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Base Transfers Awarded Effective March 1, 2021
Jan 18, 2022
JAN 18 - Base transfers effective for the March 2022 schedule month were awarded to six bases: DEN, EWR, IAD, IAH, LAX, ...
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$1,000 Special Award Payment Checks for those Active on 12/31/2021
Jan 18, 2022
JAN 18 - Flight Attendants who were not active as of November 10, 2021, but returned to active service as of December 31...
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Post-Duty Contractual Legal Rest vs FAR Clarification
Jan 14, 2022
JAN 14 - We want to be clear that legal rest is “free from duty” and not just the time between the arrival of one flight...
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AFA Welcomes Class 2108
Jan 14, 2022
JAN 14 - Class 2108 will begin their careers at our Chicago, Denver, and Houston domiciles and will be available to star...
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Long Hold Times for Calling on Sick Leave
Jan 11, 2022
JAN 11 - We know, first hand, that many of us are experiencing long call wait times when calling on Sick Leave to the sa...
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MEC Officer Letter - Looking Forward With Optimism and Renewal in 2022!
Dec 31, 2021
DEC 31 - As 2021 ends, we can’t help but look back at the past year and be proud of all that we have accomplished togeth...
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Automation Issue Affects Ability to Ascertain Reserve Assignments
Dec 30, 2021
As Reserve acknowledgements were sent to Flight Attendants around 7:30pm CT tonight, we began to receive reports of irre...
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Pre-Departure COVID-19 Testing – Pay & Duty Time
Dec 28, 2021
DEC 28 - As a reminder, last March, AFA entered into a Letter of Agreement with management to ensure United Flight Atten...
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CDC Shortens Isolation for Non-symptomatic Test Positive – AFA Response
Dec 28, 2021
DEC 28 - Citing a growing body of evidence of when people are most infectious, the Center for Disease Control today shor...
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