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Recent Messages:

May 9, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Need Calls Now Thru May 15: No Knives, Ever Again!
 - Compass Flight Attendants Celebrate First Contract
 - CWA President Arrested for Standing Up for Miners’ Health Care

May 6, 2013 - AFA Interactive
Organizations Representing 400,000 On The Front Lines Of U.S. Aviation Submit Legal Petition To TSA And Homeland Security To Keep All Knives Off Planes

April 26, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Temporary Fix to Keep Air Traffic Moving
 - TSA Will Likely Permit Knives on Planes without Warning
 - Workers’ Memorial Day

April 23, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Knives Delayed – Build on Our Momentum for a Permanent Ban

April 10, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Knives Will Be on Planes Unless We Act
 - Members of Congress Refute TSA Explanation of Knife Policy
 - Congressman Grimm Connects Houston Stabbings to Knives on Planes

April 2, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Mandatory Call to Action: No Knives on Planes
 - Compass Flight Attendants Achieve Tentative for First Contract
 - Gearing Up with ‘Operation Red’ at Spirit

March 22, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Making Headway in Congress

March 13, 2013 - AFA E-Activist
 - Come to Capitol Hill Thursday to Help Keep Knives Off Planes

March 11, 2013 - AFA E-Activist
 - Knife Fight Call To Action

March 6, 2013 - Special AFA Interactive
 - Sign the Petition Against Knives in the Cabin

February 27, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - US Airways Flight Attendants Attend Congressional Hearing
 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Addresses AFA Board of Directors
 - Hawaiian AFA Members Ratify New Agreement
 - AFA Extends Union Solidarity to Hyatt Workers 
 - Tips to Clear Your Credit Report of Errors

February 7, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Honoring AFA Founder Edith Lauterbach
 - Flight Attendants Celebrate FMLA
 - US Airways Flight Attendants Begin Voting

January 29, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - US Airways Members Secured Right to Vote for Single Contract
 - Piedmont Flight Attendants Demand Contract Now
 - 40th Board of Directors to Meet February 11-13
 - Senate Rules Update
 - Free Tax Return Service

January 14, 2013 - AFA Interactive
 - Remove Cloak of Secrecy in Senate: Take Action Now!
 - AFA Helps Deliver Win for Aviation Security
 - OSHA Implementation: Add Your Voice
 - You Can Help Combat Human Trafficking
 - American Airlines Agents Voting Ends Tomorrow
 - AFA Applauds Service of Labor Secretary

December 18, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Senate Rules Are Broken: Join the Day of Action
 - Tragedy in Newtown: Send Messages of Support
 - AFA Honors Continental Flight 1404 Flight Attendants
 - Stand Up for Equality at Boeing
 - Union Plus Holiday Savings

December 6, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - OSHA: Next Steps
 - AFA Road to OSHA in the Cabin
 - Spirit Members to Protest & Compass Members Ask for Proffer
 - NLC Scholarships Application Deadline Dec. 10
 - AA Customer Service Agents Seeking CWA Representation
 - Broken Democracy: Change Senate Rules

November 30, 2012 - Special AFA Interactive
 - OSHA Protections Extended To Our Cabins

November 21, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Happy Thanksgiving from AFA International Officers
 - Spirit Flight Attendants Picketing
 - US Airways Flight Attendants Authorize Strike
 - Membership Engagement Seminars
 - Flight Attendant Gives Thanks for Professional Recognition

Nov 08, 2012 - Call Today: Your Benefits at Risk
 - Congress to Act on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Taxes

Nov 05, 2012 - Election Day 2012: VOTE
 - Electing a Congress That Supports Flight Attendants
 - Who’s On Your Side – Candidate Comparison
 - On Our Side
 - Strong Unions Make A Strong Middle Class

Nov 02, 2012 - Help AFA Members Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Oct 29, 2012 - Special Interactive: Hurrican Preparedness
 - Emergency Relief, AFA Response and AFA EAP Resources
 - AFA Disaster Relief Fund – Give Help / Get Help

October 23, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Legislative Spotlight: Town Hall Calls with AFA Members in Swing States
 - Pinnacle Flight Attendants Vote on Bankruptcy TA
 - Support Spirit Flight Attendants Preparing for Strike
 - DFW, IAH, EWR and PHL Membership Engagement Seminars This Week
 - Known Crewmember Launch at United
 - Join US Airways Flight Attendants on the Picket Line November 14

October 12, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - AFA Members Back Up US Airways, Piedmont, Compass and Spirit Negotiations
 - Membership Engagement Seminar Heading to CLT
 - US Airways Flight Attendants First to Use Known Crewmember
 - Legislative Spotlight: Absentee & Early Voting
 - Vote 'No' on California Proposition 32

September 25, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Legislative Spotlight: Election Network
 - Membership Engagement Seminars 2012
 - Prof. Standards: Manage Conflict with the Help of AFA EAP
 - Labor in the Arab Spring

September 10, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - September 11th Moment of Silence for Our Heroes
 - American Eagle Flight Attendants Ratify Bankruptcy Agreement
 - Legislative Spotlight: Absentee Voting
 - Membership Engagement Seminars 2012
 - US Airways Information Sessions

September 7, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Never Forget

August 17, 2012 - Special AFA Interactive
 - Focus on Flight Attendant Contracts: Continental Micronesia, Ryan International, Piedmont
 - Membership Engagement Seminars 2012
 - Legislative Spotlight: Are You Registered to Vote?

August 14, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - US Airways Flight Attendants Consider Tentative Agreement
 - Focus on Flight Attendant Contracts
 - American Eagle Flight Attendants Vote on Tentative Agreement
 - Legislative Spotlight: Labor Speaks Out
 - Support the Hyatt Hurts Boycott
 - Global Solidarity for Aviation Workers

August 1, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - American Eagle Flight Attendants to Vote on Contract, Avoid Bankruptcy Terms
 - Piedmont Flight Attendants Call for Strike Vote
 - Legislative Spotlight: Transportation Security Administration
 - Next Steps in Pinnacle, Colgan Representation
 - Minority Leadership Institute
 - 2012 AFA Scholarship Winners

July 23, 2012- AFA Interactive
Known Crewmember

July 16, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Pinnacle and Colgan Flight Attendants Join AFA
 - Legislative Spotlight: AFA Advocates for Future of Aviation Security
 - AFA Contracts: Air Wisconsin, Continental, Ryan
 - New Grievance Reps Attend AFA Training
 - National Labor College Scholarships Available to AFA Members

June 22, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Stan Kiino, United Council 11, Honored in Fight for Equality
 - Attend VAWA Rally in DC on June 26
 - AFA: Protecting Your Representation Rights in a Merger
 - US Airways Express Flight Attendants Ratify Contract

May 23, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Mesaba/Colgan/Pinnacle Voting Dates Announced
 - AFA Gains Momentum for Inclusion in Known Crewmember Security Screening
 - Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants Authorize Strike
 - Piedmont Flight Attendants Petition for Contract Now
 - AFA Grievance Reps Attend Advanced Training
 - Equality, Civil Rights Advanced

May 1, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Mesaba/Colgan/Pinnacle Showing of Interest Period Ends May 2
 - Air Wisconsin Strike Vote
 - US Airways/American Update
 - Safety Update & Security Alert
 - US Senate Passes Violence Against Women Act
 - Workers Memorial Day

April 26, 2012 - AFA E-Activist
 - Call your Senator and Representative to Pass The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

April 17, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - American Eagle Flight Attendants Are Pushing Back
 - Hawaiian Voting on Tentative Agreement Concludes on April 18
 - Angel Without Wings
 - National Labor College Offers Scholarships for AFA Members
 - Workers Memorial Day

April 3, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Moving Our Contracts Forward
 - AFA EAP/Professional Standards: An Evolving Global Network
 - 99% Spring Training
 - Be a ‘Force Multiplier’ in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
 - Flight Attendant Leaves Legacy to her Profession

March 21, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - AFA International President Discusses Aviation Security with Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano
 - American Eagle Flight Attendants Push Back on Management’s Outrageous Chapter 11 Demands

March 6, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - US Airways Flight Attendants Consider Tentative Agreement
 - Spirit Flight Attendants Perform Emergency Delivery
 - American Eagle Members Protest Using Bankruptcy Against Workers

February 28, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - United AFA Members Ratify Contract: Overwhelming Voter Turnout
 - AFA Continental and CMI Congratulate United Peers

February 24, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - Tentative Agreement Reached at PSA
 - Attack on Workers’ Rights in FAA Reauthorization Bill
 - FAA Safety and Health Provisions in FAA Reauthorization Bill
 - AFA Takes Action on Uniform Safety at Alaska
 - TWU Transport Workers Union Joins CWA in New Partnership
 - Voting on Tentative Agreements at United and US Airways

January 31, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - AFA Reaches Tentative Agreement at US Airways
 - FAA Reauthorization Bill – No Compromise
 - Airline Focus: Piedmont Airlines
 - AFA Secures Job Protections for AirTran Flight Attendants at Southwest
 - BOD Meeting, Join OccuFly Event at LAX in Uniform
 - Honoring the Flight Attendants of Alaska Flight 261
 - AFA-CWA 2011 Scholarship Winners

January 26, 2012 - Special Interactive
 - Feb. 6 Rally for Our Profession at LAX

January 18, 2012 - AFA Interactive
 - United Flight Attendants to Vote on Tentative Agreement
 - AFA Promotes Flight Attendants as First Responders at PHX
 - Take the Presidential Candidate Poll

December 21, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - After Union Election, Flight Attendants Vow to Protect Careers at New ExpressJet
 - Taking Back Washington – Feet on the Ground
 - FAA Issues Pilot Duty and Rest Rule
 - Pan Am Flight 103--23 Years Later

December 9, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - ASA & ExpressJet Flight Attendants Voting Now
 - American Eagle in Bankruptcy: Defending Our Contract
 - Airline Focus: Continental Airlines
 - Court Upholds Seniority Protections for All Flight Attendants
 - Delta Flight Attendants Denied Right to Fair Election

November 8, 2011
 - Airline Focus: Mesa Airlines
 - In Memoriam: Beloved Flight Attendant Nick Aaronson
 - Layover Safety
 - Spirit Flight Attendants Rally
 - Maintaining a Flight Attendant Voice at ASA-ExpressJet

October 25, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - Airline Focus: Atlantic Southeast
 - Omni Air International Flight Attendants Elect AFA!
 - Spirit Flight Attendants Authorize Strike Over Compensation & Outsourcing
 - Frontier AFA Seeks Unity
 - Expedited Negotiations at United
 - US Airways Members Assess Management Proposal

October 7, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - Airline Focus: Miami Air
 - Omni Air Flight Attendants Voting for AFA
 - AFA Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Turning Out Strong Strike Vote
 - US Airways Labor Alliance
 - Flight Attendant Coalition
 - Wings of Sobriety – On-Line Meeting Support
 - Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – No Longer

September 21, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - Airline Focus: Spirit Airlines
 - PSA Flight Attendants Authorize Strike
 - FAA Reauthorization Extension Passes
 - TSA Authorization Work Continues
 - AFA Executive Board Meeting

September 7, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - Airline Focus: Mesaba Airlines
 - Frontier Flight Attendants Pass First TA
 - AFA Disaster Relief Fund
 - Countdown to Shutdown
 - September 11 Events
 - Wings Over Wall Street®

August 25, 2011 - AFA Interactive
 - Airline Focus: Alaska Airlines
 - Verizon Workers End Strike
 - PSA Management Attempts to Divide and Conquer Prior to Strike Vote
 - Omni Air Flight Attendants File for AFA Representation
 - 10th Anniversary of September 11
 - FAA: Countdown to Shutdown
 - First FADAP Conference a Success
 - AFA Joins Delegation in Support of Japanese Cabin Crew
 - The NMB Delta Election Investigation is Underway

August 22, 2011 - AFA E-Activist
 - Countdown to Shutdown

August 12, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- Never Forget: On-line Memorial
- Airline Focus: Compass Airlines
- AFA American Eagle Protecting Jobs in Spin Off
- PSA Flight Attendants Voting to Strike
- Verizon Strike is Our Strike

August 5, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- Frontier Flight Attendants to Vote on First Contract
- PSA Plans Strike Vote
- FAA Shutdown Over -Thanks to Your Action
- UnionPlus: Complete Your College Degree

August 1, 2011 - AFA E-Activist
-Tell Congress to Stop Playing Politics with Airport Jobs!

June 29, 2011- Special AFA Interactive
- Flight Attendants Unified in AFA

June 28, 2011 -AFA Interactive
- United
- Airline Focus: Mesa
- Transportation Security Officers Elect AFGE
- A Lifetime of Shaping Our Flight Attendant Career
- Apply for 2012 Union Plus Scholarships

May 3, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- Online Union Meeting for United, Continental & Continental Micronesia Flight Attendants
- Airline Focus: AirTran Flight Attendants Empower AFA in Negotiations
- Marking Day of Justice, AFA Honors Flight Attendant Heroes and First Responders
- American Eagle MEC President Takes Negotiations to the Global Arena
- AFA Focuses Attention on OSHA for Flight Attendants on Workers' Memorial Day
- Join the 4th National CWA Union Hall Call Tonight
- Nightwatchman Offers Exclusive Pre-Release "Union Town"
- Letter Carriers to Collect Food Donations on May 14

May 2, 2011 - Special AFA Interactive
Marking Day of Justice, AFA Honors Flight Attendant Heroes and First Responders

April 1, 2011 - AFA-CWA Interactive
- NMB Determines United and Continental Are Single Carrier

March 24, 2011 - AFA-CWA Interactive
- Airline Focus: Hawaiian Airlines
- AirTran Flight Attendants’ Mobilization Succeeds with a Tentative Agreement
- Spirit Flight Attendants Conduct Systemwide Picketing on Friday
- Japan Response: International Officer Flies Trip to NRT to Distribute Aid
- United & Continental Flight Attendants Connect in Houston
- Take Action in Defense of Democratic NMB Voting Rules
- AFA Legislative Action in Flight Attendant Home Towns

March 16, 2011 - AFA-CWA Interactive
- Donate to Flight Attendants in Need
- AFA Maintains Contact with Affected Flight Attendants
- Flight Attendants Join First Response Teams to Bring Relief to Japan

February 21, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- AFA Airline Focus: PSA Leaders Fight for Fair Compensation in Mediation
- US Airways AFA MEC Advances Joint Strategy
- AirTran Flight Attendants Begin “Six Cities in Six Weeks” Picketing
- AFA Negotiations Update
- FAA Reauthorization: OSHA for Flight Attendants Preserved in Senate
- AFA Regional Member Forums Continue
- TSOs Support Flight Attendants: Support Their Right to a Voice
- Delta Watch
- Collective Bargaining Rights Are at Stake Across the Country
- Strategies for a Family-Friendly Economy: Join the Discussion
- February Is Black History Month

February 3, 2011 - AFA-CWA E-Activist
- Action Alert: Health & Safety Standards in Jeopardy

February 2, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- AFA Airline Focus: AFA American Eagle
- United & Continental Flight Attendants
- Highlights in AFA Negotiations
- AFA US Airways Day of Action
- AFA Leads in Pursuit of Expedited Screenings
- AFA-CWA Regional Member Forums
- Delta Management Delays Progress
- Senate Delay Tactics Curbed
- Urgent Action : OSHA Standards

January 31, 2011 - AFA-CWA E-Activist
- Action Alert: Cabin Temp and Sanitation Standards!

Jan 21, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- Unifying United and Continental Flight Attendants
- Miami Air Flight Attendants Vote on a Tentative Agreement
- AFA Spirit Airlines January 26 Picket
- AFA US Airways System-Wide Day of Action
- AFA Wards Off Attacks on Workers’ Compensation
- Attend Your AFA Regional Member Forum
- New AFA Leaders Training

Jan 3, 2011 - AFA Interactive
- New day for our Union