contracts that the pilots did get, and they expect American Airlines to come to the table,” said Julie Hedrick, president of the union at American.
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Thank you,
@afa_cwa
for your support! Together, we will collectively raise the bar for our profession.
#1u
Congratulations to our
@APFAunity
siblings on ratifying their Tentative Agreement! Together we are lifting the standards for our careers! ✊✈️
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#ReliefNow
event in Washington, D.C. APFA, together with
@afa_cwa
and
@TTDAFLCIO
rallying to keep all of our members connected to pay and healthcare.
#FacingFurlough
#PayrollSupportProgram
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Join
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants on nationwide picket lines August 30th for
#strike
vote results!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
More info:
RSVP:
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Today,
@AmericanAir
and its Labor Unions signed a joint letter to
@stevenmnuchin1
@SpeakerPelosi
@GOPLeader
@MarkMeadows
@senatemajldr
and
@SenSchumer
encouraging a clean extension of the
#PayrollSupportProgram
Let's get this done!
#FacingFurlough
#ExtendPSP
#ReliefNow
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Thank you for your support!
Blows the mind that
@AmericanAir
refuses to offer livable wages to Flight Attendants, no?
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
#strike
We are ready to stand with
@APFAunity
AA members ready to strike if American Airlines does not bring needed improvements to the negotiating table!
#Solidarity
💪
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Fighting
#CorporateGreed
at
@AmericanAir
and across airlines, industries, and occupations! Thank you for the support!
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
#strike
Proud to walk the picket line around the system today to support 26,000
@APFAUnity
Flight Attendants ready to
#strike
.
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
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Thank you to all
#EssentialWorkers
who continue to risk their lives to help us get by during this national emergency. From hospitals to grocery stores, aircraft cleaners to flight attendants & pilots, postal workers to farm workers, we salute you!
#HazardPay
#ContactTracing
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We’re coming for our share of the profits we create.
#1u
Join us. Times/locations/RSVP here:
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#DFW
#FlightAttendants
are fighting back against corporate greed!
#1u
#FlightAttendantsFightBack
#corporategreed
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Thank you,
@TWULocal591
for walking with the
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants today. We appreciate the support!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
#strike
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Thank you for your support!
#UnionStrong
#SolidaritySeason
Today, in solidarity with
@APFAunity
, we lift up the more than 26,000 American Airlines frontline workers on the picket lines.
#SolidaritySeason
#UnionStrong
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Everywhere you look,
@americanair
's frontline Workers are doing more with less.
@GoodAirports
Workers- Baggage Handlers, Wheelchair Agents, Cabin Cleaners, and more- this airline couldn't run without you.
#1u
We stand united against corporate greed! We call for an end to poverty wages, safe working conditions, and recognition for the essential work we do to drive billion-dollar profits for airlines like
@AmericanAir
.
#UnionsForAll
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Walking with our
#Union
Siblings at
@CWAUnion
at
@DFWAirport
. AA Agents are ready for
@AmericanAir
to bring these negotiations to a close!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
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AA Flight Attendants conceded sick hours years ago as a result of bankruptcies and concessions to management during tough times.
Airline profits and revenue have returned, but sick accrual has not.
@AmericanAir
says they're not interested.
#strike
#1u
#SolidaritySeason
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Thank you for your support!
Our nation's flight attendants work hard every day to keep the traveling public safe and they deserve our support.
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Thank you to our
@GoodAirports
workers for showing up in support! Our airplanes don’t take off without
#goodairports
workers. You make our hub airports run!
#SolidaritySummer
#1u
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A 3-yr
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendant painfully explains to CEO Isom how she had to live with 12 co-workers in Boston.
Just to survive.
Mr Isom, your Flight Attendants will not accept a contract that allows us to just survive.
#1u
#strike
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Thanks everyone! Be sure and have some cake tonight! 😉
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Akins testifies that it has taken 12 years for Flight Attendants to return to pay rates prior to 2001 given inflation.
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#ReliefNow
event in Washington, D.C. Keeping up the pressure with
@TTDAFLCIO
and
@afa_cwa
!
#PayrollSupportProgram
#FacingFurlough
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STRIKE VOTE ALERT: Flight Attendants at Omni Air International overwhelmingly voted 100% to authorize a strike, with 91% participating. “Omni Flight Attendants are at a breaking point, we’re sending a clear message today: mgmt’s offers are unacceptable.”
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Hey
@AmericanAir
CEO Robert Isom, the Congressional Labor Caucus says
#ContractNow
! Scroll to see full letter.
Thank you to
@Rep_Stansbury
and
@Labor_Caucus
co-Chairs
@DonaldNorcross
,
@RepDebDingell
,
@RepMarkPocan
, and
@RepHorsford
.
#1u
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Along with other Unions, Leaders in DC also stepped up to help us push management for a larger economic package. Special thanks to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, who was instrumental in helping us secure an agreement.
@ActSecJulieSu
joined us virtually today.
#1u
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Thank you,
@Rep_Magaziner
!
#1u
For over 5 years, thousands of
@APFAunity
flight attendants have been stuck without an updated contract.
It’s time for the airlines to negotiate in good faith for a fair contract because flight attendants deserve good pay, benefits and a safe workplace.
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Everyone in the gallery is donning the following stickers as we take a 5 minute break.
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September 11, 2001, will forever hold a significant place in our hearts. It has been twenty-three years since the day when 25 Flight Attendants, eight Pilots, three Customer Service Agents, and other American Airlines and United Airlines employees lost their lives.
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Pres Hedrick:“Across industries, we’ve seen working-class Americans standing up against
#CorporateGreed
. Workers are tired of being neglected as upper management rewards themselves with incentives.
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants are no different and will fight back."
#1u
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Dallas Fort Worth- based
@AmericanAir
Flight Attendants are ready for
#strike
vote results! Tune in to Insta fb at
@apfaunity
for results!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
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APFA Pres Hedrick to
@AmericanAir
CEO Isom:
"Just so everybody is clear, a new Flight Attendant makes ~27k/yr, and is expected to survive and thrive in New York City or Boston."
AA's proposed economic framework does not work for Flight Attendants.
#1u
#strike
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APFA fully supports the
@afa_cwa
Piedmont Flight Attendants, a wholly-owned American Airlines carrier, in their fight for a living wage, better health care, improved works rules, and a dignified retirement.
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“We remain apart on the key economics of the deal plus
@AmericanAir
's completely unacceptable demand for scheduling concessions,” APFA said in a statement.
#1u
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-No pay increases since January 2019.
-New hires based in high-cost cities barely scraping by.
-Reduced staffing, affecting crew and passenger onboard service.
@AmericanAir
, we are ready.
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Today, we witnessed another dangerous, life-threatening incident on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles, CA, to Washington, D.C., when a passenger attempted to open the forward passenger door...1/3
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We are ready... for rest!
We are ready... to protect rescheduling!
We are ready... to improve work/home life balance!
We are ready... for a raise!
Join us on the picket lines tomorrow, Nov 15!
#1u
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Chicago- based AA Flight Attendant and APFA member Cory Ostrowski speaks with the media about losing access to pay and
#healthcare
. Keep writing and tweeting your elected representatives!
#ExtendPSP
#reliefbill
#ReliefNow
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#SolidaritySummer
continues!
#1u
We’re out on the picket line across the country today with
@APFAunity
announce their strike vote in the fight for a fair contract!
#WeAreReady
#SolidaritySummer
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2 days remain to
#ExtendPSP
and save jobs throughout the aviation industry and beyond. Tweet your reps again today in support of those
#FacingFurlough
! Tweet here: Let's get this done!
@AlliedPilots
@MachinistsUnion
@CWAUnion
@afa_cwa
@transportworker
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@AlaskaAir
Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (
@afa_cwa
), voted 99.48% yes on strike authorization should management fail to agree to significant improvements.
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After months of unresolved negotiations, hotel workers with the
@unitehere
union walked off the job today at 25 hotels in eight cities: Boston, Greenwich, Honolulu, Kauai, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle. Each city’s strike will last two or three days 1/
Wondering how you can support striking hotel workers?
Sign here to pledge to stand with workers and honor their fight 🔽
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.
@AmericanAir
has a top-tier team. Unfortunately the only other place American seems to top the aviation world is in CEO pay.
#ItsTime
American invest more in our customers and crew!
#Union
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“A release into a 30-day cooling-off period is the next required step towards a Flight Attendant strike at
@AmericanAir
,” Hedrick explained.
#1u
#strike
Read here:
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.
@AmericanAir
attendance policy is rigged against us.
“Our flight attendants work alongside outstanding pilots as a single flight crew, yet we are treated like second-class citizens when it comes to attendance,” -Lori Bassani, APFA president.
#AmericanAirUnfair
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...he believes 8.18% increase in wages is necessary to bring the AA FAs up to MBA. MBA = DL and UA on 09/01/16
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APFA President Julie Hedrick's op-ed published in The Hill- Let's
#sealthedeal
and keep all aviation workers connected to pay and healthcare!
#ExtendPSP
#FacingFurlough
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Thank you for your support!
#1u
#SolidaritySummer
“More Work, Less Pay - it’s the AA Way!”
@AmericanAir
flight attendants have voted to authorize a STRIKE.
RT if you support them in their effort to get saner schedules and higher pay!
#SolidaritySummer
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Happening Now:
@CTULocal1
stands in solidarity at OHare with flight attendants and
#556StrikesBack
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This morning, an abbreviated ceremony was held at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City to honor the victims and first responders.
#NeverForget
@afa_cwa
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“We have mobilized so many
#flightattendants
, brought in so many people, working in this
#union
, who have a passion for making things better,” Hedrick said. “They inspire me every day. I look forward to working more with them and making changes here."
#1u
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We see you,
#LasVegas
!
@transportworker
@TWU556
@AFAUnitedMEC
@afa_cwa
and supporters standing strong against
#corporategreed
#FlightAttendantsFightBack
#1u
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....Since the increase has to be in the form of wages, it would take an 8.18% increase to bring us to market rate (DL 2016 & UA 9/16)
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#PhiladelphiaPA
Flight Attendants joined by
@AlliedPilots
and
@SpiritAFA
and
@AfaFrontier
@afa_cwa
Thank you for walking with us in
#Solidarity
!
#1u
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"Yesterday, at
@AmericanAir
's 2024 Investor Day, executives, led by CEO Robert Isom, shamelessly peddled a narrative of prosperity while continuing its assault on its largest unionized workforce."
#1u
#strike
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