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Onboard Spat Between Flight Attendants And American Airlines Senior VP Sparks Outrage

by Gary Leff on March 9, 2024

Mar 09 2024

American Airlines flight attendants have a status conference with the National Mediation Board this upcoming Wednesday over whether the federal government will allow them to strike.

And flight attendant social media is lighting up over an incident on board a flight from Dallas to Denver this week where the airline’s Senior Vice President of Inflight and Premium Guest Services, Brady Byrnes, was traveling with his family and reportedly wrote up the crew for failing to deliver proper service.

New United Airlines Policy Helps Flight Attendants Stay Safe From Passengers While Off-Duty

by Gary Leff on March 6, 2024

Mar 06 2024

Last Spring United Airlines introduced wings with crew names and pronouns. These replaced separate nametags and crew wings. And the flight attendants union filed a grievance – not against the option to display pronouns, but because they say this jeopardized flight attendant safety.

American Airlines Crew to Stage Wall Street Protest Monday During Carrier’s Investor Day

by Gary Leff on March 2, 2024

Mar 02 2024

American Airlines flight attendants want bigger raises than American is offering and they want retro pay back several years, like pilots (who have far more leverage).

So while the airline is holding its Investor Day on Monday afternoon, flight attendants will be holding a protest on Wall Street. The location is meant to symbolize investors, or something? Plus it’s New York, so maybe there will be media.

140 Members Of Congress Want Delta Flight Attendants To Earn Less, Pay Union Dues

by Gary Leff on February 14, 2024

Feb 14 2024

140 members of the House of Representatives have written to Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian telling him to stay out of union organizing efforts at the airline, and remain neutral. This is dumb.

Why Flight Attendants Don’t Get Paid Until Aircraft Doors Close

by Gary Leff on February 13, 2024

Feb 13 2024

NPR ran a piece purporting to explain why flight attendants don’t get paid for time spent boarding planes, except they did not explain it at all.

The Co-Pilot Of Your Next Flight Might Be An AI

by Gary Leff on February 2, 2024

Feb 02 2024

Pilot unions will fight against continued loss in jobs, and very few would push the button today to go from two to one human in the cockpit. But the technology will arrive that will make travel much safer replacing a human at least as co-pilot. And at that point pilot unions will be clearly lobbying against safety.

American Airlines Flight Attendants Voted On New Union Officers, And Nobody Won

by Gary Leff on January 28, 2024

Jan 28 2024

APFA President Julie Hedrick came out on top in a seven-way race by just 659 votes. She lost Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas – Fort Worth, Miami and New York to A. Marie Plevaritis. In other words, Hedrick’s strength came primarily from legacy US Airways. There remains a split among ex-AFA US Airways flight attendants and those from the American Airlines side.

Dramatic Showdown: American Airlines CEO Grilled by Flight Attendants After Earnings Call

by Gary Leff on January 25, 2024

Jan 25 2024

American Airlines flight attendants, amidst union officer elections and ongoing wage disputes, are escalating their efforts to strike by confronting CEO Robert Isom and pushing for government mediation, despite upcoming negotiations and a previous rejection for a strike during the holiday season.

American Airlines Flight Attendants Will Ask To Be Released To Strike This Week

by Gary Leff on January 17, 2024

Jan 17 2024

Currently the union is in the midst of officer negotiations. Union leadership can’t compromise prior to their own elections. A savvy National Mediation Board would encourage negotiations to continue past the results of these member elections, when leadership may be in a better position to negotiate without immediate fear of their roles.

Today I Learned: Some United Flight Attendants Can Make Over $100K

by Gary Leff on January 14, 2024

Jan 14 2024

Junior flight attendants often qualify for food stamps, while the most senior ones can work exhausting hours and turn the role into a six figure job – for as long as they can hold up.