American Airlines Flight Attendants File for Mediation; Systemwide Picketing Continues

[Omaha Steve]

Source: APFA

(Euless, TX) -- On Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, American Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), will continue systemwide informational picketing events at nine Flight Attendant bases across the United States. The Union has passed proposals on every section of our Contract and invoked the services of the National Mediation Board (NMB) by filing for federal mediation, the next step to reach an agreement, as outlined by Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act.

"Flight Attendants have not received a raise or any cost of living increase in over four years, while the cost of living in our crew bases is skyrocketing," said Julie Hedrick, National President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. "We deserve significant increases in compensation and improvements to how we are scheduled. It is time for management to bring these negotiations to a close."
What:
Systemwide Airport Informational Picketing

When:
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
11:00 am- 1:00 pm (local time)

Where:
BOS: Boston/ Logan International Airport, Terminal B West Arrivals, Doors B103-B104.
CLT: Charlotte/ Douglas International Airport, NW corner of Wilkinson Blvd/Josh Birmingham Pkwy intersection.
DCA: Washington National Airport, Terminal 2, ticketing level, North Terrace.
DFW: Dallas/ Ft. Worth International Airport, Terminal A, upper level, door A8.
JFK: canceled.
LAX: Los Angeles International Airport, between T4 & Tom Bradley terminal, departures level.
MIA: Miami International Airport, Terminal D, upper level, Door 1.
ORD: Chicago/ O'Hare International Airport, Departures, between T2 and T3 sidewalk.
PHL: Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal A West.
PHX: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Terminal 4, NW side, level 2.



About APFA:
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) represents the 25,000+ Flight Attendants of American Airlines, an airline that consists of aviation professionals with a diverse history brought together from multiple airlines. From APFA’s inception in 1977, the Union has fiercely advocated for the Flight Attendant profession. Our Union has been at the forefront of the fight for workplace equality, legislative affairs, and worker’s rights.

APFA Headquarters: [phone] | www.apfa.org | 1004 W. Euless Blvd, Euless, TX 76040



Read more: https://mailchi.mp/apfa/american-airlines-flight-attendants-file-for-mediation-systemwide-picketing-continues

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[dutch777]

1. This explains alot...my wife just did a business trip on American and it was a disaster

She went from Philadelphia via Dallas to Santa Barbara. The trip to CA was significantly delayed due to weather which you cannot blame on the airline but they did nothing to comfort the passengers...no free drink, zippo. The trip back was the real disaster. Three mechanical issues kept the plane on the ground before leaving Santa Barbara...including a fire in a warming oven and loss of one of two power generators. By the time they got things fixe it was over a two hour delay and, again, not s much as a free drink on the flight to Dallas. My wife happened to be seated next to an American pilot heading home. She said he had a clear disdain for the passengers and rudely got up to get himself out of the row first on landing. Given the delay my wife missed her connecting flight and the option of doing a red eye via another added stop in Detroit didn't really appeal so my wife asked for an AM flight direct and meal and hotel vouchers. They offered a $12 dinner voucher that was only good in the airport and a $95/night Motel 6 in a seedy part of town. She decided to turn down both and hopes her employer will allow the expense. VERY BAD for American all around.

[DFW]

5. American shafted us big time two years ago. We will never fly them transatlantic again. EVER.

Except for one Charleston-New York flight, we have managed to avoid them completely since.

It's a story of one insult after another, but basically, we had prepaid two €3300 business class flights, Dallas to Frankfurt. They were overbooked, but didn't want to rebook us or pay compensation. We were AT the check-in counter, when the agent got a phone call he HAD to take. "All other agents were busy." We waited there for 90 minutes, and were then told we were too late to check in for the flight. I'm not joking. We finally got to see a supervisor, a guy from India whose accent was thick, it probably wouldn't have made much difference if he had spoken Punjabi. He lied and told us that all other flights to Europe were full. He didn't even look. American said they would rebook us on the Frankfurt flight for the next day (never mind that I was missing out on a long-scheduled work appointment in Switzerland). So, now that that was settled, we were allowed to get lost and find ourselves a place to stay, food, and transportation to and from the hotel of our choice. Despite the huge airfare we had paid, American offered us zero compensation.

We will never book another international flight on American again, and if it can be avoided, no more domestic USA flights with them, either. If that means changing in Atlanta with Delta, so be it, even if it's Dallas to Chicago. I will avoid any American check-in counter as if it were a breeding ground for the Ebola virus and Covid-19, as well as glowingly radioactive as the Chernobyl exposed core.

[dutch777]

6. Wow! They are serial bad actors. But there are so many less domestic airline options now...

I guess that is how they survive. I did a search of carrier options to major cities in the US, and even though we have two major east coast airports to depart from, most destination cities have only two major carriers serving them with non-stop flights. There are some exceptions to that, like Chicago, but not many. Having a hard time seeing how airline deregulation has helped us as consumers.

[Magoo48]

2. Union Strong, Solidarity.

Together we bargain; alone we beg.

[DENVERPOPS]

3. Reminds me of the Flight Attendant strikes in the 80's

What paralyzed the Airlines was when the Pilots or Mechanics went out on strikes the Flight Attendants also went out to support them.
THEN, the Flight Attendants went out on strike, and neither the Pilots and Mechanics would go out on strike to support them.

Circa Lorenzo? The Continental airlines fiasco was the worst...........

And, it was accompanied by Reagan crashing the Air Traffic Controllers Union, which had an immediate domino cascade effect on every last union in the United States.......Reagan, under the leadership of HWBush, didn't just castrate the NLRB, they emasculated it........

[Raftergirl]

4. I'm flying American tomorrow. Hope I don't have too many issues.

But, I’m pretty chill about things like Eddie up flights, so whatever will be will be. Assume I will eventually get to my destination.