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Council 41 Members,
It is a very busy time at Council 41 with many upcoming events. Please make a copy of this eline and make sure that all the members of your crew know about these important events.
Local Executive Council Meetings:
Prior to the Board of Directors Meeting in Portland, Oregon, Council 41 will be holding 2 local meetings. Please mark your calendar to attend one of these meetings. In the airline industry rumors often become fact and almost always the rumors are false. Get the facts firsthand.
October 19th 11-2
Hampton Inn 5821 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia, 22303
Please allow extra time to get to the Hampton Inn. There is extensive construction surrounding the hotel and all parking is in the back of the hotel.
Agenda:
Negotiations Update
Election of Male Uniform Representative
Legislative/Elections Update
AFA-CWA Board of Directors Agenda Items
Update on new 24/7 FAA Rule
International Officer Elections
Special Guests: Mike Flores, US Airways MEC President
Shane Larson, Director of Government Affairs, AFA-CWA
Pat Friend, International President, AFA-CWA
Invitations have also been sent to all person(s) currently running for International Office.
Joint Meeting with Council 21, UAL IAD
November 6th 11-3
Dulles International Airport
Conference Room near Baggage Claim 1
Agenda:
Negotiations Update
Legislative/Elections Update
AFA-CWA Board of Director Agenda Items
Update on new 24/7 FAA Rule
International Officer Elections
If you have any questions, please call Alin Boswell at 703.212.8090 or email at
alin@afausairways.org.
Informational Picketing
It has been all tricks and no treats for the flight attendants at the "new" US Airways. Since merger negotiations started nearly a year ago, they have proceeded at a glacial pace. All at the same time that upper management has enjoyed continued bonuses and cashing in on their stock options. What do you have to show for it? Nothing! It is time to start to turn up the heat. While the Company has enjoyed positive press concerning the financial status of the merged operations what do you have to show for it? Once again Nothing! Mr. Parker continues to say that this needs to be a "zero cost contract". If you disagree with Mr. Parker please join us for this Halloween media event.
When: October 31st, 10:30AM to 12:00PM (Noon)
Where: Washington National Airport
Why: Millions in profits, pay raises for management and stock options and nothing for you!
For more information please call Steve Schembs at 202.249.2549 or email at
sschembs@afausairways.org
We hope and need to see you to put a little scare in management!
Get Out The Vote:
The AFL-CIO, Northern Virginia Labor Council, Virginia AFL-CIO, Maryland AFL-CIO and AFA need your help to take back control of Congress. As you know from all the ads on TV there are many tight and important races occurring in our area. As happened in the Virginia Governors race, labor can and did make a difference. Organized labor turned out the vote in Virginia and we continue to have a governor who is focused on the middle class. During this midterm election, organized labor is currently working to take back our country and state and focus on the many issues that concern the middle class. But we can't do this alone. We need AFA members to assist the AFL-CIO to get out the vote via phone banking. Dates will be set in the coming days. When Labor votes, Labor wins! I will also have the voting records of local elected leaders in the next few days as they pertain to flight attendant issues.
I will close with the following quote from Lou Dobbs of CNN's Moneyline who has been focusing specifically on the middle class:
Our country's middle class is not just collateral damage in what has become all-out class warfare. Political, business and academic elites are waging an outright war on working men and women and their families, and there is no chance the American middle class will survive this assault if the dominant forces unleashed over the past five years continue unchecked.
"They've accomplished this through large campaign contributions, armies of lobbyists that have swamped Washington, and control of political and economic think tanks and media. Lobbyists, in fact, are the arms dealers in the war on the middle class, brokering money, influence and information between their clients our elected officials...Our middle class has suffered in silence for far too long, and it cannot afford to suffer or be silent much longer. Hardworking Americans have not spoken out about their increasingly marginalized role in this society, and as a consequence they've all but lost their voice.
"Without that strong, clear and vibrant voice, all the major decisions about America and our future will be made by the elites of government, big business and the dominant special interests. Those elites treasure your silence, as it enables them to claim America's future for their own."
We hope to see you at these upcoming events and stay tuned for more information.
In Solidarity,
Alin Boswell
LEC President, DCA
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
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