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Dear
Council AFA-CWA Members,
House Labor Committee to Vote on Bill to
Allow Flight Attendants and Airline Pilots to take Family and Medical Leave
On Wednesday, May 14, the Committee will vote on legislation that clarifies that
flight attendants and pilots are entitled to take unpaid family and medical
leave to care for themselves, newborn children, and sick or injured family
members. Because of the unique way many air crews’ hours are calculated, more
than 200,000 flight attendants and pilots are effectively not covered by the
Family and Medical Leave Act. Most full-time attendants and pilots’ work
schedules are calculated according to their “in-flight” time (hours generally
spent while the plane is moving), even though their work day is much longer. As
a result, a full-time schedule for a flight attendant or pilot is almost always
less than the 1,250 hours needed to qualify as a full-time employee under FMLA.
On average, a flight attendant is scheduled for 960 hours a year.
Please join fellow AFA-CWA members for this
important vote! If you have any questions please email Alin Boswell at
alin@afausairways.org for further information.
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WHAT: |
Mark-up of H.R. 2744, “The Airline Flight Crew
Technical Corrections Act” |
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WHO: |
The House Education and Labor Committee |
| WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 14,
2008, 10:15 a.m. EDT |
| WHERE: |
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. If taking Metro, the Capitol South Metro Station is
2 blocks from the Rayburn House Office Building. |
Thank you,
Alin Boswell –
Council 41 President
Alin@afausairways.org
Stephen Schembs –
Council 41 Secretary
SSchembs@afausairways.org
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